angieinbooks's review against another edition
3.0
When Carmen's dad decides to change up the family's annual Christmas-in-Cancun plans in favor of a trip to Colorado's mountains for a white Christmas, the rest of the Castillo family isn't quite keen. Carmen, the oldest Castillo child, takes the change in plans as best as she can, but at least her time in Colorado will give her a break from her best friend's trust-fund baby boyfriend. But Carmen is disillusioned with her entire friend group, who all, by and large, seem obsessed with money and social status. And while Carmen's family is rich enough to fit into that world (thanks to one of her father's brilliant inventions), she remembers what it was like to be poor and she's uncomfortable with the entitlement of her world, including that of her younger sisters. So she's willing to give Colorado a shot.
Joy has lived in Emerald Mountain her whole life. But all her childhood friends have moved. And her mom lives in Florida and her best friend, Danny, has just left town to follow his dream, leaving Joy all alone in a town where people are not permanent and working at a resort where she's climbing the ladder and succeeding, but she's not sure she wants this life.
And then Joy runs into Carmen. Literally and violently. But they're both attracted to each other. But are either of them willing to settle for a holiday fling? Can Joy fit into Carmen's world?
Christmas on Emerald Mountain is a sweet holiday romance that I liked way more than I expected. I'm not usually into instalove romances, but maybe I got caught up in the holiday-ness of it and so don't care. The thing I actually had the biggest problem with was the whole homeless shelter thing. Would a resort town tucked away in the Rocky Mountains really have a homeless shelter big enough for a couple hundred people? I know this is fiction and make-believe, but c'mon. That makes zero sense.
Joy has lived in Emerald Mountain her whole life. But all her childhood friends have moved. And her mom lives in Florida and her best friend, Danny, has just left town to follow his dream, leaving Joy all alone in a town where people are not permanent and working at a resort where she's climbing the ladder and succeeding, but she's not sure she wants this life.
And then Joy runs into Carmen. Literally and violently. But they're both attracted to each other. But are either of them willing to settle for a holiday fling? Can Joy fit into Carmen's world?
Christmas on Emerald Mountain is a sweet holiday romance that I liked way more than I expected. I'm not usually into instalove romances, but maybe I got caught up in the holiday-ness of it and so don't care. The thing I actually had the biggest problem with was the whole homeless shelter thing. Would a resort town tucked away in the Rocky Mountains really have a homeless shelter big enough for a couple hundred people? I know this is fiction and make-believe, but c'mon. That makes zero sense.
wlarianna's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
jmontg18's review against another edition
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
cherryactually's review against another edition
3.0
ending was a bit contrived, but i really enjoyed this. it was super cute.
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