I liked that the central romance in this story reversed the usual
"grumpy" trope and cast the female lead as a Grinch, while the male lead
loved Christmas and everything it represents. Hotel manager Saint Nicholsen was a swoon-worthy hero, absolutely determined to show the heroine, pastry architect Holly Jolly, all the magic of Christmas and make her every holiday dream come true. I didn't like Holly quite as much as I liked Saint, although I did empathize with her because of everything that had happened in the past to sour her on the idea of Christmas. I just wish that she had spent a little less time dwelling on the past and a little more focusing on what was right in front of her.
I enjoyed Holly and Saint's banter, and they had great chemistry even if their steamy times were kind of over the top for my tastes. (They certainly win the award for most creative use of a strand of twinkle lights!) There were some genuinely funny moments in the story as well, mostly relating to Holly's clumsiness. My favorite was her "fight" with Santa and his reindeer when she first arrived in the hotel lobby. That said, in general the story wasn't quite as playful and fun as I was expecting it to be based on the description. Holly's tendency to dwell on her past dragged the story down at times IMO.
There were several aspects of the plot that bothered me too, and as much as I tried to ignore them, I couldn't because they were such an important part of the main characters' backgrounds. For example, if Holly's parents had such an issue with her name after they learned about its connection with the song, why not start calling her by her middle name instead? Further, they were obviously not whimsical people; why would they have given her a first name that rhymed with their last name to begin with?
Overall, "I'll Be Your Santa Tonight" was a relatively cute story and I would recommend it for fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy, but I can't say it's going to be a keeper for me. Even so, I would pick up another book by this author in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
I enjoyed Holly and Saint's banter, and they had great chemistry even if their steamy times were kind of over the top for my tastes. (They certainly win the award for most creative use of a strand of twinkle lights!) There were some genuinely funny moments in the story as well, mostly relating to Holly's clumsiness. My favorite was her "fight" with Santa and his reindeer when she first arrived in the hotel lobby. That said, in general the story wasn't quite as playful and fun as I was expecting it to be based on the description. Holly's tendency to dwell on her past dragged the story down at times IMO.
There were several aspects of the plot that bothered me too, and as much as I tried to ignore them, I couldn't because they were such an important part of the main characters' backgrounds. For example, if Holly's parents had such an issue with her name after they learned about its connection with the song, why not start calling her by her middle name instead? Further, they were obviously not whimsical people; why would they have given her a first name that rhymed with their last name to begin with?
Overall, "I'll Be Your Santa Tonight" was a relatively cute story and I would recommend it for fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy, but I can't say it's going to be a keeper for me. Even so, I would pick up another book by this author in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "I'll Be Your Santa Tonight"
From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a hot holiday romcom that's the perfect blend of naughty and nice...
But she can’t turn down the opportunity to create San Francisco’s legendary, life-size gingerbread house. Surrounded by tinsled trees and merry mistletoe, Holly steps into her own nightmare before Christmas. 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬.
Saint Nicholsen never expected his new pastry chef to hate his favorite holiday—𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. And when one conversation makes it clear there’s more to her story than the gorgeous grinch is letting on, Saint decides to grant her every missed Christmas wish.
Unfortunately for him, Holly doesn’t trust the holiday that’s only proved disastrous. She’s already taken out Santa, overdosed on eggnog, and almost toppled the tree—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.
But somewhere between presents and tree trimming, the magic of their attraction begins to melt her candy-coated confidence and open her hurt-wrapped heart.
When Christmas Eve rolls around with more than a kiss from her Christmas list, 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤?
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