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Under the Mistletoe by Amie Denman
3.0
A sweet holiday romance that takes place on a small island that is addicted to Christmas.
Cara is the youngest of the Peterson sisters but that doesn't mean that she doesn't have her own ambitions. After waiting for years, Cara is finally given the perfect opportunity to start the horse camp of her dreams. That is, until Ryan Brookstone appears back on Christmas Island after being gone for ten years and beats her to purchasing the stable that they both worked at as kids. Cara reluctantly agrees to help out around the stable while Ryan gets his footing. It's not easy working alongside her former crush, but she won't let him smother her hopes either. Despite the odds, Cara and Ryan must work together to achieve both their dreams (just in time for Christmas, of course).
Honestly, this book was pretty cute. It wasn't super in depth and I didn't adore any of the characters, but the Christmas vibe was there and I didn't find the plot to be annoying. Watching Cara and Ryan work side by side caring for their horses was really sweet. I also appreciated the fact that they were childhood friends because it made them falling for each other so much more realistic. This book is also clean, doesn't have a ridiculous third act conflict that was completely forced into the story for no reason, and had some pretty cute moments.
This may have been the fifth book in the series, but it worked wonderfully reading it as a stand alone. In the first couple of chapters I felt overwhelmed by the number of characters, but I knew that they were all the main characters from the first four books, so I cut the author some slack. I quickly got them down pat, and trying to remember who was who didn't take much away from the story too much.
Overall, "Under the Mistletoe" was a cute small town, friends to lovers, clean Christmas romance that did a good job immersing me in the holiday vibes while also having an engaging enough plot that never had me bored. I didn't particularly love anything about this book, but it was an enjoyable enough read right before Christmas.
Cara is the youngest of the Peterson sisters but that doesn't mean that she doesn't have her own ambitions. After waiting for years, Cara is finally given the perfect opportunity to start the horse camp of her dreams. That is, until Ryan Brookstone appears back on Christmas Island after being gone for ten years and beats her to purchasing the stable that they both worked at as kids. Cara reluctantly agrees to help out around the stable while Ryan gets his footing. It's not easy working alongside her former crush, but she won't let him smother her hopes either. Despite the odds, Cara and Ryan must work together to achieve both their dreams (just in time for Christmas, of course).
Honestly, this book was pretty cute. It wasn't super in depth and I didn't adore any of the characters, but the Christmas vibe was there and I didn't find the plot to be annoying. Watching Cara and Ryan work side by side caring for their horses was really sweet. I also appreciated the fact that they were childhood friends because it made them falling for each other so much more realistic. This book is also clean, doesn't have a ridiculous third act conflict that was completely forced into the story for no reason, and had some pretty cute moments.
This may have been the fifth book in the series, but it worked wonderfully reading it as a stand alone. In the first couple of chapters I felt overwhelmed by the number of characters, but I knew that they were all the main characters from the first four books, so I cut the author some slack. I quickly got them down pat, and trying to remember who was who didn't take much away from the story too much.
Overall, "Under the Mistletoe" was a cute small town, friends to lovers, clean Christmas romance that did a good job immersing me in the holiday vibes while also having an engaging enough plot that never had me bored. I didn't particularly love anything about this book, but it was an enjoyable enough read right before Christmas.