A review by maduleite
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I love me some good romance AND there's Christmas in it. Still, I feel like this book could've been set in any time of the year and it would've been fine. The spice scene are good. If you're thinking about reading because of that, read the book. But the character development is also good. It's not great, but I blame it on the "fast pace" aspect. There's a slight mention of the Miss Rona (which I don't like, kind of a pet peeve of mine) but nothing major. Now, into what really bothered me, 
Stella tells us of her toxic friendship, how that thing is still with her and shapes her actions just so you can make her FORGIVE said toxic friend. I'm not saying that Nicole shouldn't have her second chance in life after prison, but Stela didn't need to keep her in her life. Forgive the damn woman and move on. Also, it took her 1 year to go see her parents? I'm sorry, but if she can forgive Nicole and still see her once a month, she should have talked to her parents sooner
. Love Aiden though. Everything about his character is just really cool and I wish his p.o.v's were a little more about him an less about Stella (like 50/50 maybe ?).
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