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A review by lambsbooks
Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
I think this DNF is 100% my fault because I didn’t realize this was a YA.
But, Sophie, it’s literally in the first sentence of the blurb?
Your girl is an idiot.
Okay, so this was rushed and slightly annoying. Both MCs were whiny (this is where the YA comes into play because this may not have bothered me 10 years ago) and kinda superficial. Like, I get it, Tia is supposed to be this city girl, but introducing her by having her complain about her nails and then borderline insult her friend in her head while they're talking, yeah, it wasn’t a good start. Also, her boyfriend wants to break up and she says "I still have to host his party, I love him" girl, love yourself more at this point.
Quincy was mostly forgettable, aside from his whining too lmao
I kept thinking his name was Cam and I was like, why?? It’s his brother 💀 I literally couldn’t keep the characters straight in my head, including the POV swtiches (their tones/voices were kinda all the same)
Anyway, take this with a grain of salt because like I said, I thought this was NA/Adult and it threw me off because I had high expectations😭😅
*All this to say I still like YA, but don't reach for YA contemporary aside from a few exceptions*
Thanks to Soho Press and Coloured Pages Book Tours for this eARC and physical ARC
But, Sophie, it’s literally in the first sentence of the blurb?
Your girl is an idiot.
Okay, so this was rushed and slightly annoying. Both MCs were whiny (this is where the YA comes into play because this may not have bothered me 10 years ago) and kinda superficial. Like, I get it, Tia is supposed to be this city girl, but introducing her by having her complain about her nails and then borderline insult her friend in her head while they're talking, yeah, it wasn’t a good start. Also, her boyfriend wants to break up and she says "I still have to host his party, I love him" girl, love yourself more at this point.
Quincy was mostly forgettable, aside from his whining too lmao
I kept thinking his name was Cam and I was like, why?? It’s his brother 💀 I literally couldn’t keep the characters straight in my head, including the POV swtiches (their tones/voices were kinda all the same)
Anyway, take this with a grain of salt because like I said, I thought this was NA/Adult and it threw me off because I had high expectations😭😅
*All this to say I still like YA, but don't reach for YA contemporary aside from a few exceptions*
Thanks to Soho Press and Coloured Pages Book Tours for this eARC and physical ARC