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Just for December

Laura Jane Williams

DID NOT FINISH: 38%

I'm not usually one for fake-dating romances but I could at least get on board with the premise of this one, and I enjoyed the German Christmas setting. But I could not get on at all with Evie. I get her cold-hearted persona is meant to be understood as her defense mechanism, but from the get go with Duke she's just mean, and even when she recognises he's hurt by several things she has said/done, she doesn't apologise. Duke is often annoying and certainly flawed, but I understand where he's coming from a lot more.
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced