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A review by i_love_big_books
The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a cute novella set in a bookshop at Christmas time.
It has the grumpy sunshine vibe which is now a favourite of mine.
Gabriella who loves everything about the season and her job co-managing an independent bookshop, finds the other manager, Jonathan, insufferable. When financial difficulties mean only one of them may keep their job in the new year, she challenges him that whoever sells more books should be the one to stay. Of course, since this is a romance, they can't stay enemies long!
There was good humor and the banter between the two was fun. I loved Gaby's friends who she ropes into the challenge. Her struggle to read social cues because of her autism is represented well just as it was in another book of the author that I also loved.
Overall this was a short and sweet read.
It has the grumpy sunshine vibe which is now a favourite of mine.
Gabriella who loves everything about the season and her job co-managing an independent bookshop, finds the other manager, Jonathan, insufferable. When financial difficulties mean only one of them may keep their job in the new year, she challenges him that whoever sells more books should be the one to stay. Of course, since this is a romance, they can't stay enemies long!
There was good humor and the banter between the two was fun. I loved Gaby's friends who she ropes into the challenge. Her struggle to read social cues because of her autism is represented well just as it was in another book of the author that I also loved.
Overall this was a short and sweet read.