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A review by bonniereads777
The Summer of Christmas by Keith Giglio, Juliet Giglio
3.0
Ivy Green is returning home after five years, but only because Hollywood has decided to film her Christmas screenplay in her hometown, and in the middle of summer!. Also coming along for the ride is her boyfriend and future live-in Drew, who is the producer. What Ivy doesn't count on is that her ex-boyfriend Nick, who she killed off in the screenplay, will be involved in the movie too. Not only are some of the scenes being filmed in Nick's vineyard, but the lead actress seems to have a crush on him.
This sounded like a fun listen--Christmas in the Summer--but there are some parts that did not work for me. The main character is 30 years old, but the dialogue and the narrator make her sound as if she's in high school. The sex scenes are cringeworthy and could have been left out. The point of view changing to some of the lesser characters was sometimes off-putting. The romance between Nick's mother and the movie set caterer is cute, but when Nick wishes it was just a one-night stand instead of love, that puzzled me. No son wants that for his mother. I felt the whole thing went on a bit long, with the same things happening over and over. The characterization of the movie as a "career-maker" and a blockbuster did not match the description of the movie itself, which sounded more like a tv movie or Hallmark movie. I did think the ending was stronger than the rest of the book.
The narration was adequate. As I mentioned before I felt like Ivy's voice was more high school than adult. The narration of the rest of the characters was fine. Overall, it's an average rom-com with a decent ending and a lot of awkward and unnecessary moments in between.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from Dreamscape Media via Netgalley. My review is voluntary.
This sounded like a fun listen--Christmas in the Summer--but there are some parts that did not work for me. The main character is 30 years old, but the dialogue and the narrator make her sound as if she's in high school. The sex scenes are cringeworthy and could have been left out. The point of view changing to some of the lesser characters was sometimes off-putting. The romance between Nick's mother and the movie set caterer is cute, but when Nick wishes it was just a one-night stand instead of love, that puzzled me. No son wants that for his mother. I felt the whole thing went on a bit long, with the same things happening over and over. The characterization of the movie as a "career-maker" and a blockbuster did not match the description of the movie itself, which sounded more like a tv movie or Hallmark movie. I did think the ending was stronger than the rest of the book.
The narration was adequate. As I mentioned before I felt like Ivy's voice was more high school than adult. The narration of the rest of the characters was fine. Overall, it's an average rom-com with a decent ending and a lot of awkward and unnecessary moments in between.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from Dreamscape Media via Netgalley. My review is voluntary.