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A review by laurenjodi
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
3.0
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
3 Stars
Fairly bland and superficial romance with a saccharine sweet plot and ending.
The story is rushed and there is no real emotional depth to the characters, which makes it difficult to become attached to any of them (this is most probably due to the short basically novella length format).
Holly is a sweet child and the selective mutism has potential but fizzles out almost immediately as her return to normality is rapid and has no basis in reality.
Maggie gets over her reservations against becoming involved with Mark in no time at all and Mark goes from a commitment phobic, non-believer to an ardent pursuer and imagination convert in the blink of an eye.
The relationship between the brothers is unoriginal and lacks detail. On the surface, Sam seems like a nice guy while Alex is dark, broody and tortured (which means that I will continue on to his book because this is my favorite type of hero).
All in all, a disappointing book as both the story and the characters are underdeveloped. This is definitely not up to Kleypas's standards.
3 Stars
Fairly bland and superficial romance with a saccharine sweet plot and ending.
The story is rushed and there is no real emotional depth to the characters, which makes it difficult to become attached to any of them (this is most probably due to the short basically novella length format).
Holly is a sweet child and the selective mutism has potential but fizzles out almost immediately as her return to normality is rapid and has no basis in reality.
Maggie gets over her reservations against becoming involved with Mark in no time at all and Mark goes from a commitment phobic, non-believer to an ardent pursuer and imagination convert in the blink of an eye.
The relationship between the brothers is unoriginal and lacks detail. On the surface, Sam seems like a nice guy while Alex is dark, broody and tortured (which means that I will continue on to his book because this is my favorite type of hero).
All in all, a disappointing book as both the story and the characters are underdeveloped. This is definitely not up to Kleypas's standards.