This
Christmas by Katlyn Duncan
Published:
November 18, 2014
Publisher:
Carina UK
Format: via
NetGalley
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis
This
year, if Hadley wrote her dream Christmas list, it would go something like
this:
1.
Spend every waking – and sleeping – moment with her incredibly gorgeous
boyfriend, Will.
2.
Figure out what’s been bugging him lately. Yes, going away to college has been
tough…but it’s time they reconnected.
3.
Enjoy a sparkling Christmas in New York City, gazing at the Rockefeller tree,
going ice skating, and drinking steaming mugs of cocoa in Central Park.
So,
driving off to spend Christmas in a rustic cabin in the woods wasn’t exactly
the plan. But when it comes to her irresistible, and at times, impossible
boyfriend, nothing’s ever that simple. And as fantasies of an icy Times Square
are replaced by a clumsily decorated tree, making snowmen and the warmth of a
log fire, Hadley feels herself falling in love all over again.
Except
does Will have something to tell her that could change Hadley’s
happily-ever-after Christmas dreams into a not-so-winter wonderland after all?
My Thoughts
*This is a
festive sequel to This Summer; it definitely can be read as a standalone.
We catch up
with Will and Hadley who are trying to reconnect after spending time apart with
Hadley’s busy college schedule. They had plans of an NYC festive filled
Christmas taking in all the sights but plans change and they decide on a cabin
that belongs to Will’s stepdad. While Hadley loves the cozy small town fill of
it, Will has been less than in the Christmas spirit. Nothing it seems that
Hadley does can make him happy, making her Christmas less than bright she
wanted this time with Will to be magical even choosing him over her family to
spend the holidays with. She knows that Will never had many Christmas memories
growing up so she takes it upon herself to make this one special.
I loved these
characters from This Summer so I was so happy when I saw there was a Christmas
novella. However I must admit I was a little mad at Will in the beginning. I
was like where's my Will that I fell in love with? This guy was all sour and gloomy
I didn’t like him one bit! But as the story went on I totally understood why he
was the way he was. Can’t expect someone who never had a very merry Christmas in his life to be full of jolly now can you? This is why I’ve loved this couple from the
start. They balance each other out so well you can’t help but fall them, they
bring out the best of each other. They are always trying to help the other before themselves. This is one read that is bound to break the
shells of the meanest Scrooges out there.
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