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A review by buuboobaby
The Cowboy SEAL's Jingle Bell Baby by Laura Marie Altom
4.0
3.5 stars
This one is tough for me to grade. I found Tiffany too snarky, and I didn't have much sympathy for her. Rowdy also ran hot or cold for me. When he learns that a random bar hookup left Tiffany pregnant, he's determined to do the "right" thing. He wants to marry her and provide for his son. Tiffany, who hasn't heard from Rowdy for eight months, is not in a good place. Due to her father's criminal activity, she and her mother have lost everything, and Tiffany is trying to provide for her grandmother, her mother, and herself. There is no way a baby will fit in the budget. So she did the right thing and arranged for the adoption of her baby. When Rowdy finds out, he blows a gasket.
It's hard to feel bad for either character, because they are both responsible for their current predicament. Rowdy has a lot of growing up to do. Tiffany, understandable, doesn't trust anyone, after being let down by the two men in her life who were supposed to be there for her. After her father's legal troubles are known, her successful husband promptly serves her with divorce papers to keep his name from being tainted. Now, instead of shopping, gossiping, and working on charitable endeavors, Tiffany has to earn a living for the first time in her life. Part of my disconnect with the characters was the lack of my ability to relate to either of them. I wanted them to do the right thing, but I honestly wasn't what the right thing was.
I liked the writing style, with its snarky dialog and quirky supporting cast. I'm not sure that Rowdy and Tiffany will have a HEA, though, because they both had so much growing up to do.
This one is tough for me to grade. I found Tiffany too snarky, and I didn't have much sympathy for her. Rowdy also ran hot or cold for me. When he learns that a random bar hookup left Tiffany pregnant, he's determined to do the "right" thing. He wants to marry her and provide for his son. Tiffany, who hasn't heard from Rowdy for eight months, is not in a good place. Due to her father's criminal activity, she and her mother have lost everything, and Tiffany is trying to provide for her grandmother, her mother, and herself. There is no way a baby will fit in the budget. So she did the right thing and arranged for the adoption of her baby. When Rowdy finds out, he blows a gasket.
It's hard to feel bad for either character, because they are both responsible for their current predicament. Rowdy has a lot of growing up to do. Tiffany, understandable, doesn't trust anyone, after being let down by the two men in her life who were supposed to be there for her. After her father's legal troubles are known, her successful husband promptly serves her with divorce papers to keep his name from being tainted. Now, instead of shopping, gossiping, and working on charitable endeavors, Tiffany has to earn a living for the first time in her life. Part of my disconnect with the characters was the lack of my ability to relate to either of them. I wanted them to do the right thing, but I honestly wasn't what the right thing was.
I liked the writing style, with its snarky dialog and quirky supporting cast. I'm not sure that Rowdy and Tiffany will have a HEA, though, because they both had so much growing up to do.