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A review by iwasalilacsky
The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish
hopeful
lighthearted
3.75
3.75 Stars
Thoughts:
Tis’ the season and I wanted a holiday read, so why not make the Yuletide gay (lol)?
First of all let’s set the record straight that Horse (who is a Great Dane) is the main character of this story. And if not him, Ramona the fairy god-b*tch is (her own words)!
If you select to read this book, please do it in the coziest setting of your choice. Mine was next to my Christmas tree on the sofa wrapped in blankets with a cup of tea and ‘Christmas Coffee Shop’ ambience in the background. It was perfect and made this reading all the more enjoyable.
This book was charming and somewhat steamy at times (and it wasn’t just because of the cocoa or New Orleans weather)! Greta and Truman are both stuck in their ways, and we have a chance to join their journey of self-discovery, change, holiday-feels and finding love. It was a fun fast-paced read. The predictability of this book was high, but if you treat it like a hallmark movie or a holiday romance read (because it is), then you’ll find yourself enjoying it nonetheless. My only bad remarks might be that we jump in the romance aspects of it a little too quickly. This is especially in Greta’s case. I also think the 6 months later epilogues didn’t need to be as long.
Would I recommend this and to who:
Those who want queer and cheer for the holiday. (I needed the rhyme lol).
Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:
Paperback
How did I discover this:
Barnes and Noble Holiday Romance Shelf
Pace:
Fast to Medium
Cover thoughts:
Eh. It does the job in telling you what the book is about and cutesy.
POV: (single or multi)
Multi - Greta & Truman
Quotes:
(In regards to a garden) “I asked her once if she had planted them with composition in mind, and she said. ‘You don’t compose nature. Nature composes, and it’s up to you to find the right perspective.”
Triggers:
Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, etc.
Thoughts:
Tis’ the season and I wanted a holiday read, so why not make the Yuletide gay (lol)?
First of all let’s set the record straight that Horse (who is a Great Dane) is the main character of this story. And if not him, Ramona the fairy god-b*tch is (her own words)!
If you select to read this book, please do it in the coziest setting of your choice. Mine was next to my Christmas tree on the sofa wrapped in blankets with a cup of tea and ‘Christmas Coffee Shop’ ambience in the background. It was perfect and made this reading all the more enjoyable.
This book was charming and somewhat steamy at times (and it wasn’t just because of the cocoa or New Orleans weather)! Greta and Truman are both stuck in their ways, and we have a chance to join their journey of self-discovery, change, holiday-feels and finding love. It was a fun fast-paced read. The predictability of this book was high, but if you treat it like a hallmark movie or a holiday romance read (because it is), then you’ll find yourself enjoying it nonetheless. My only bad remarks might be that we jump in the romance aspects of it a little too quickly. This is especially in Greta’s case. I also think the 6 months later epilogues didn’t need to be as long.
Would I recommend this and to who:
Those who want queer and cheer for the holiday. (I needed the rhyme lol).
Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:
Paperback
How did I discover this:
Barnes and Noble Holiday Romance Shelf
Pace:
Fast to Medium
Cover thoughts:
Eh. It does the job in telling you what the book is about and cutesy.
POV: (single or multi)
Multi - Greta & Truman
Quotes:
(In regards to a garden) “I asked her once if she had planted them with composition in mind, and she said. ‘You don’t compose nature. Nature composes, and it’s up to you to find the right perspective.”
Triggers:
Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, etc.