hayhay321's review against another edition
5.0
If you want a short but fun holiday read (or listen if you have Audible like me) I highly recommend this.
labalkana's review against another edition
3.0
Not the typical Christmas read but a nice enough one.
3,5 Stars
Milly met Duncan on Christmas. One year later she expects a proposal and a Christmas Wedding but instead he tells her how he's been thinking how they'd need some space.
12 years after her last letter to Santa, her nephews make her write a new one. While secretly wishing for Duncan to come back to her, she wishes for roses, chocolate and shoe, not expecting anything but somehow she gets it all. And that makes her believe she could make her own luck happen...
The festive mood is there, it's mostly enjoyable and chick-litty with an unusual turn. It reminds of traditions but I'm not sure I liked the silliness of the cosmic-ordering-plot.
Not bad at this time of the year and well worth a read but nothing you can't miss. And I don't expect it to stay on my mind for long.
3,5 Stars
Milly met Duncan on Christmas. One year later she expects a proposal and a Christmas Wedding but instead he tells her how he's been thinking how they'd need some space.
12 years after her last letter to Santa, her nephews make her write a new one. While secretly wishing for Duncan to come back to her, she wishes for roses, chocolate and shoe, not expecting anything but somehow she gets it all. And that makes her believe she could make her own luck happen...
The festive mood is there, it's mostly enjoyable and chick-litty with an unusual turn. It reminds of traditions but I'm not sure I liked the silliness of the cosmic-ordering-plot.
Not bad at this time of the year and well worth a read but nothing you can't miss. And I don't expect it to stay on my mind for long.
comefromaway's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jesikasbookshelf's review
3.0
A play on Christmas wishes and manifesting the life you want, this is an easy if predictable Christmas read sure to make you want tondelve in to the Christmas traditions you hold most dear in your own family.
mightymur's review
This is a sort of Monkey's Paw Christmas story, without the horrific undertone. As Millie Arnold's Christmas wishes start to come true, in unexpected ways, she tries to put her life back together, sometimes in spite of these wishes.
One of my favorite Christmas chick lits, mainly because it focuses on a woman who's an absolute mess who works to get her life back together, and the HEA is her reward, not something that drives the plot.
I know it's not typical for a romance, and perhaps others may find fault at it, but it's really nice seeing a woman go through her own change without the love of a man driving the story. There's romance, but not very much.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is very charming.
One of my favorite Christmas chick lits, mainly because it focuses on a woman who's an absolute mess who works to get her life back together, and the HEA is her reward, not something that drives the plot.
I know it's not typical for a romance, and perhaps others may find fault at it, but it's really nice seeing a woman go through her own change without the love of a man driving the story. There's romance, but not very much.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is very charming.
shivvyslibrary's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
katie_jane2021's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5