A review by kerrygetsliterary
Holiday Wedding - Spicy by Melissa Dymond

lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Thank you to netgalley for my ARC!

Overall, I enjoyed this book. The writing and plot kept me turning the pages and I loved Caleb and Gwen's connection. Their love is so pure and cute, and they are both loyal and committed to each other. I enjoyed all the characters and Jenny and Dean's blossoming romance as well. I was genuinely happy for them when they got together and slightly more interested in their story.

There were a few things that bothered me, though. 

This has one of my least favorite tropes ever.
I knew it the second FMC felt nauseous the first time. I hate surprise pregnancy. Yes it happens in real life unexpectedly and derails plans but it's overused and I saw it coming a mile away.
I'm over it. There were a couple other things that were predictable as well.

The first sex scene between Jenny and Dean was partly hot, and partly cringe. The cliche trope of the FMC seeing the MC naked for the first time and her shock of him just being sooo big that he won't fit, and him saying "don't worry, you can take it, I'll make sure you're ready." *EYE ROLL* I just read another scene like this in a different book that I DNFed. I'm begging all authors... please stop writing this.

When the stalkers have Gwen and Lola reveals her reasons... ugh. It makes sense that she's jealous of Gwen and wanted Caleb back. Even that her career has tanked since then. But because "I won't let you ruin my favorite holiday! Christmas is MINE!" Really? She sounds like a toddler.


I can't say much more or this whole review will be a spoiler, but the other things were minor and not worth mentioning here. But I did love the ending and would still read the next book in the series.

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