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amanda_reads13's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Noel and Roman are opening a resort together over Christmas. Roman is determined to win Noel over, but she still harbors anger towards him from years ago.
I was really confused for much of this book. I feel like a lot of backstory was missing and this felt incomplete as a novella. I think this would have worked better as a full-length novel. How did they get into business together? How did he become a billionaire? What happened between Noel and her fiance? There are just too many unanswered questions.
It took too long to explain what their business was and what their relationship was. So I was grasping at straws trying to figure out what was going on. Noel and Roman were friends as teenagers and he was secretly in love with her, but she was dating his brother. 5 years ago, Roman confessed his feelings for Noel, but she was a week away from her wedding to his brother, so he left. Now he is back trying to bulldoze his way back into her life and into her heart.
I didn't particularly like Roman or Noel. Both characters were underdeveloped and pretty surface level. There was so much miscommunication and disrespect of boundaries. Noel says no, yet Roman takes it as a yes.
I like that we got a glimpse into Noah and Ari's future (say you swear). Noel and Roman are opening a resort that lets you relive memories or special moments. This was inspired by Noah and Ari's life story. It is a cute idea.
Tropes: unrequited love, second chance, childhood best friends
I was really confused for much of this book. I feel like a lot of backstory was missing and this felt incomplete as a novella. I think this would have worked better as a full-length novel. How did they get into business together? How did he become a billionaire? What happened between Noel and her fiance? There are just too many unanswered questions.
It took too long to explain what their business was and what their relationship was. So I was grasping at straws trying to figure out what was going on.
I didn't particularly like Roman or Noel. Both characters were underdeveloped and pretty surface level. There was so much miscommunication and disrespect of boundaries. Noel says no, yet Roman takes it as a yes.
I like that we got a glimpse into Noah and Ari's future (say you swear). Noel and Roman are opening a resort that lets you relive memories or special moments. This was inspired by Noah and Ari's life story. It is a cute idea.
Tropes: unrequited love, second chance, childhood best friends
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
dasigai's review
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
turtleybookishbex's review
3.5
▪️Christmas novella
▪️Second chance
▪️Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
I did enjoy this novella. I thought the story was great, the characters were perfect MCs and the spice was incredible.
However, I do feel like this could have been a full length novel with us seeing the whole background story to the MCs relationship. I think I would’ve rated it higher if that were the case.
tarrareads's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶
𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘏𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦? 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
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“𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮? 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙤?”
My expectations were definitely a little higher on this one. While reading it, I felt like I was missing a whole lot of backstory. I loved getting a glimpse into Noah and Arianna's future together but other than that, I definitely felt a little lost while reading. A cute little novella but I think a deeper story is needed.
hpittman93's review
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
stephy_reads_books's review
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
bookmeharder_'s review against another edition
3.0
super cute little read - I came for the Noah and Ari appearance and stayed for the second chance redemption story!
eileenjs's review
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
bookash12's review against another edition
3.0
I read this because it was based off Noah and Ari’s book. I thought it was good.. I liked the premise of this book and thought it was a great idea. If this place existed in real life.. I’d go for sure.
If you want a little more of Noah and Ari.. definitely read.
Novella/Kindle Unlimited
If you want a little more of Noah and Ari.. definitely read.
Novella/Kindle Unlimited