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The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart

8 reviews

mard3ytv's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It’s absolutely adorable x-mas novel. It was refreshing that the MCs weren’t teens and young adults and had real life experiences. It made them 100% relatable.

Whit & Eli are soulmates. I kind of wish they would have gotten to explore having children. Not all cancer survivors have infertility. Eli would be an amazing dad. 🥹

Also, love that Shaun made a cameo 😭😭 the whole time I was like NO WAY IS THAT SHAUN?! 😮‍💨

If you love second chance romances read this. You won’t regret it.

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teawitchontravel's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A really cute cheesy and romantic second chance lovestory, good for everyone just wanting to relax over the holidays. I don't like the gender-stereotypes and light (at least in comparison to other books) toxic behavior, so be aware of that. Also I really would've loved more diversity in the cast. However it still made me smile and it's possible to oversee since I didn't look for a life changing masterpiece. I did enjoy it after all and though it will never be the one book I love the most I had a good time reading it, I think it's important to think about what you expect from it and then decide if you want to read it.

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

So I really don’t know how I feel about this book. I gave it four stars, but I’m not sure I even agree with that five minutes after finishing this book.

The book was so funny! I couldn’t stop laughing and I’m sure I’d laugh rereading quotes I read just yesterday. The family was so cute and felt like a real family with troubles and quirks added in with the love.

And Eli. He’s perfect. Don’t let the back cover fool you (which is literally full of lies) into thinking he’s “Satan’s Helper.” His negative actions can completely be explained by a need for therapy, which he got!

My problem with this book: Whitney. She sucks! I really liked her in the beginning. She felt relatable and realistic as a disillusioned millennial who wants love but has given up on it after having her heartbroken too many times. Then, after I realized how perfect Eli is, I realized that she blamed him for their breakup when in reality, it was completely her own fault for not realizing how traumatic both of his parents dying THREE YEARS EARLIER would be to a 21 year old! Then when she laughed while he was having a baby’s diaper-induced panic attack, messed up!

Moral of the story? Eli faced so many hardships and grew to be the perfect man while Whitney acts like a 13 year old who has no concept of trauma. So really, I’m giving this book 4 stars because of everyone but Whitney.

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kb33's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This wasn’t a sappy holiday romance but it was a great holiday romance. If you like second chance romance, this was perfect. It isn’t my favorite genre, because I spent most of the book thinking that Eli didn’t deserve Whitney until I was proven wrong.

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deli's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.25

I loved the characters! All of them are so sweet and have so much to them. Basically loved the family.
There were soany scenes where I audibly laughed or awwwed. This book gives me the warm fuzzy feeling.
Also props to the author for making the main characters in their late 30s. Things just work out when they work out and man did it work out for both of them!
My one problem with it though is that it just has this description of the characters being conventionally beautiful. It is almost like it depends on it a lot of the times.

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mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Absolutely smashed it as always - the tension was stiffling. The emotions were top notch. The steam was 🥵. The Triple Falls cameo brought a tear to the eye of this dead hearted reader. Sublime.

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