Review: Charming Holiday Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
This was a charming Christmas story that had equal amounts of sweet and spicy. I really enjoyed the novella.Ann is a bit of a plain heroine, and I suppose that is the point. Everyone immediately assumes she's boring and she kind of lives up to this stereotype. She's an actuary and she loves risk assessment and probabilities. I thought thought was an interesting deviation from typical heroines, but that's where her interest ended. She does have an intriguing backstory and she handles herself fairly well throughout the story. I would have liked to see her blossom a little bit more.Chase is a drop dead sexy hero. I completely agree with the other reviewer that said we just don't see enough bearded heroes in romance novels anymore. Chase is a rugged mountain main with a hidden side: the scientist he's long tried to bury. He also has an interesting backstory, one that I would have liked to explore just a little more. He, too, thinks Ann is boring at first, but soon finds himself thinking differently.The plot plays out well. It did get a little boring after they actually arrived on the mountain. They didn't do much but hang around the house and ski. There's not much action in the entire back half of the book.Despite being a little slow, the novella was actually rather charming. I was genuinely happy when Chase and Ann finally admitted that the wanted nothing more than to be together. I'd definitely try reading another Elisabeth Barrett novel.