Review: Totally Unbelievable
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2012
I have to agree with those reviewers who gave this book either one or two stars. The whole story was silly, predictable, and unrealistic. Kyle, the hero, was okay, but Lexi, the heroine (and I use the word loosely), was an annoying and lying grinch, and her kids were far too sweet to be believable. It was beyond me what Kyle saw in Lexi--she was too rude and plain horrible to him in the beginning, and later she got sunny, but overconfident and pushy. She also appeared to have some magic powers, so to speak, for in an hour or so she was able to heal years and years of pain, hurt, and grief within a family she hadn't met until that day--pain, hurt, and grief they had not been able to deal with themselves. But what completely ruined the story for me was the ending. How could a woman with two little kids who had supposedly been burned by marriage and did not trust men easily agree to marry a guy she only met a few days before and knew next to nothing about? And her kids and his family were jumping for joy at the great news! Really?! I could not join them in celebrating the event and felt nothing but confusion.The title suggests that this is a light and funny Christmas novella. Is this story light and does it take place at Christmastime? Yes. But is it funny? No, not in the least.This book was between a one- and a two-star read for me. I am giving it two stars just because (a) I was able to finish it (although I rolled my eyes and asked myself "What the...?" more than once), (b) the cover art is very cute, and (c) unfortunately, I've read worse.Save your time and skip this one. There are much better romance books out there.