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jillmlong's review
2.0
This book wasn't for me. I listened to the audiobook and it was very dower. There was no excitement. The relationship started off on the wrong foot and because of this I could never really like the main characters.
mondfux's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
lala001's review
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. I really enjoyed it.
Cute Christmas quick read. I enjoyed the storyline and I felt like that characters worked well together. I loved Beth’s and Tristan’s story. Very cute and quick read. I highly recommend if you want a cozy Christian boo to read.
Cute Christmas quick read. I enjoyed the storyline and I felt like that characters worked well together. I loved Beth’s and Tristan’s story. Very cute and quick read. I highly recommend if you want a cozy Christian boo to read.
kirstyreviewsbooks's review
4.0
Mistletoe At The Manor by Teresa F. Morgan
Narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Saga Egmont Audio and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
A heart-warming Christmas romance set in Cornwall! Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Victoria Walters, Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley…
Can Beth learn to open her heart this Christmas…?
Between setting up her boutique and raising her six-year-old son, single mum Beth Sterling has little time for romance.
My Opinion
As expected with a festive book, this was a nice and easy book to follow and I found that it worked well as an audiobook. This had such a festive feel and it was such a heart-warming, feel-good book. Honestly if a festive book doesn't have an obvious ending, then is it really a Christmas book?
Rating 4/5
Narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Saga Egmont Audio and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
A heart-warming Christmas romance set in Cornwall! Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Victoria Walters, Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley…
Can Beth learn to open her heart this Christmas…?
Between setting up her boutique and raising her six-year-old son, single mum Beth Sterling has little time for romance.
My Opinion
As expected with a festive book, this was a nice and easy book to follow and I found that it worked well as an audiobook. This had such a festive feel and it was such a heart-warming, feel-good book. Honestly if a festive book doesn't have an obvious ending, then is it really a Christmas book?
Rating 4/5
jfontaine's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
annarella's review
4.0
I enjoyed it even if there were some parts that I found a bit unbelievable.
Beth is not always a likeable character but I rooted for her and Tristan.
Festive, heartwarming and sweet.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Beth is not always a likeable character but I rooted for her and Tristan.
Festive, heartwarming and sweet.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
salatanita's review
5.0
Reading this book felt like watching a pleasant Saturday afternoon romance on TV. A cute story, a bit predictable though, but you don't mind because the characters are lovable, and they so deserve happiness. The setting is rural England so what could be more romantic than that?
An entertaining and easy read, perfect to get you into the Christmas mood and put a smile on your face.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for this Advance Reading Copy.
An entertaining and easy read, perfect to get you into the Christmas mood and put a smile on your face.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sapere Books for this Advance Reading Copy.
unwrappingwords's review
2.0
Single mum Beth moves her ‘boutique’ business into a converted stable on the Trenouth Estate. Tristan – the owner of the estate – does nothing but make her angry whenever their paths meet. But of course, this is a Christmas festive romance, so we kind of know what to expect – the estate is in trouble, Tristan has events to plan, and things go wrong, forcing him to seek help from Beth. The pair have to put their differences aside to work together.
Beth was forced out of her home when she fell pregnant with her son, and she lives with her brother who, quite frankly, does so much for them both! I like seeing more unusual family setups in Romance, but there were so many points where it felt like Beth was taking advantage. Like I said above, we kind of know what to expect with this sort of book, but having picked up a few festive Romances and learning what I like from them, I was fully ready to fall in love with the characters and plot.
Reader, I did not.
Beth’s son gets pushed on anyone who can have him, and it feels like we don’t really get to see much of those two interacting with one another. I found myself questioning what a ‘boutique’ was throughout – I admit, I’m not a fashion person, but a lot of what she was doing seemed more like Avon for clothes than a boutique? I also wondered how Beth and her brother had managed to live so close to the estate and community as a whole and not actually know anything about it all? Maybe it’s just me, but a lot of what happened and the way the plot progressed either felt forced or just a touch too easy.
There were…so many times when Beth starts by saying “I don’t regret having my son…” then expresses that actually, she does. Like other instances I’ve seen before, the author could have gone a bit deeper into how Beth felt and had some nuance to it, but everything is done in such a surface way we don’t really get that and it comes across perhaps as it’s not quite meant to.
I did like the community aspect, and I do like when two characters meet and the one character is kind of gently led into the community, increasing their own support network and giving a sense of belonging they may not have had at the start, and this aspect was done quite well and was sweet, as Beth almost emerges into the world following a period of self-enforced isolation. There were some sweet scenes, but overall I think there are plenty of others who will get much more from this book than I did.
Thank you to Sapere for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley. Views remain my own.
Beth was forced out of her home when she fell pregnant with her son, and she lives with her brother who, quite frankly, does so much for them both! I like seeing more unusual family setups in Romance, but there were so many points where it felt like Beth was taking advantage. Like I said above, we kind of know what to expect with this sort of book, but having picked up a few festive Romances and learning what I like from them, I was fully ready to fall in love with the characters and plot.
Reader, I did not.
Beth’s son gets pushed on anyone who can have him, and it feels like we don’t really get to see much of those two interacting with one another. I found myself questioning what a ‘boutique’ was throughout – I admit, I’m not a fashion person, but a lot of what she was doing seemed more like Avon for clothes than a boutique? I also wondered how Beth and her brother had managed to live so close to the estate and community as a whole and not actually know anything about it all? Maybe it’s just me, but a lot of what happened and the way the plot progressed either felt forced or just a touch too easy.
There were…so many times when Beth starts by saying “I don’t regret having my son…” then expresses that actually, she does. Like other instances I’ve seen before, the author could have gone a bit deeper into how Beth felt and had some nuance to it, but everything is done in such a surface way we don’t really get that and it comes across perhaps as it’s not quite meant to.
I did like the community aspect, and I do like when two characters meet and the one character is kind of gently led into the community, increasing their own support network and giving a sense of belonging they may not have had at the start, and this aspect was done quite well and was sweet, as Beth almost emerges into the world following a period of self-enforced isolation. There were some sweet scenes, but overall I think there are plenty of others who will get much more from this book than I did.
Thank you to Sapere for providing a copy of this book via NetGalley. Views remain my own.
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