Review: Light, fun read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
This was a fun get-you-in-the-holiday-spirit read. I liked this book better than Lengths which was Steph and Liz's first co-written book. Landry is somewhat of a grinch - he had a fallout with his family about a year ago and never resolved anything. He actually left his home town in New Jersey and moved to Boston right after the fallout. The plan was to move there with his best friend and girlfriend but as luck would have it, he actually caught the two cheating on him. Things weren't going to way he wanted until he met Mila. The story unfolds with Landry getting a call from his sister to come home for the holidays and much to his chagrin, Landry gets roped into going. Everything progresses from there.Honestly, I thought Landry was kind of a jerk - that was probably the point but it was hard to empathize with him. Every situation he put himself in was his own doing and the worst part is that he knew it but did nothing to change. It drove me nuts!! I have no idea how Mila put up with him.Now Mila, I loved! I loved the fact that she wasn't willing to change who she was just to snag the attention of the guy she wanted. Sure she had a mini makeover and that's when Landry finally noticed her (did I mention he was kind of a douche?) But she wasn't willing to be something she wasn't just to please Landry. Landry finally managed to get his head out of his butt and win Mila over. By the end of the story, I actually started to like him.LikesMila - because seriously how could you not?Henry - Landry's younger brother. He cracked me up - I love that he gave Landry crap and realized right away what a catch Mila was.Christmas - Most everyone loves Christmas time and I love that it was the setting for this bookDislikesLandry - just at the beginning and maybe most of the middle as well. I feel like it goes against being a fan - not liking the main character - but he was just such a cocky jerk. He ended up coming around which totally made up for it in the end.If you're looking for a light, fun read I'd definitely recommend this! There were some heavier issues in the book - family drama and whatnot - but it didn't take away from overall story and still managed to be a light read.