If you love a cozy Hallmark holiday movie, this book is just right for you.  It’s a quick read to get you in the holiday spirit.  

 

Dan is Evie’s best friend’s brother.  Obviously, they can’t be a couple.  It breaks so many rules.  Right?  And then there’s also the fact that Evie’s mom and Dan’s dad have provided crappy role models as to what a relationship should look like.  

 

The book starts off with a bang… a wedding in Vegas between two people who had to let alcohol thrust them towards what they’ve always wanted.  But from there, the pace of the book slows to a crawl.  The scenes with Dan and Evie together are quite enjoyable, but there aren’t nearly enough of those.  In addition, the book has a lot of superfluous background story that didn’t hold my attention and bogged down the romance.    

 

But my biggest issue with the book is that it took FOREVER for Evie and Dan to finally come to their senses.  And then, when that moment should’ve been filled with heat and emotion, it just fell a flat.  I wanted fireworks, but I got a sparkler instead.  

 

This isn’t a bad story at all.  For me, it just missed the mark of what I look for in a holiday rom-com.  

 

Thank you Jo Lovett, Bookouture, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book.