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Christmas Under a Starlit Sky by Holly Martin
2.0
Generally, I'm not really a fluffy romance reader. I use them to break up my time between big books that I know are going to take a lot of the wind out of my sails and so I choose a smaller, fluffy book that doesn't exactly take a lot of brain power but is well written and cute. That being said, this book reads like a Hallmark movie, so if you're looking for a warm hearted, quick read then this would be it.
This book has two stories in it, a total of four main characters. Neve, Oakly, Adam and Ivy.
Neve is the manager of Stardust Lake hotel, in Scotland, she recently broke up with her up and coming movie star boyfriend, Oakley and she's harboring a secret. What's more is that her previous boyfriend has broken her faith in men and she has taken it out on Oakley. He comes back to spend Christmas with her and to win her back.
Adam is the assistant manager to the hotel, it's a temporary job and he won't be around for long. His ex wife broke his heart but when he stumbles on Ivy when he's out on a search, it's love at first sight, but she has a heartbreaking past, too.
I largely preferred the story between Oakley and Neve, they had an established past and therefore more believable. Oakley was by far the strongest and most believable character out of the bunch, Neve was rather immature and foolish for a 31-year-old. She continuously jerked Oakley around and lied to him. Not counting the initial break up, she hurts him two times in a big way.
Adam and Ivy's relationship seems to happen too fast, things become seriously really quickly in a short period of time and it just left me blinking. I also found myself flicking through their scenes because I couldn't connect with them and really just wanted to get back to Neve and Oakley.
All issues are resolved and wrapped up by the end of the book, the epilogue is also adorable. I found the beginning of the book stronger than the half way mark and onward. What I initially would have given would have been a 3 crown rating, but I feel as though it lost me along the way so a 2.5 it is.
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This book has two stories in it, a total of four main characters. Neve, Oakly, Adam and Ivy.
Neve is the manager of Stardust Lake hotel, in Scotland, she recently broke up with her up and coming movie star boyfriend, Oakley and she's harboring a secret. What's more is that her previous boyfriend has broken her faith in men and she has taken it out on Oakley. He comes back to spend Christmas with her and to win her back.
Adam is the assistant manager to the hotel, it's a temporary job and he won't be around for long. His ex wife broke his heart but when he stumbles on Ivy when he's out on a search, it's love at first sight, but she has a heartbreaking past, too.
I largely preferred the story between Oakley and Neve, they had an established past and therefore more believable. Oakley was by far the strongest and most believable character out of the bunch, Neve was rather immature and foolish for a 31-year-old. She continuously jerked Oakley around and lied to him. Not counting the initial break up, she hurts him two times in a big way.
Adam and Ivy's relationship seems to happen too fast, things become seriously really quickly in a short period of time and it just left me blinking. I also found myself flicking through their scenes because I couldn't connect with them and really just wanted to get back to Neve and Oakley.
All issues are resolved and wrapped up by the end of the book, the epilogue is also adorable. I found the beginning of the book stronger than the half way mark and onward. What I initially would have given would have been a 3 crown rating, but I feel as though it lost me along the way so a 2.5 it is.
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