4.5 stars:
The perfect read for Christmas. It’s cute, quick and fun. It’s the simple story of being snowed in together and finding your HEA. Plus it’s in Alaska with the northern lights snd reindeers a flight. Sweet, sweet, sweet. ( )

This book was just okay. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It was a quick read that only took a few hours. It did give me the sweet Christmas vibes I was looking for, but it didn't satisfy the desire for that feeling of being immersed in Christmas.

I don't regret reading the book, I might even read it again some time, but it was just okay. ( )

I have to admit that Christmas-themed romance novels are one of my favorite micro-genres. This one checks off most of the boxes you would expect in the genre: Christmas theme, unexpected romance, someone does something stupid, happily ever after. Plenty of romance, and no mature content. A fast, fun read. ( )

A short and sweet story. It is a perfect book for that Christmas-y feeling. I am not supposed to celebrate Christmas as I am from some other religion but Oh boy I could get that Christmas-y homely vibe from this book. I loved the way the author described "Corona Creek" scenes. It's a must read for you guys if you enjoy cute, romantic short stories! :) ( )

Swamped wedding planner, Jessica Christie, is sent by her reality star client to Alaska to retrieve an obscure flower less than a week before the wedding. Once Jessica arrives, she's stranded in the small town due to a snowstorm and is forced to stay with botanist and reindeer caretaker, Matt Holden. Romance ensues.

The premise of this gentle romance is solid but the execution is very wobbly. The character ideas are cute and the plot is relatively decent but the writing varies from being reasonably decent in the initial sections to down right bad at the ending (the cheesy cliche happy ending speech at the end of the novel had me reading the final pages from between my fingers as I pressed my hands to my face in dismay over how bad it was). I also had a string of believability issues. As someone who lives in a cold climate, the various discussions of winter gear were laughably inaccurate (an actual parka purchased in Alaska would not be soaked through after 15 minutes of making snow angels - those things are so dang water-proofed...). Jessica's secret ambition of owning a string of bookstores in rural America where she encourages literacy in children struck me as something that would be more suited to a desire to become a librarian (although that might be my professional bias showing). And then the ending: Less than 3 weeks before getting married? I know there was a theme of carpe diem but given how little the two characters actually talk TO each other, it comes off as physical attraction run amok. If read quickly enough, some these issues might not stick out so badly but spread over the limited reading time I had in three days, the issues snowballed (laughs at own pun) in my awareness. Not recommended. ( )