Review – There’s Something About Merry by Codi Hall @sourcebookscasa @authorcodihall #sourcebooksfiction #bookrelease #romance

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Synopsis

 

Get in the holiday spirit with this sexy rom-com from the author of Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist.

Merry Winters has the holiday blues. She’s spent the last year learning to love herself, and now she’s ready to find the right guy. But the pickings are slim in Mistletoe, Idaho, and it’s just her luck that the man who catches her eye is the stoic new foreman at her family’s Christmas tree farm. Too bad he wants to keep a 39-and-a-half-foot pole between them.

Single dad Clark Griffin isn’t looking for romance, but he wouldn’t mind a friend to snuggle with on a cold winter’s night. When he signs up for online dating, he doesn’t expect to connect with the sassy, crafty Knottygirl25 and get wrapped up in every message she writes.

But when Merry turns out to be his blind internet date, his surprise causes him to miss his chance under the mistletoe. Can a little Christmas magic give these two a second chance at a first impression?

 

 

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Review

 

This is a cute holiday romance with the usual tropes of boy and girl reuniting, miscommunications, reconciliation, and then the HEA.

I thought that the story seemed really long for what it was, and I just realized it was over 400 pages. The story could have been trimmed back at least 75 pages and still be a cute fluffy romance.

I did enjoy the parts where Merry and Clark communicated via a dating app before they knew it was each other. I liked that they got to know one another before meeting in person. Of course, they already knew each other; they just didn’t know it.

Some parts were predictable, but I also appreciated Clark’s vulnerabilities regarding romance and relationships. I loved that he stepped up when Jace’s mother disappeared from the hospital. He made Jace his number one priority and raised him the best way that he could.

I liked that it was told from both Merry and Clark’s voices. We saw how each felt in different situations.

There are some slightly more explicit sex scenes that I wasn’t expecting. I don’t know why, but I thought it would be a bit lighter.

This is the second in a series, but you don’t need to read the first book to enjoy this one.

We give this 3 paws up. It is an enjoyable book with some interesting characters and a couple of dogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Codi Hall has written for eight years under the pen name Codi Gary. In the spring of 2020, Codi signed with Audible for three original audiobooks about a trio of siblings finding love in their little mountain town during Christmas time. A California native living in Idaho, she fell in love with big skies, amazing people, and brisk winters. When she isn’t writing, you can find her watching movies with her family, making silly Tik Toks, taking gorgeous photos, and snuggling up with a good book and one of her many furbabies!

 

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