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A review by booksnest
The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
The Christmas Escape was essentially just a romance with a snowy setting. It didn’t really embody as much of the Christmas spirit as I was hoping and expecting. This follows two different main characters, Christy and Alix, two best friends who seem to be drifting a little. We also see the relationship between Christy and her husband and Alix and Zac, a man she seemingly hates.
I think maybe I’d have enjoyed this more if the relationships didn’t all seem so toxic and the tension all so pointless. On one hand we have a ‘troubled’ marriage in which the couple can’t seem to actually just talk openly to each other. On the other two people, one of whom hates they other because they actually fancy them and couldn’t admit it for five years for fear of getting hurt… why? It just seems petty and stupid to me.
Also one of the main characters is a strong independent woman who is initially introduced as happy on her own and leading that life. And I was like ah this is nice, I like this, she’ll be repping it being okay to be single. But no. As soon as she’s thrown together with said love interest she turns into an idiot, messes up any simple task and can’t seem to function as a human. Because obviously us women turn to flakes around all men.
I should add to the end of this, I’m not a big romance reader, but I like a festive contemporary sometimes. But I don’t think this one was the one for me. The issues all felt so jovial and silly and they were all as bad as each other for being rubbish friends with toxicity all around them.
I think maybe I’d have enjoyed this more if the relationships didn’t all seem so toxic and the tension all so pointless. On one hand we have a ‘troubled’ marriage in which the couple can’t seem to actually just talk openly to each other. On the other two people, one of whom hates they other because they actually fancy them and couldn’t admit it for five years for fear of getting hurt… why? It just seems petty and stupid to me.
Also one of the main characters is a strong independent woman who is initially introduced as happy on her own and leading that life. And I was like ah this is nice, I like this, she’ll be repping it being okay to be single. But no. As soon as she’s thrown together with said love interest she turns into an idiot, messes up any simple task and can’t seem to function as a human. Because obviously us women turn to flakes around all men.
I should add to the end of this, I’m not a big romance reader, but I like a festive contemporary sometimes. But I don’t think this one was the one for me. The issues all felt so jovial and silly and they were all as bad as each other for being rubbish friends with toxicity all around them.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent