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A review by morgan_is_reading
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Okaaaay, so I maybe ended up really enjoying this, even if the first couple of pages had me going "wait, what?!" about the decision-making abilities of our FMC. 🤣 This ended up being a cute, very true to your standard Christmas romance love story, but with more depth, character-development, and spice 🌶️.
Kira ends up in Dream Harbor to start over, and somehow ends up buying an abandoned tree farm without realizing it was a tree farm (I know). Bennett is in town visiting his sister, but his life is in San Francisco. The two inevitably meet, and there's some strong grumpy/sunshine, black cat/golden retriever, or whatever variation of this you want to go with, happening between the two.
Each character's back story was fairly interesting and made their motivations believable, which made the overall story much better than your standard Hallmark movie, and each of them was a whole person on their own, which is a bare minimum in a romance novel for me. I found Bennett very endearing and Kira really grew on me.
If you're looking for sweet, fluffy, but also including some spice, this book will be an enjoyable, quick read!
Kira ends up in Dream Harbor to start over, and somehow ends up buying an abandoned tree farm without realizing it was a tree farm (I know). Bennett is in town visiting his sister, but his life is in San Francisco. The two inevitably meet, and there's some strong grumpy/sunshine, black cat/golden retriever, or whatever variation of this you want to go with, happening between the two.
Each character's back story was fairly interesting and made their motivations believable, which made the overall story much better than your standard Hallmark movie, and each of them was a whole person on their own, which is a bare minimum in a romance novel for me. I found Bennett very endearing and Kira really grew on me.
If you're looking for sweet, fluffy, but also including some spice, this book will be an enjoyable, quick read!