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winemakerssister's review
1.0
This is a Hallmark movie in book form. And I'm glad others enjoyed it. But I found it way too sappy.
color_girl's review
5.0
I loved this book! Usually I enjoy contemporary romances to a certain degree. They never give me the “can’t put this book down” feeling, but this one did. I loved the characters and the story was a perfect hallmark Christmas story without being too cheesy or overly cringey. I loved every second of it and will definitely be re-reading it!
lolovesbooks3's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the entire Rivers family and Mark’s story was heartbreaking. It was heartbreaking and incredible watching him deal with his trauma and try to heal.
Unfortunately, Riley wasn’t my favorite FMC and so it made it difficult to root for her and Mark. She had a lot of great qualities, but she was also selfish and immature. She made bad decisions and then felt sorry for herself when her bad decisions had consequences. She flirts and then gets upset when the man she’s flirting with is interested and then gets mad again when they give her the space she asked for. She lets her past completely dictate her entire life. She just seemed like she had some growing up to do.
Unfortunately, Riley wasn’t my favorite FMC and so it made it difficult to root for her and Mark. She had a lot of great qualities, but she was also selfish and immature. She made bad decisions and then felt sorry for herself when her bad decisions had consequences. She flirts and then gets upset when the man she’s flirting with is interested and then gets mad again when they give her the space she asked for. She lets her past completely dictate her entire life. She just seemed like she had some growing up to do.
jbarr5's review against another edition
5.0
Miracle Creek Christmas by Krista Jensen
Book starts out with Mark and he's just making his appearances in town, at bakery and events his niece is doing at a school play.
Others approach him as he tries to stay in the dark shadows ever since the fires. He is known as a hero but he has many nightmares of the fires and those he saved and those he could not save-his best fire fighter friend.
He lives with his dad at the vineyard/orchards and he wants his son to start living again. He wears many special things to help in his skin recovery.
Love hearing of the orchard and other neighboring vineyards and the maintenance they do throughout the year. It's almost the holidays in the late fall and there are many chores to do.
The new art teacher, Riley he had followed one night to ask her to paint a picture for the Christmas gift he wanted to give his dad, led to misunderstandings.
Like the area of the Cascade Mountains as we hope to visit there in several months so interesting to learn more about the area.
Riley has a lot of repairs to do to the house she lives in, from a relative.
Love hearing how he helps her out at her house to make it more secure with wind and cold and fires. Love hearing he lets his guard down along with his hoodie and she likes what she sees.
Priceless moment-his fingertips on her palm so he can feel her hand...misunderstandings and she's ready to just leave for a new job...
So many treasures in this book, it's the small things that grab my attention.
Received this review copy from Shadow Mountain Publishing via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
#MiracleCreekChristmas #NetGalley
Book starts out with Mark and he's just making his appearances in town, at bakery and events his niece is doing at a school play.
Others approach him as he tries to stay in the dark shadows ever since the fires. He is known as a hero but he has many nightmares of the fires and those he saved and those he could not save-his best fire fighter friend.
He lives with his dad at the vineyard/orchards and he wants his son to start living again. He wears many special things to help in his skin recovery.
Love hearing of the orchard and other neighboring vineyards and the maintenance they do throughout the year. It's almost the holidays in the late fall and there are many chores to do.
The new art teacher, Riley he had followed one night to ask her to paint a picture for the Christmas gift he wanted to give his dad, led to misunderstandings.
Like the area of the Cascade Mountains as we hope to visit there in several months so interesting to learn more about the area.
Riley has a lot of repairs to do to the house she lives in, from a relative.
Love hearing how he helps her out at her house to make it more secure with wind and cold and fires. Love hearing he lets his guard down along with his hoodie and she likes what she sees.
Priceless moment-his fingertips on her palm so he can feel her hand...misunderstandings and she's ready to just leave for a new job...
So many treasures in this book, it's the small things that grab my attention.
Received this review copy from Shadow Mountain Publishing via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
#MiracleCreekChristmas #NetGalley
kdurham2's review against another edition
5.0
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
Riley Madigan has moved to this small town to escape some things and she just wants a quiet year to push her reset button. Mark Rivers lives in this small town and is the local hero after a tragic accident that he is still physically and emotionally healing from. They both have reasons to retreat, but maybe they will find something in each other!
I loved this book for one big reason and that was there were secrets that each character was keeping from the other, but the reader knows all and early on. The hype for the reader is wondering when the characters will reveal their secrets to each other and how. As a reader, I don't tend to enjoy being kept in the dark, so I loved that I was an informed reader and could instead anticipate the discoveries.
Riley Madigan has moved to this small town to escape some things and she just wants a quiet year to push her reset button. Mark Rivers lives in this small town and is the local hero after a tragic accident that he is still physically and emotionally healing from. They both have reasons to retreat, but maybe they will find something in each other!
I loved this book for one big reason and that was there were secrets that each character was keeping from the other, but the reader knows all and early on. The hype for the reader is wondering when the characters will reveal their secrets to each other and how. As a reader, I don't tend to enjoy being kept in the dark, so I loved that I was an informed reader and could instead anticipate the discoveries.
kay_slayerofbooks's review
4.0
Willingly oblivious characters irritate my reading experience
The FMC in this story received so many warnings to be wary the antagonist of the story. However, she still willingly fell right into his manipulations and ignored the signs that he was a prick and didn't take no for an answer. Ugh! She irritated me. Other than that, I liked the story.
3.5 stars
The FMC in this story received so many warnings to be wary the antagonist of the story. However, she still willingly fell right into his manipulations and ignored the signs that he was a prick and didn't take no for an answer. Ugh! She irritated me. Other than that, I liked the story.
3.5 stars
salimah's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't expect much from this at the outset, but I came to appreciate the author's groundwork to show the emotional connection between the principals. The churn near the end was drawn out, but even that is realistic. Epiphanies come in waves.
mom_loves_to_read's review against another edition
4.0
This small town Christmas story was heart warming and charming. It definitely has a Hallmark movie feel to it.
Mark and Riley don’t meet under the best circumstances, but a special project brings them together and a friendship is formed.
Mark has a tragic past. He’s considered a hero in his small town but he’s become a recluse since the accident that left him badly burned.
Riley is hiding from her own tragic past. She would like to ignore Christmas all together, but can’t help feel drawn to Mark and his secret project.
Mark and Riley help each other slowly heal from their very different past traumas. I sometimes felt frustrated with Riley and the choices she made, but these two really have a beautiful relationship and I really loved watching them fall in love!
Mark and Riley don’t meet under the best circumstances, but a special project brings them together and a friendship is formed.
Mark has a tragic past. He’s considered a hero in his small town but he’s become a recluse since the accident that left him badly burned.
Riley is hiding from her own tragic past. She would like to ignore Christmas all together, but can’t help feel drawn to Mark and his secret project.
Mark and Riley help each other slowly heal from their very different past traumas. I sometimes felt frustrated with Riley and the choices she made, but these two really have a beautiful relationship and I really loved watching them fall in love!
rainbowbritekid's review against another edition
4.0
The perfect Christmas read. Grab your cozy socks and curl up with this one. Thank you NetGalley and Krista Jensen for this ARC. It was perfect for kicking off Fall and gearing up for my favorite time of the year!