Review: A Christmas Surprise
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
When I requested A Christmas Surprise from Netgalley, I was hoping to find a nice, easy story to get me into the Christmas spirit.  It didn't work out quite as I had planned.  First, I wasn't approved until 12/26 so the Christmas spirit had already left the building.  Then, when I read the book, I almost hurt myself by rolling my eyes so many times.It's not a bad story - Betsy and Tommy (newlyweds of one year) are headed out-of-town for Christmas.  They are each keeping a secret that they need to share with the other.What almost killed me was the sickeningly sweet dialogue.  "I love this place and I love you." "Mrs. Reed, do you know how much I love you?  I don't think I'll ever be able to express how I feel..." "Oh, Tommy, you are my world...."  It is all just too much.  Real married couples do not have these conversations.And, who says "rear a family" or "menses" (other than Sheldon Cooper) in 2012?  It just sounded outdated.  They also put up a Christmas tree (lights, ornaments and all) for ONE DAY.  Does anyone really do that?2/5 for the story idea.