So Few Books ~: BOOK REVIEW for "A Snowflake Wish" by Renee Harless

Friday, December 13, 2019

BOOK REVIEW for "A Snowflake Wish" by Renee Harless

SUMMARY:

If there was one thing January Douglas disliked more than spilling coffee on her favorite blouse, it was Christmas. Despite her family’s love of the holiday, she was a self-proclaimed Scrooge. The songs, the decorations, and the forced cheer - they were all nails scratching down a chalkboard to her.

When Deckard Spruce barged into her life with his Christmas enthusiasm and a smirk that made January weak in the knees, she’d had enough.

One wish on a snowflake was all it took to change everything, but as soon as the damage was done, she knew her hate for the holidays had gone too far.

Could Deckard help her realize that she might not hate Christmas after all?

Maybe one more wish would make everything right.

~ BOOK REVIEW for A Snowflake Wish ~

*****(3) out of 5 Stars!

This is a whimsical, fairly light-hearted holiday romance that, if not taken too seriously, can be a bit of enjoyable fun. The entire premise is fantasy-based, which is fine. But there wasn't ever any explanation for it, nor did there seem to be any premise or reason. I found it hard to believe there were that many people in January's orbit who were so accepting of her assertions of magic, with no apparent evidence to it.

Her family were basically a bunch of jerks, both before and after her wish. It wasn't just that they forgot her birthday one year, they pretty much didn't ever seem to acknowledge or celebrate it, and she just let them get away with it. Deckard was definitely a breath of fresh air in January's world. And the instant attraction they shared, along with the deeper relationship that they quickly built, was beautiful to watch.

The plot twist at the near end, was very creative and somewhat unexpected. (You knew something had to happen, but not exactly what direction it would take.) And from within the story, it just highlighted even more that January and Deckard were meant to be together.

(I did read an ARC copy of the book, so perhaps it was a version that hadn't been edited yet, but it sure needed to be! I was distracted for the entirety of the book by the mechanics of the writing. And it wasn't just wrong tenses and misspellings, although there were plenty of those. Also there were many turns of phase used that were not quite on point so that they either just didn't work at all or sounded off somehow. I felt as though I spent more time noticing all of that than enjoying the story itself.)