Review: Sweet as a candy cane and as twinkly as fairy lights
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2013
I’m a sucker for a romantic Christmas tale and warm-hearted Holiday Gig most definitely didn’t let me down.A Christmas Carol meets Sex and the City: Taylor Barnes works in New York for a huge law firm, defending celebrities whose boob jobs have done wrong and doing exceedingly well at it thank you very much. And now she’s working every spare moment in her quest to make partner. Sure, she doesn’t have time to see her friends or call home let alone think about romance, but she loves her work. She’s happy. Really, really happy. Really.That is until her boss insinuates that she won’t make partner until she achievess a better work/life balance as it looks good for the firm to have a strong family vibe. So in a panic Taylor promises to bring her (make-believe) boyfriend Tom Maguire to the New Year’s Eve party. Desperate not to let all her hard work go to waste, Taylor interviews potential candidates for Tom, until she hits upon Hunter Ryan. Handsome, intellectual and kind, Hunter, for unknown reasons, needs the money despite his sturdy morals and good job.As Hunter and Taylor spend time together, Taylor starts to find there’s more to life than work and it’s more than Christmas magic that puts a sparkle in her eye.This is the perfect story to remind you what really is important this Christmas. Sweet as a candy cane and as twinkly as fairy lights, Holiday Gig is the perfect read to get yourself into the holiday spirit.Reviewed by Nikki Mason on behalf of BestChickLit.com