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A review by jenbsbooks
The Holiday Brothers Complete Series by Willa Nash, Devney Perry
3.25
Book 1 ... 3.5 stars. My favorite of the three. The text was included in KindleUnlimited, the audio in AudiblePlus. This was a quick little read/listen (I went primarily with the audio). A little beyond Hallmark (proFanity x 24 and some steaminess). Not overly Christmas, the season just played a small part (it could have been set at another time of hear without losing much). Pretty much insta-love, although it was a slight re-connection (they knew each other slightly in high school, she'd crushed on him). Things went pretty "easy" ... Natalie winning over Violet so quickly (32 failed in one year), the attraction between Natalie and Maddox, working things out. Really wrapped up in the epilogue (one year later).
12 chapters plus an epilogue ... the POV switched between the two MCs, Natalie and Maddox. In audio, the POV was listed in the Table of Contents (I appreciate that ... I don't know why they didn't include it in the Kindle copy).
AND ... I while I didn't originally plan too, I went ahead and finished the other two in the series. They were both, ahem, "spicier" than the first, past my comfort zone for enjoyment. I'm a little more of a closed door romance in books. The 2nd and 3rd books had stuff/words that I'd be embarrassed to even document in my review.
Book 2 ... the title (Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend) was too long and over the top and not worth all the words. I actually really enjoyed Stella's unique phrases (tomato/potato, hit the straw, costing a hand and a foot, disagree to agree). We'd already seen one scene between Heath and Stella doing a little more than making out at the Christmas Eve party in Book1. I got frustrated with the "relationship" and them (or Heath) hiding it, even though there was some logic, but he came off badly (I once had to "hide" when a girl came to drop something off to my boyfriend, he didn't want her to feel bad ... ) I liked the closer look at the homebuilding business (my Hubs works in it as well). 3*
Book 3 ... here, the title (A Partridge and a Pregnancy) was tied into the story. Again, we were already somewhat familiar with the situation (Tobias telling Maddox that Ava was pregnant and going to move away) as it had been said in Book1. Again, the Holiday brother doesn't come off that great, but still gets the girl in the end. 3*
All three relationships/romances result in marriage and a baby.
The whole "Holiday" brothers was kindof a cute way to tie it into the season.
Just an easy/no-brainer book ... which is actually why I ended up continuing on. I'd started another book and was struggling a bit, needed to re-read to understand before finishing, so I switched back to this series as I had it on hand.
12 chapters plus an epilogue ... the POV switched between the two MCs, Natalie and Maddox. In audio, the POV was listed in the Table of Contents (I appreciate that ... I don't know why they didn't include it in the Kindle copy).
AND ... I while I didn't originally plan too, I went ahead and finished the other two in the series. They were both, ahem, "spicier" than the first, past my comfort zone for enjoyment. I'm a little more of a closed door romance in books. The 2nd and 3rd books had stuff/words that I'd be embarrassed to even document in my review.
Book 2 ... the title (Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend) was too long and over the top and not worth all the words. I actually really enjoyed Stella's unique phrases (tomato/potato, hit the straw, costing a hand and a foot, disagree to agree). We'd already seen one scene between Heath and Stella doing a little more than making out at the Christmas Eve party in Book1. I got frustrated with the "relationship" and them (or Heath) hiding it, even though there was some logic, but he came off badly (I once had to "hide" when a girl came to drop something off to my boyfriend, he didn't want her to feel bad ... ) I liked the closer look at the homebuilding business (my Hubs works in it as well). 3*
Book 3 ... here, the title (A Partridge and a Pregnancy) was tied into the story. Again, we were already somewhat familiar with the situation (Tobias telling Maddox that Ava was pregnant and going to move away) as it had been said in Book1. Again, the Holiday brother doesn't come off that great, but still gets the girl in the end. 3*
All three relationships/romances result in marriage and a baby.
The whole "Holiday" brothers was kindof a cute way to tie it into the season.
Just an easy/no-brainer book ... which is actually why I ended up continuing on. I'd started another book and was struggling a bit, needed to re-read to understand before finishing, so I switched back to this series as I had it on hand.