kbucheit's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
marreadsbooks22's review against another edition
DNF at 30٪
How is a Christmasey romance book boring?
Also I saw this in "adult romance" but this is YA????
How is a Christmasey romance book boring?
Also I saw this in "adult romance" but this is YA????
dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
4.0
CW: death of a grandparent, heart attack, blood, bullying
Talk Santa to Me is a cute, wholesome YA rom-com for this holiday season. Urban writes of several intersecting plots surrounding Francie and her family's Christmas shop. Mainly, Francie wants to live down her not-so great first kiss and she has to navigate this holiday season as the store's "Santa's Intern".
Now, I haven't read any holiday rom-com books prior to Talk Santa to Me. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book. Urban does a great job with illustrating the magic of the Christmas season and I really liked learning about Francie's family legacy with the Christmas shop and adjacent Santa School. Francie was also a great MC and I enjoyed getting her perspective on things happening within the book.
Though Talk Santa to Me is on the slightly younger side of YA, I think any YA reader would enjoy this book and Talk Santa to Me is perfect for readers that want a Hallmark movie to be in a YA novel format.
Talk Santa to Me is a cute, wholesome YA rom-com for this holiday season. Urban writes of several intersecting plots surrounding Francie and her family's Christmas shop. Mainly, Francie wants to live down her not-so great first kiss and she has to navigate this holiday season as the store's "Santa's Intern".
Now, I haven't read any holiday rom-com books prior to Talk Santa to Me. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book. Urban does a great job with illustrating the magic of the Christmas season and I really liked learning about Francie's family legacy with the Christmas shop and adjacent Santa School. Francie was also a great MC and I enjoyed getting her perspective on things happening within the book.
Though Talk Santa to Me is on the slightly younger side of YA, I think any YA reader would enjoy this book and Talk Santa to Me is perfect for readers that want a Hallmark movie to be in a YA novel format.
holyhead_harpie's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
kcornett22's review against another edition
3.0
Yes, I am still reading Christmas books. No, this is not the last one of year on my library hold list. Do I hate it? No. Why limit the Christmas joy just in December??? No thank you.
Super cute book. Read it if you want a nice, non-spicy book. Plus, who doesn't like a war between Santas?
Super cute book. Read it if you want a nice, non-spicy book. Plus, who doesn't like a war between Santas?
doremelodie's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, comparing Santa to God.. the spirit of Christmas to faith in religion..
booksandchocolate's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
notlikethebeer's review against another edition
3.0
I reaaaally wanted to love this - I absolutely adore a retail-based Christmas novel that goes super hard on the Christmas spirit and also has a mission - and this was all of those things! But unfortunately it just... stressed me out? It was the plot with Aunt Carole, it just put me on edge and made for a really anxious read actually, I kept wanting someone to stop her from being quite so awful :(
daniellekohlmeyer's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 25%. It’s sweet and cute but I just can’t finish.
makala_27's review against another edition
4.0
Cute but slow to the point, story could have been deeper and characters could have been developed more. But overall a nice quick holiday read :)