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thegeekyblogger's review
3.0
Listened for Fun (Audible)
Overall Rating: 3.00
Story Rating: 3.00
Character Rating: 3.00
Audio Rating: 3.50
Listened to Home for the Holidays By Johanna Lindsey Narrated by: Laural Merlington. I love Historical Romance at Christmas time. This story was mostly about forgiveness & assumptions. Not my favorite but it was a solid story. Worked nicely for a quick Holiday listen.
Overall Rating: 3.00
Story Rating: 3.00
Character Rating: 3.00
Audio Rating: 3.50
Listened to Home for the Holidays By Johanna Lindsey Narrated by: Laural Merlington. I love Historical Romance at Christmas time. This story was mostly about forgiveness & assumptions. Not my favorite but it was a solid story. Worked nicely for a quick Holiday listen.
aminowrimo's review
1.0
I thought this flat, insipid, and a bit pointless. Larissa isn't very interesting at all, Lord whatever-his-name-is is a pretty detestable character, who suddenly becomes obsessed with a pretty face. I read it because I was too bored to do anything else. I'm actually glad I bothered. Now I know that I don't immediately like every book just because he and she 'fall in love' at the end. No. I can actually exercise JUDGEMENT within this genre! Fantastic!
kstep1805's review
2.0
I wanted a cozy holiday story but this wasn’t really it. The characters and chemistry weren’t really there for me. But it was a fast read.
gemmalaszlo's review
1.0
The hero was unlikeable. The "seduce your enemy's daughter/sister/fiance for revenge" theme has been done to death. It's a hard sell, since it makes the hero into a villian. The heroine was so naive I started to wonder if she had a mental problem. TSTL, as many romance readers call it.
I also found historical mistakes in this book. There is mention made of the colonies, so this book must be set in the 1700's, before the American revolution. Yet there is mention of Christmas trees, which didn't become popular in England until the mid 1800s! You would think that someone who is considered one of the leaders in historical romance would know this.
I also found historical mistakes in this book. There is mention made of the colonies, so this book must be set in the 1700's, before the American revolution. Yet there is mention of Christmas trees, which didn't become popular in England until the mid 1800s! You would think that someone who is considered one of the leaders in historical romance would know this.
sewcialist_librarian's review
3.0
Typical Lindsey historical. Vengeance turned to love storyline. Quick read.
robinwalter's review against another edition
I was quite surprised at how downbeat the synopsis was, " Lindsey's latest is not as powerful or passionate as many of her previous romances," but that frankness was not unwarranted. In the end, halfway was far enough. Too stiff, in both writing and characterisation.
cozyupwithfictionandtea's review
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
Johanna Lindsey is a 1-click author for me. I love her writing, the characters are believable & endearing. This one is a bit enemies to lovers that ends in an HEA. The story is actually believable as well if you understand the era this story is written in. Happy to own a physical copy of this & can’t wait to read more of JL’s books!!