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Along Came Holly by Codi Hall
3.0
2.5 stars
I read There’s Something About Merry last year and I probably should have read my review before committing to another 9.5 hour read. But I gave it a chance and liked the premise: A Christmas lover has a store next to a scrooge, and they prank each other at first. I love a good grumpy/sunshine book, so I decided to put up with the narration.
The male narrator, Skyler Hutchinson, sounds like he’s always yelling, especially when he does the MC’s voice, though he is better at others. Neither narrator really helped the story at all, and honestly, I think he very much detracted from the story, because I had a hard time getting past the narration to try to enjoy the story.
Told in 3rd person, Along Came Holly would have been fine as a novella, but there wasn’t enough meat in this story to fill 9.5 hours. I just never got over not liking Declan, both from his grumpiness and his voice. This one wasn’t the best listen for me though the story wasn’t that bad.
2.5 Stars, 3 Heat, 2.5 Narration
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I read There’s Something About Merry last year and I probably should have read my review before committing to another 9.5 hour read. But I gave it a chance and liked the premise: A Christmas lover has a store next to a scrooge, and they prank each other at first. I love a good grumpy/sunshine book, so I decided to put up with the narration.
The male narrator, Skyler Hutchinson, sounds like he’s always yelling, especially when he does the MC’s voice, though he is better at others. Neither narrator really helped the story at all, and honestly, I think he very much detracted from the story, because I had a hard time getting past the narration to try to enjoy the story.
Told in 3rd person, Along Came Holly would have been fine as a novella, but there wasn’t enough meat in this story to fill 9.5 hours. I just never got over not liking Declan, both from his grumpiness and his voice. This one wasn’t the best listen for me though the story wasn’t that bad.
2.5 Stars, 3 Heat, 2.5 Narration