Review: Sexy Christmas Carol... btw she has no wings...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
This book is a sexy version of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol for modern day audiences.Basically this story features a woman from the era of "peace and free love" and a modern day billionaire curmudgeon, who fall in love as she tries to get him to mend his ways.First off: No wings and she's not exactly an angel. There's a story behind why she doesn't and isn't, but I won't get into it here. The reason I pointed this out is because I wanted to read about winged beings. I mean, come on, it has angel in the title. I'm sure there are people out there who are downloading this book for that reason as well. That being said she does embody the "goodness" thing pretty well so there's that...Other than that though, it's a great book. It was fun to read. The story was pretty simple, so don't expect all kinds of detailed descriptions and super nuanced world building in this book. Read it as a fable, as a bedtime story, as something that you don't need to obsess about too much. Just enjoy the ride.Finally, make no mistake, this is a sexy book. There are explicit scenes here. They aren't the main focus of the story, but having sexy scenes is another reason one would buy the book at all. The author manages to tick that checkbox pretty well. It isn't vulgar, at least not to the point where it describes every-little-thing-plus-a-fetish, like some books out there.Because of the fun story it gives the love scenes some good context, but sadly, not so good timing. They suddenly make love. they have to. It's that kind of book. It felt a bit out of place, but only a bit.  I wanted it to happen. I was expecting it to happen. It happened. I was ok when it did, but maybe it could have used a touch more finesse.I the end the suddenness wasn't a big deal for me because, like I said, I wanted it to happen for the main characters.I got this book back when it was free. Right now I'd say it's an excellent 2 dollar or less book, maybe 3 dollars. Anything more than that might be pushing it. But it is a good story, so if you don't mind paying, go ahead. By the way, it's Sep 2012 as I'm writing this, so adjust for inflation if you have to.5 stars. I enjoyed myself in spite of the no wings issue.