Review: Average Little Light Romantic Time Pass Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
Even though it delays her trip to Hawaii, Holli is ecstatic that she gets to design the Christmas Window of Schroder's Toys.  One night after working late she gets a cold water mud bath courtesy of Joel, an electrician working in the mall, splashing a puddle all over her in the parking lot.  Then it gets a bit sappy.  Holli no longer celebrates Christmas because it reminds her too much of her late mother.  Joel on the other hand loves Christmas.  I am quite sure you can see how the story is going to go.It is very predictable, which is pretty standard in a romance.  That isn't the problem with this story.The main issue I have with this story is the writing style.  While the sentence structure and grammar is technically correct the flow is stilted and designed to tell me things instead of the facts revealing themselves as the story progresses.  The flow of the language is stilted and off putting. An example"The holidays were important to her mom. Her mom was the one who loved Christmas, and now it only stood to reminder her that her mom was gone. Holli liked the holiday as a kid, but she couldn't force herself to believe it could ever be the same without her mom. She'd avoided the whole thing for the past few years and now, it seemed to her like the normal thing to do."For those readers who have issues with sex scenes.  There are nice little romantic interludes with a small amount of kissing, but no carnal knowledge.  For those looking for erotica, this isn't it.So while I think the story premise is cute, I do think it needs a good once over to make the language less distracting and a few more scenes with Elise and Joel dating for it to become a satisfying story. I am glad though that I was able to get it for free.Conner, Jennifer (2012-11-01). The Light of Christmas (Kindle Locations 85-88). Books to Go Now. Kindle Edition.