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A review by bookworm_mommy
A Royal Christmas Wedding by Rachel Hauck
2.0
This review is also published at http://mommyreadsbooks.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-royal-christmas-wedding-rachel-hauck.html
I have read the previous three books in Rachel Hauck’s Royal Wedding Series. I’ll admit, I’m fairly obsessed with royalty and the idea of fairy tale perfect matches. So when I learned she had a new book in the series, I requested an ARC from NetGalley.
Unfortunately, I didn’t fall in love with this book. It was, probably, my least favorite of the series – a couple of which I enjoyed. I gave it 2 stars (“It was okay.”) on Goodreads but is more of a 1.5 in my evaluation.
Avery and Colin have a past. In a whirlwind courtship when Avery was 17, they fell deeply and madly in love. Then Colin cancelled on attending her prom and ceased all communication…for five years. Then the holiday season suddenly throws them back together in daily contact via their respective families. The whole premise is if they rekindle their love. Which, of course they do. It’s a Christian romance book. So it’s more a question of how they do.
I enjoyed revisiting with Susanna from a previous book. A few other characters make mentions or brief appearances. But this book definitely has Avery and Colin as the focus – which is how it should be in this genre. And they drove me crazy. How adamant Avery was that she was over him when speaking to others but kept talking to herself about how much she was still in love with him. How they (Colin mostly) continued to get into the same situations to cause doubt and angst.
My angst with the book was how quickly all of it happened. Granted, Colin and Avery had a relationship five years previous. However, five years have passed. Haven’t they both changed? Don’t they want to at least sort of get to know who they each are now – especially since everything that goes wrong Avery assumes Colin is just the same as he’d been. I would have liked a slower pace for the romance (re)development.
I did struggle some, too, with knowing who was talking. Many times, I didn’t know who had which lines of dialogue. That was frustrating. Perhaps it is an issue just with the ebook copy I had. There were also some discrepancies in the text. Minor things, but there nonetheless.
All that being said, this book is still a good read for those in a mood for ooey gooey emotional romance free of sex. While it didn’t keep me up at night turning pages, it was still a sweet story most enjoyed by those who like some fluff in their reading. So probably just perfect for a Christmas book.
I have read the previous three books in Rachel Hauck’s Royal Wedding Series. I’ll admit, I’m fairly obsessed with royalty and the idea of fairy tale perfect matches. So when I learned she had a new book in the series, I requested an ARC from NetGalley.
Unfortunately, I didn’t fall in love with this book. It was, probably, my least favorite of the series – a couple of which I enjoyed. I gave it 2 stars (“It was okay.”) on Goodreads but is more of a 1.5 in my evaluation.
Avery and Colin have a past. In a whirlwind courtship when Avery was 17, they fell deeply and madly in love. Then Colin cancelled on attending her prom and ceased all communication…for five years. Then the holiday season suddenly throws them back together in daily contact via their respective families. The whole premise is if they rekindle their love. Which, of course they do. It’s a Christian romance book. So it’s more a question of how they do.
I enjoyed revisiting with Susanna from a previous book. A few other characters make mentions or brief appearances. But this book definitely has Avery and Colin as the focus – which is how it should be in this genre. And they drove me crazy. How adamant Avery was that she was over him when speaking to others but kept talking to herself about how much she was still in love with him. How they (Colin mostly) continued to get into the same situations to cause doubt and angst.
My angst with the book was how quickly all of it happened. Granted, Colin and Avery had a relationship five years previous. However, five years have passed. Haven’t they both changed? Don’t they want to at least sort of get to know who they each are now – especially since everything that goes wrong Avery assumes Colin is just the same as he’d been. I would have liked a slower pace for the romance (re)development.
I did struggle some, too, with knowing who was talking. Many times, I didn’t know who had which lines of dialogue. That was frustrating. Perhaps it is an issue just with the ebook copy I had. There were also some discrepancies in the text. Minor things, but there nonetheless.
All that being said, this book is still a good read for those in a mood for ooey gooey emotional romance free of sex. While it didn’t keep me up at night turning pages, it was still a sweet story most enjoyed by those who like some fluff in their reading. So probably just perfect for a Christmas book.