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A review by netslummer
Felix Navidad by 'Nathan Burgoine
5.0
Felix Navidad is the latest entry in a series of connected novellas set in Ottawa where each entry focuses on different people in a friend group finding their someone and an HEA. Felix is the last member of this group to find his person. A homecare nurse who has sort of given up and focusing hard on work until one of his patients, turned friend, Danya starts to feed him words of wisdom about being a bit selfish once in a while and the importance of being happy. Oh. And he gives him his nickname of Navidad (because the Christmas song, you see..).
The story is told in two timelines: present day in the days before and during Christmas, and various months in the year leading up to this point. The timelines alternate each chapter throughout and are labeled to avoid confusion. The past timelines are visits with Danya and present day is Felix's friend Ru's wedding and the days after, which Felix is planning to spend in Hawai'i on vacation.
At Ru's wedding he spots the handsome Kevin, an ex-boyfriend of Ru with whom he has a bit of a moment which is cut short by the tenacity of another single guy. The next day, surprise surprise, all the flights out are cancelled so Felix can't get to his Hawai'i trip....and conveniently Kevin can't get home for Christmas to Oneida. Felix, being the generous man he is, offers to take Kevin with him as he rushes to Toronto to catch the last flight out to get him to Hawai'i....unfortunately they are both stranded in an ice storm....luckily they find a cozy cabin rental. With one bed (and a couch) an cozy fires and intimate chats.
Gosh this book was really cute. Normally holiday romance isn't my THING but this one certainly was. Maybe I'm a bit less of a Grinch than I thought. I'm eagerly seeking out the rest of the books in this novella line. I don't mind that I've been "spoiled" on the relationships that formed in the former entries to the series. Its never much of a shock in a romance book anyway. I think some people reading this one first might be bummed by some of the references from prior entries but it didn't really bother me when they weren't fully explained. All-in-all I definitely would recommend this to anyone who wants a really sweet quick holiday romance reasd.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books Inc for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The story is told in two timelines: present day in the days before and during Christmas, and various months in the year leading up to this point. The timelines alternate each chapter throughout and are labeled to avoid confusion. The past timelines are visits with Danya and present day is Felix's friend Ru's wedding and the days after, which Felix is planning to spend in Hawai'i on vacation.
At Ru's wedding he spots the handsome Kevin, an ex-boyfriend of Ru with whom he has a bit of a moment which is cut short by the tenacity of another single guy. The next day, surprise surprise, all the flights out are cancelled so Felix can't get to his Hawai'i trip....and conveniently Kevin can't get home for Christmas to Oneida. Felix, being the generous man he is, offers to take Kevin with him as he rushes to Toronto to catch the last flight out to get him to Hawai'i....unfortunately they are both stranded in an ice storm....luckily they find a cozy cabin rental. With one bed (and a couch) an cozy fires and intimate chats.
Gosh this book was really cute. Normally holiday romance isn't my THING but this one certainly was. Maybe I'm a bit less of a Grinch than I thought. I'm eagerly seeking out the rest of the books in this novella line. I don't mind that I've been "spoiled" on the relationships that formed in the former entries to the series. Its never much of a shock in a romance book anyway. I think some people reading this one first might be bummed by some of the references from prior entries but it didn't really bother me when they weren't fully explained. All-in-all I definitely would recommend this to anyone who wants a really sweet quick holiday romance reasd.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books Inc for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.