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Mistletoe and Mr. Right
by Sarah Morgenthaler
3.5 STARS
*sigh*
It is with heavy heart that I give this book an under 4 star review. Guys, I looooved The Tourist Attraction, despite its very PG content (I usually go for more smut). It was funny and fresh and the writing was great!
WHAT I WASN'T FEELING:
MISTLETOE & MR. RIGHT feels a bit like an early book draft. There were 3 or 4 entire chapters that I felt could have been cut, mostly about Lana's family business. It's information we simply don't need.
There is also the slightly annoying way Lana calls everyone "Dearest". First, it is used in this book 42 times. It's too much. Second, I have not ever in my life heard someone under 97 years old use this term of endearment. It feels gimmicky.
It was also hard for me to believe that two adults, who have each been sexually active for decades, would make out for hours at a time without ever sealing the deal. It seems extremely unrealistic.
WHAT I LOVED:
Rick is a character we almost never see in contemporary romances: a shy leading man. I absolutely loved this aspect of his character. He's not socially awkward. He's not a loner. He's a nice guy who is truly shy and, in a literary world filled with cocky alphas, it was so refreshing a fun to read his story.
The same funny scenarios are in this book that I loved in T.T.A. There is a date gone so hilariously wrong that you will laugh out loud. I loved the quirky humor so much.
So many romances tie all loose ends up with a pretty bow by the epilogue. But real relationships are complex and sometimes complicated. This book gives is both a highly satisfying HEA while still acknowledging that there are semantics of a working relationship that continue to shift and change. I really enjoyed the happy, yet realistic, conclusion of this book.
*sigh*
It is with heavy heart that I give this book an under 4 star review. Guys, I looooved The Tourist Attraction, despite its very PG content (I usually go for more smut). It was funny and fresh and the writing was great!
WHAT I WASN'T FEELING:
MISTLETOE & MR. RIGHT feels a bit like an early book draft. There were 3 or 4 entire chapters that I felt could have been cut, mostly about Lana's family business. It's information we simply don't need.
There is also the slightly annoying way Lana calls everyone "Dearest". First, it is used in this book 42 times. It's too much. Second, I have not ever in my life heard someone under 97 years old use this term of endearment. It feels gimmicky.
It was also hard for me to believe that two adults, who have each been sexually active for decades, would make out for hours at a time without ever sealing the deal. It seems extremely unrealistic.
WHAT I LOVED:
Rick is a character we almost never see in contemporary romances: a shy leading man. I absolutely loved this aspect of his character. He's not socially awkward. He's not a loner. He's a nice guy who is truly shy and, in a literary world filled with cocky alphas, it was so refreshing a fun to read his story.
The same funny scenarios are in this book that I loved in T.T.A. There is a date gone so hilariously wrong that you will laugh out loud. I loved the quirky humor so much.
So many romances tie all loose ends up with a pretty bow by the epilogue. But real relationships are complex and sometimes complicated. This book gives is both a highly satisfying HEA while still acknowledging that there are semantics of a working relationship that continue to shift and change. I really enjoyed the happy, yet realistic, conclusion of this book.