I was looking for
something light and Christmassy to balance out a heavier book I have started to
read. This was a bit too light for me, and it looks like I have read only one
other Macomber book, so it is hard to say if I need to stay away from this
author.
Cassie has a good
job, friends, but not the perfect husband and family she imagined she would
have to make Christmas perfect, even though she has even tried online dating. So
she lets her friend talk her into going to a matchmaker for an exhorbitant fee
(money she has saved for the „perfect” wedding.) The matchmaker is a gruff,
critical man named Simon. For some unexplicable reason there is chemistry
between them, though of course it takes a while for both to realize that.
I remember as a
kid fantasizing about getting married – as in having a dreamy guy and beautiful
wedding, but somehow the difficulty of working out a relationship never entered
those dreams. Cassie too seems to have an unrealistic view of what family life
would be like and thinks a friends photo of her family is „perfect.” Who knows
how they really get along.
I can’t say I
didn’t like the book at all, as it had some colorful characters. The part that
I really enjoyed was that Simon gave Cassie three tasks to do, to see her
mettle – ringing Salvation Army bells in freezing weather, helping a Santa with
kids, and giving a dinner for her neighbors, with whom she does not really get
along. That was the most touching and Christmassy moment for me, when lonely
people get together and start warming up to each other. So, I will give it that
– I did get some Christmas spirit out of the book.
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