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The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
๐ The Plight Before Christmas
โ๐ป Kate Stewart
โ๏ธ Contemporary Romance
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
โ๐๐ค๐ชโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช.โ
A funny, swoony, and steamy holiday read!
Overview:
โขHoliday Romance
โขSecond Chance
โขMemories/Flashbacks
โขFamily Drama
โขShenanigans
๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
-๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
I really enjoyed this one!!
This second chance romance thrived in the dual POV format! Hearing from both Eli and Whitney about their initial relationship and where they are at now was key to creating that angsty connection and the tender moments.
โ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐, ๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ?โ
โ๐๐โ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐ค, ๐ฃ๐ค, ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐.โ
Whitneyโs family was the HEART of this story. Each individual was dealing with their own struggles and relationship challenges, and it gave this book more weight and depth than other holiday reads.
๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ, ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ?
(Iโve seen some people compare this to the movie The Family Stone, which I havenโt seen, but figured it was worth mentioning).
Plus, the sibling banter felt so relatable and genuinely hilarious.
โ๐๐ค๐ชโ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ? ๐๐ค๐ชโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ! ๐๐ค๐ชโ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง!โ
โ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ.โ
Iโve read at least one other Kate Stewart book, and her writing style has moments that work for me, and others that donโt. I do love her exploration into the messiness of life and complicated dynamics, though sometimes it felt a touch repetitive.
โ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐ก๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ.โ
Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a holiday book that dives deeper than others!
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