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A review by thosemedalingkidsss
Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron
4.0
Going in with no expectations - this was a very cute little holiday book!
F/X christmas romance between two coworkers, a demi girl and woman who both end up at an inn together.
There's a lot of cute elements in this: snowed in, only one bed, some unrequited love, meddling but not overbearing family members, a pet pig, and reading together in comfortable silence.
There's also so many orgasms, including a strap on and vibrator, and I loved that for them.
I really enjoyed including the trans lead, and how the heroine would check in with them each day to check what pronouns to use. I also appreciated that there was a little bit of trans discussion, while also not feeling preachy or like the lead's only personality aspect was being a demi girl. It was a good balance.
However, this plot of them stuck together is held on by a thread, and there's a bit of suspension of disbelief to just go along with it. We like seeing them spend time together at the inn. The "rivals" to lovers aspect was also luke-warm, which I appreciated. There wasn't much angst in this, and also no end of book conflict!
The narration on this audiobook was a 2 star at most - I'm adding Katherine Schooler to my DNL list.
F/X christmas romance between two coworkers, a demi girl and woman who both end up at an inn together.
There's a lot of cute elements in this: snowed in, only one bed, some unrequited love, meddling but not overbearing family members, a pet pig, and reading together in comfortable silence.
There's also so many orgasms, including a strap on and vibrator, and I loved that for them.
I really enjoyed including the trans lead, and how the heroine would check in with them each day to check what pronouns to use. I also appreciated that there was a little bit of trans discussion, while also not feeling preachy or like the lead's only personality aspect was being a demi girl. It was a good balance.
However, this plot of them stuck together is held on by a thread, and there's a bit of suspension of disbelief to just go along with it. We like seeing them spend time together at the inn. The "rivals" to lovers aspect was also luke-warm, which I appreciated. There wasn't much angst in this, and also no end of book conflict!
The narration on this audiobook was a 2 star at most - I'm adding Katherine Schooler to my DNL list.