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Christmas At Last by Sydney St. James

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notsamwilson's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

My foray back into romance novels. I got this during stuff your kindle day because I wanted to try out the genre again. The relationships were a little fast moving, but there was body positivity and some focus on what the characters enjoyed outside of the relationships. I’m a Christmas nut so I enjoyed that aspect of it. There was a lesson about loving yourself for what you are instead of what you can physically provide. While I did enjoy it, it was linear and not a lot of interconnecting plot points to give the world more substance. I am willing to continue reading romance books though.

genesis's review

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medium-paced

3.0

crispybaconator's review

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1.0

Dnf'd at 4%. Besides the astounding number of grammatical errors that genuinely made this book hard to read — and changed the meaning of sentences, it was immediately so cringe that I could not push through.

crystal_bookworm's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mckenna_reader03's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Short sweet funny romantic, basically sums it up lol

missdewza's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Super spicy monster "why choose" romance. Issues with grammar and syntax that I found a bit distracting, and a vagueness to the plot that left room for more. However, I had a fun time with it. If you like monster smut and cheesy holiday romances, this is worth the read. The characters, in my opinion, are too flat to have shown any real development.

Check triggers (non-exhaustive list): Discussions of child abuse, stalking, endometriosis and infertily, fatphobia

I found them to be mostly mild, but definitely do not read if you hate the "magic heals infertility" trope (or skip the epilogue).

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abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This book was simple and well thought out. I enjoyed the group dynamics between eachother and Mary as well. They had good banter and the spice was weird but well written. This book gets pretty dark but I think the subject is broached pretty well. This book is just kinda boring? Not sure how to accurately explain it but I felt it ends fast and a lot if loose ends are left untied as well.

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glass_carousel's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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