The last Christmas book of the year. This is an enjoyable story of family dynamics where one person does not fit in/is not like the others. Opportunities presented themselves (with the help of mom) in which the main character, Carmen, learns the importance of family and community, and of course, a romance blossomed (it’s a Christmas book).
I was captured with Carmen’s sarcastic personality and general view of life, which was very self-centered. I kept reading because little by little (with humor mixed in) her relationship in seeing others in a different light, while still remaining her sarcastic/fun self, slowly changes her. The romance was a bit long and uninteresting…until the end.
4 out of 5 rating
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Sounds like a pretty good book overall, I’ll add it to my TBR list.
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It was. The family dynamics was great…Carmen is very different. It was interesting to see how she changed as well as her sister. Romance piece, not so dynamic.
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Yeah I think sometimes the author drops the ball in one part of it but at least the rest was great.
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Thanks for the review, this book has been on my TBR list for a while, 🙂 maybe I should move it up 🙂 xo Hope you had a great holiday, Happy New Year.
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It was on mine too and never got to reading it either until I walked into the library’s shelf of recommended Christmas reading (literally…lol). Wishing you a very happy new year Masha! ❤️
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