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aboutthatstory's review against another edition
4.0
This was a super sweet, really entertaining, feel-good story that left me smiling and happy. I had so much fun reading it and enjoyed Rafe and Kaitlyn navigating their way through the ups and downs. It was a great story!
Kaitlyn and Rafe were awesome, I loved them and they stressed me out all rolled into one. I loved their chemistry and this battle they were fighting with their feelings in the middle of this surprise baby situation. There was a bit of tension, a lot of angst, yearning, and love. Some things were emotional, especially learning more about Rafe’s past, but mostly it was just entertaining and fun. There's some mild drama happening between them as they come together and fight their feelings and I couldn't wait for them to get to their HEA.
There's a nice cast of characters thanks to their family and the quirky townspeople. I felt it was a sweet, heartwarming read. Not super in-depth but just enough to keep you invested. It moved along well and I enjoyed reading it.
This was a wonderful addition to the Angel Falls series. Bottom line, it’s a light, entertaining read that will leave you with a smile on your face and your heart feeling full. There's some drama and ups and downs but it's not to taxing. When you want something sweet, then this will hit the spot!
Complimentary copy received for honest review.
Kaitlyn and Rafe were awesome, I loved them and they stressed me out all rolled into one. I loved their chemistry and this battle they were fighting with their feelings in the middle of this surprise baby situation. There was a bit of tension, a lot of angst, yearning, and love. Some things were emotional, especially learning more about Rafe’s past, but mostly it was just entertaining and fun. There's some mild drama happening between them as they come together and fight their feelings and I couldn't wait for them to get to their HEA.
There's a nice cast of characters thanks to their family and the quirky townspeople. I felt it was a sweet, heartwarming read. Not super in-depth but just enough to keep you invested. It moved along well and I enjoyed reading it.
This was a wonderful addition to the Angel Falls series. Bottom line, it’s a light, entertaining read that will leave you with a smile on your face and your heart feeling full. There's some drama and ups and downs but it's not to taxing. When you want something sweet, then this will hit the spot!
Complimentary copy received for honest review.
i_hype_romance's review against another edition
4.0
I was provided with an ARC of this title by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I am a fiend for Christmas. Give me all of the Hallmark movies, ice skating under the moonlight, homemade sugar cookies and fireplace snuggles that can be dished out. This book satisfied all of my cravings for happily ever afters.
Kaitlyn has harbored feelings for Rafe since middle school. She always dreamed of kissing him, but he was kinda off limits because he was the brother of her best friend.
Then they became best friends, and a wedding reception and an open bar led to an unforgettable night. Now they have to move forward, but they're avoiding each other.
You'll love this slow burn Christmas romance.
I am a fiend for Christmas. Give me all of the Hallmark movies, ice skating under the moonlight, homemade sugar cookies and fireplace snuggles that can be dished out. This book satisfied all of my cravings for happily ever afters.
Kaitlyn has harbored feelings for Rafe since middle school. She always dreamed of kissing him, but he was kinda off limits because he was the brother of her best friend.
Then they became best friends, and a wedding reception and an open bar led to an unforgettable night. Now they have to move forward, but they're avoiding each other.
You'll love this slow burn Christmas romance.
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Kaitlyn has had a long time crush on her friends' brother and when they have one too many drinks at a wedding, Kaitlyn finds out her life is going to drastically change in nine months.
Rafe was engaged young and lost his fiancee and though not a lot of people know, she was pregnant. Every since then he has tried to wall his heart off but Kaitlyn always finds way to sneak past his guard. When a baby and a fake engagement force him into opening up to her more, he begins to realize that maybe loving again is worth the risk.
And oh, she felt the current between them, strong as always, brought on by camaraderie and banter, but sustained by pure, unholy chemistry.
Third in the Angel Falls series, readers have been waiting for Rafe and Kaitlyn to finally get together. In the previous book, we saw them hook-up and All I Want For Christmas Is You starts off with Kaitlyn realizing she is pregnant from that encounter. Previous characters from the first two books in the series make appearances here but mostly stay to the side as Kaitlyn and Rafe work out their issues. Kaitlyn's troubled niece adds some extra stress to Kaitlyn's storyline and I only really liked her addition as a maybe see these character in a future book with her good-looking and nice kid math tutor.
Kaitlyn was like sunshine, offering warmth and sweetness and… hope. The scary part was that she made him wonder, what would it be like to dare to step into that light?
Rafe's issues with opening up to Kaitlyn were understandable but as I didn't get any flashback scenes with him and his previous fiancee and it was so many years ago, I never felt emotionally connected to his heartbreak. This made his reluctance and dragging feet to accept he liked and loved Kaitlyn feel kind of prolonged towards the middle and end. The whole plot of his grandmother faking a heart-attack and their fake engagement felt like going through the motions of a trope, not many funny moments or tension emotions taken out of it.
Kaitlyn and Rafe do have sweet and cute moments together but the vast majority of emotional energy from the two is Kaitlyn thinking how Rafe is acting toward and what he is doing for her is from a sense of obligation for the baby and Rafe stays in his past hurts purgatory for so long, the pace and tone of the story isn't very upbeat.
“Someone should make you feel special every single day.”
I felt like I got to know Kaityln more as a character and the heap of stresses she had on her plate, unplanned pregnancy, troubled niece, and trying to win a cookie recipe contest to help her bakery out had me feeling for her. I would have liked a couple more scenes with her and her friends to see her communicate and have her personality flourish in that way. Rafe didn't shine as brightly for me, he's a fireman but we almost never see him in that capacity or get a feel for him in that way and he has a certain cloud of moping around him. Like I said, these two did have some sweet moments together but I would have liked to have seen more of a definitive growing and marked decision to choose one another; the surprise pregnancy kind of made the decision for Rafe.
The ending added some extra angst that I wasn't sure fit the previous cozy, low-key tone of the story (obligatory firefighter in danger angst) and again helped make the decision for our couple to come together instead of showing a more emotional journey to get there. Except for holiday baking and some family get togethers, the holiday feel could have been stronger and since I'm a big dog lover, I could have stood for more cute puppy scenes. This had some checklist tropes and additives that didn't quite end up jumping out at me but this also had some quiet sweetness.
Kaitlyn has had a long time crush on her friends' brother and when they have one too many drinks at a wedding, Kaitlyn finds out her life is going to drastically change in nine months.
Rafe was engaged young and lost his fiancee and though not a lot of people know, she was pregnant. Every since then he has tried to wall his heart off but Kaitlyn always finds way to sneak past his guard. When a baby and a fake engagement force him into opening up to her more, he begins to realize that maybe loving again is worth the risk.
And oh, she felt the current between them, strong as always, brought on by camaraderie and banter, but sustained by pure, unholy chemistry.
Third in the Angel Falls series, readers have been waiting for Rafe and Kaitlyn to finally get together. In the previous book, we saw them hook-up and All I Want For Christmas Is You starts off with Kaitlyn realizing she is pregnant from that encounter. Previous characters from the first two books in the series make appearances here but mostly stay to the side as Kaitlyn and Rafe work out their issues. Kaitlyn's troubled niece adds some extra stress to Kaitlyn's storyline and I only really liked her addition as a maybe see these character in a future book with her good-looking and nice kid math tutor.
Kaitlyn was like sunshine, offering warmth and sweetness and… hope. The scary part was that she made him wonder, what would it be like to dare to step into that light?
Rafe's issues with opening up to Kaitlyn were understandable but as I didn't get any flashback scenes with him and his previous fiancee and it was so many years ago, I never felt emotionally connected to his heartbreak. This made his reluctance and dragging feet to accept he liked and loved Kaitlyn feel kind of prolonged towards the middle and end. The whole plot of his grandmother faking a heart-attack and their fake engagement felt like going through the motions of a trope, not many funny moments or tension emotions taken out of it.
Kaitlyn and Rafe do have sweet and cute moments together but the vast majority of emotional energy from the two is Kaitlyn thinking how Rafe is acting toward and what he is doing for her is from a sense of obligation for the baby and Rafe stays in his past hurts purgatory for so long, the pace and tone of the story isn't very upbeat.
“Someone should make you feel special every single day.”
I felt like I got to know Kaityln more as a character and the heap of stresses she had on her plate, unplanned pregnancy, troubled niece, and trying to win a cookie recipe contest to help her bakery out had me feeling for her. I would have liked a couple more scenes with her and her friends to see her communicate and have her personality flourish in that way. Rafe didn't shine as brightly for me, he's a fireman but we almost never see him in that capacity or get a feel for him in that way and he has a certain cloud of moping around him. Like I said, these two did have some sweet moments together but I would have liked to have seen more of a definitive growing and marked decision to choose one another; the surprise pregnancy kind of made the decision for Rafe.
The ending added some extra angst that I wasn't sure fit the previous cozy, low-key tone of the story (obligatory firefighter in danger angst) and again helped make the decision for our couple to come together instead of showing a more emotional journey to get there. Except for holiday baking and some family get togethers, the holiday feel could have been stronger and since I'm a big dog lover, I could have stood for more cute puppy scenes. This had some checklist tropes and additives that didn't quite end up jumping out at me but this also had some quiet sweetness.
bookmarklit's review against another edition
4.0
That was cute too! I wish I had a chance to read the second book first but this was enjoyable. Rafe and Kaitlyn have had a lot of chemistry since the first book so I was dying to read about them. I’m generally not a big fan of surprise pregnancies but it worked fairly well given their history together. There were some moments a biiiit too sweet for my personal tastes, mixed in with some steamy scenes - almost like having a sex scene in a Hallmark movie lol. There was a side plot I didn’t think was fully necessary (Hazel) but it didn’t dampen my enjoyment of the book. Angel Falls is a cute town around Christmas!
robinlovesreading's review against another edition
4.0
Writing this review is a bit hard, because with All I Want for Christmas is You, author Miranda Liasson is bringing an end to the delightful Angel Falls series.
At their friends wedding weeks before, Kaitlyn Barnes became pregnant with Rafe Langdon's baby. Best friends for years, Kaitlyn has no idea how to deliver the news to Rafe. As much as Kaitlyn loves and respects Rafe, she knows that he is not willing to settle down, now or ever. Yet, this is a secret that she cannot keep for long. Not from Rafe, and not from her friends.
Meanwhile, Rafe cannot stop thinking of that night. Despite his protests of being far too drunk to remember, there is not one second he forgot. However, Rafe suffered a tragic loss years before and absolutely refuses to give more than a moment's thought to accept that he has strong feelings for Kaitlyn. When he does hear the news, he is determined to do the right thing. The question is whether or not the hole in his heart is too big to be mended.
I love the Angel Falls series, and appreciate the conflict and love how it was resolved. The story had a wonderful conclusion as did the series. I have already reviewed the previous two stories in the series and the links are below.
Many thanks to Forever for this ARC for review in exchange for my honest opinion.
At their friends wedding weeks before, Kaitlyn Barnes became pregnant with Rafe Langdon's baby. Best friends for years, Kaitlyn has no idea how to deliver the news to Rafe. As much as Kaitlyn loves and respects Rafe, she knows that he is not willing to settle down, now or ever. Yet, this is a secret that she cannot keep for long. Not from Rafe, and not from her friends.
Meanwhile, Rafe cannot stop thinking of that night. Despite his protests of being far too drunk to remember, there is not one second he forgot. However, Rafe suffered a tragic loss years before and absolutely refuses to give more than a moment's thought to accept that he has strong feelings for Kaitlyn. When he does hear the news, he is determined to do the right thing. The question is whether or not the hole in his heart is too big to be mended.
I love the Angel Falls series, and appreciate the conflict and love how it was resolved. The story had a wonderful conclusion as did the series. I have already reviewed the previous two stories in the series and the links are below.
Many thanks to Forever for this ARC for review in exchange for my honest opinion.
kimmypete1's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this one, a solid 4 stars, until the ending. It’s a romance so I know what I’m getting, but I could have done without the thing that happens that made Rafe realize his love. Just my personal feelings of course. Cute Christmasy read.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
4.0
All I Want For Christmas Is You by Miranda Liasson could be ripped from a Hallmark movie. Find out why by reading my review. Review here Link goes live 12/1/2020
jaimereadsromance's review against another edition
5.0
This was the best friends to lovers, surprise pregnancy romance that I've read in a long time.
I love the family aspect of this story. Everyone was so close and so cheerful, it was hard not to fall in love with Langdon family, even when Nona is manipulative and calculating...with the best intentions, of course.
There was a bit of back and forth from Rafe that could've gotten really annoying if the author hadn't done a great job of showing (not just telling) how his history has affected his ability accept love and happiness with someone outside of his immediate family. It was obvious from very early on that he and Kaitlyn felt more for each other than the love between friends but their journey to acknowledge those feelings was paced perfectly and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey!!
I'm sad to see this series come to an end but what a great way to finish!!
*I received an ARC from NetGalley for honest review
I love the family aspect of this story. Everyone was so close and so cheerful, it was hard not to fall in love with Langdon family, even when Nona is manipulative and calculating...with the best intentions, of course.
There was a bit of back and forth from Rafe that could've gotten really annoying if the author hadn't done a great job of showing (not just telling) how his history has affected his ability accept love and happiness with someone outside of his immediate family. It was obvious from very early on that he and Kaitlyn felt more for each other than the love between friends but their journey to acknowledge those feelings was paced perfectly and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey!!
I'm sad to see this series come to an end but what a great way to finish!!
*I received an ARC from NetGalley for honest review
andiabcs's review against another edition
3.0
That was a sweet holiday book. I meant to only read a chapter or two to feel it out and was 158 pages in before I stopped. I’m not usually one fo holiday romance reads, but this was worth it. It was just sweet enough. Pick this one up for sure!