Review: Put a smile on my face
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2013
I found I Heard Him Exclaim to be a wonderful holiday read that put a smile on my face.  Both MCs were interesting (especially Steve as Santa) and fit together well. I liked reading the story form their alternate POVs.  Some stories with kids can be annoying with the way the kids are handled, but Z.A. Maxfield did a good job with making the kids realistic and also giving enough focus on the adults.  Steve's sister, Kelley, was a riot and the descriptions of all the Christmas decorations and activities were great fun.  The set-up of how Steve and Chandler meet may have been a bit fairytale-ish, but this is a holiday story, so I thought it worked.  I liked how, despite their quick, strong attraction/feelings toward each other, there were still real issues and concerns for the two MCs which were not magically resolved by love.  And, they actually talked about them!  Refreshing.  The epilogue was lovely, the icing on the cake.