Review: A wonderful Christmas Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
**Review written for an originally posted on my blog, Book Bliss. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 4 starsGeneral: A beautiful historical Christmas tale with just the right amount of magic, this book is a great read but too short! I recommend reading the others first to be more familiar with the sisters but it isn’t needed as I did not and had no issues, just wanted more! To be saddled with a gift that can be a curse is awful but to have it rushed as it was to permit this being a novella I feel a lot was lost. There was no real emotional connection anytime Penelope talked about it, no logical discourse after. Same with the relationship with Jared. Still a fantastic read but I think the format hindered it because it made me feel rushed as a reader.Characters: Penelope: I loved Penelope. She was spunky and creative and easy to fall in love. It made for a beautiful heroine. However due to the nature of novellas I felt her growth was stunted and would have loved to see more of her journey or have her start at a different place in her journey so it felt more believable.Jared: Everything you want in a male hero. Strong, sexy, pigheaded of course and truly in love. I thought his pursuit of Penelope was worthy of any 5 star romance, but it all felt too rushed as with Penelope.