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A review by mxhermit
Christmas Cravings by Emma Hamilton
2.0
I received an ARC of this title through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 1.5 Stars
This was a fast read. The writing was decent. When I put the book down, though, all I could think was "huh.".
There wasn't anything special in this story. The first 50% is a load of flashbacks to tell us a little about the couple and why they're not speaking at the moment. The situation that led to that was such an overly simple misunderstanding that I had trouble not being upset with Tom about it because I thought he overreacted.
I didn't feel any connection to the characters and thought that the plot felt like fan fiction of a story that I might have liked at one time. The elements were there, or at least the beginnings of them were, but nothing took off.
The idea that this is a Christmas story didn't feel genuine. This story literally could have taken place at any other time of the year or during any other holiday and the outcome would have been the same, both for the characters and the reader.
Rating: 1.5 Stars
This was a fast read. The writing was decent. When I put the book down, though, all I could think was "huh.".
There wasn't anything special in this story. The first 50% is a load of flashbacks to tell us a little about the couple and why they're not speaking at the moment. The situation that led to that was such an overly simple misunderstanding that I had trouble not being upset with Tom about it because I thought he overreacted.
I didn't feel any connection to the characters and thought that the plot felt like fan fiction of a story that I might have liked at one time. The elements were there, or at least the beginnings of them were, but nothing took off.
The idea that this is a Christmas story didn't feel genuine. This story literally could have taken place at any other time of the year or during any other holiday and the outcome would have been the same, both for the characters and the reader.