A review by boundt0please
Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I need more than 80 pages!
4.5 stars ⭐️
Considering how short this Christmas novella was, Resting Scrooge Face was well rounded. A super short read that didn't feel rush at all and if anything, I would totally be onboard if Nola and Caleb got their own book 🥰
4.5 stars ⭐️
Considering how short this Christmas novella was, Resting Scrooge Face was well rounded. A super short read that didn't feel rush at all and if anything, I would totally be onboard if Nola and Caleb got their own book 🥰
Spoiler
Does my piss-poor attitude—including my insane letter to Christmas—have anything to do with the one that got away, the woman who just so happened to move back to our small, wintery town in the heart of Maine? Absolutely, it does.
After following her dream career in New York, Nola has made the decision to move back in with her parents after a bad breakup and while she isn't in the mood to celebrate Christmas, she's even less in the mood to run into her first love and ex-boyfriend who broke her heart.
Spoiler
“What on earth are you doing, child?” Grandma Louise asks, peering over the trash can.
“Shhh, act like I’m not here.”
“Why on earth would I do that?”
“Because Caleb is up ahead, and I don’t want him to see me. Now just be cool, Grandma.”
Understanding falls over her expression. “Ah, okay. The avoidance technique. Got it.”
Nervous to run into each other after so many years, Nola manages to avoid Caleb the first time by hiding behind a garbage bin but soon crosses paths with him in a cafe that doesn't end well. If anything, the anger between them gets worse.
Spoiler
My palms sweat, my nerves kick up, and I’m so freaked out about what to do because sitting right next to me is none other than Nola Bisley. The girl who got away . . . after I broke her heart. The same girl who said she’d never talk to me again, not in a million years. And yet here she is, talking to me. Well, talking to my newspaper.
I will say the entire story of Resting Scrooge Face is pretty stinkin' cute, and while I had zero expectations for this novella, the interactions between them via anonymous letters really helped the story progress smoothly.
Would recommend for a Christmas read 👌🏼