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The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

7 reviews

kelseyfontaine's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Was an easy Christmas read to get you in the mood for the holidays. Pretty much a Hallmark movie made into a book. Some parts of the plot were predictable, and I don’t think the romantic aspect was completely necessary. Comments surrounding weight/eating habits were also made, which didn’t make much sense and weren’t necessary at all.

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vj_thompson's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I swear Mary Kay Adams books always get me out of a reading slump. Her writing is easy to follow and create a world you feel like you are living in along side the characters. The Santa Suit is a novela I’ve wanted to read since last year. I liked the story plot of a newly divorced woman moving to a small town and tackling a fixer upper farm house. The story behind the sant suit’s previous owner was magical and the ending had me tearing up. Love love love 💕

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livslibrary99's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing

Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This story felt like it would've been better suited to the Hallmark channel than anything else. It was cheesy, a bit uncomfortable at times, and filled with idyllic small-town vibes.

While the story itself was cute in concept, the execution fell a bit flat for me.

First of all, the romance was a heavy dose of insta-love and while the first 85% of the book kept it light and sweet, there was one scene at the end that confused me with its more provocative language. It felt inconsistent.

Next came the characters. While some of them were really cute (like the candy shop owner and the elderly gentleman the FMC befriends), the others were really bizarre. I especially disliked that one of the storylines involved a young woman who is openly trying to starve herself to lose weight because she lied about herself on the internet to her long-distance boyfriend who she's never met and wants to be engaged to by Christmas. UMMM??? Talk about a giant red flag moment here.

All-in-all, I wouldn't pick up this book again. There were some cute parts of the story, but I really didn't enjoy it very much at all.

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