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A review by 00leah00
Christmas Inn Maine by Chelsea M. Cameron
4.0
‘Christmas Inn Maine’ was a good surprise for me. I went in with low expectations and was very pleasantly surprised.
It’s a rivals-to-lovers Christmas novella about Colden, who is a non-binary/demigirl. She is also a hilarious sarcastic grump. Colden is wanting to enjoy her two-week Christmas vacation when she finds out the cottage she rented doesn’t exist. She’s then forced to stop at an inn for an overnight stay and happens to run into her annoying co-worker, Laura.
Laura’s family owns the inn and they convince her to stay for a while and she does so reluctantly. Laura and Colden don’t like each other and their forced proximity doesn’t help with that very much. Laura’s family, the Sterlings, are really into Christmas and have different activities set up every night. Colden very reluctantly lets herself become involved with said activities and different family members she meets.
I really loved the change Colden goes through. She’s a loner and has always kept to herself so she takes a while to warm up to the holiday season and those around her. I’m not sure I would have done half as well around that much Christmas cheer and that much family myself. And I’m not as much of a grump or as much of a loner as Colden is.
The romance is really sweet between Laura and Colden. They seem to really have a dislike for each other. Over time they realize they made a lot of assumptions about each other and as they get to know each other, their annoyance turns into attraction.
Just a warning – anyone who doesn’t want some sex with your Christmas story, this may not be for you.
This is a different kind of Christmas story, it isn’t over the top cheerful and happy, even with all of the Christmas shenanigans. It made for a good change of pace that still left me smiling at the end of the story.
It’s a rivals-to-lovers Christmas novella about Colden, who is a non-binary/demigirl. She is also a hilarious sarcastic grump. Colden is wanting to enjoy her two-week Christmas vacation when she finds out the cottage she rented doesn’t exist. She’s then forced to stop at an inn for an overnight stay and happens to run into her annoying co-worker, Laura.
Laura’s family owns the inn and they convince her to stay for a while and she does so reluctantly. Laura and Colden don’t like each other and their forced proximity doesn’t help with that very much. Laura’s family, the Sterlings, are really into Christmas and have different activities set up every night. Colden very reluctantly lets herself become involved with said activities and different family members she meets.
I really loved the change Colden goes through. She’s a loner and has always kept to herself so she takes a while to warm up to the holiday season and those around her. I’m not sure I would have done half as well around that much Christmas cheer and that much family myself. And I’m not as much of a grump or as much of a loner as Colden is.
The romance is really sweet between Laura and Colden. They seem to really have a dislike for each other. Over time they realize they made a lot of assumptions about each other and as they get to know each other, their annoyance turns into attraction.
Just a warning – anyone who doesn’t want some sex with your Christmas story, this may not be for you.
This is a different kind of Christmas story, it isn’t over the top cheerful and happy, even with all of the Christmas shenanigans. It made for a good change of pace that still left me smiling at the end of the story.