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A review by _theliteraturevillian_
You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray, Donna Hill
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
No star rating because my feelings are unknown
‘Rockin’ Around That Christmas Tree’ was okay. Denise is basically feeling unappreciated. Her husband and kids treat her like the help and sis figured “let me fake a divorcé announcement” which had them shook the hell up. The rest is history, as we move through Denise’s journey towards individualism and teaching her love ones how she wishes to be treated moving forward. Edward was rubbing me the wrong way in the beginning but with time he grew on me, turns out an old dog can learn new tricks.
‘This Wish’ is unrealistic af and I don’t like that in romance. Nathan accidentally gets granted a wish by a well respected elder in his town. The wish, to find true love. But the way things unfold, ughhh and I don’t like Nathan, his character seems like a good guy with serial killer tendencies. Idk he gave weird. Then the elder’s niece, she’s the cute, artsy gal who is reserved but is loved by everyone.
I honestly could have did without ‘The Wish’ just to get more of ‘Rockin Around That Christmas Tree’
I will say both author are great at building romantic tension and chemistry between characters. It also didn’t feel like the holidays in either story.
‘Rockin’ Around That Christmas Tree’ was okay. Denise is basically feeling unappreciated. Her husband and kids treat her like the help and sis figured “let me fake a divorcé announcement” which had them shook the hell up. The rest is history, as we move through Denise’s journey towards individualism and teaching her love ones how she wishes to be treated moving forward. Edward was rubbing me the wrong way in the beginning but with time he grew on me, turns out an old dog can learn new tricks.
‘This Wish’ is unrealistic af and I don’t like that in romance. Nathan accidentally gets granted a wish by a well respected elder in his town. The wish, to find true love. But the way things unfold, ughhh and I don’t like Nathan, his character seems like a good guy with serial killer tendencies. Idk he gave weird. Then the elder’s niece, she’s the cute, artsy gal who is reserved but is loved by everyone.
I honestly could have did without ‘The Wish’ just to get more of ‘Rockin Around That Christmas Tree’
I will say both author are great at building romantic tension and chemistry between characters. It also didn’t feel like the holidays in either story.