I am also not a fan of romances that continuously use hiding emotions and feelings to create conflict, then immediately having the couple reconciling or falling in to bed, while still not really revealing or dealing with their true emotions. This happened at least 4 or 5 times in this novel, before they finally snapped out of it for the conclusion. The novel would have been much shorter had Bess and Jack been more mature and open. The wishy-washy, friends-with-benefits just did not interest me. I know others love these kinds of novels and will enjoy the banter, the love scenes that happen sometimes spontaneously, and the overall cheese of the book. I also know it is part of a series, which seems to involve a lot of having twins or triplets and a similar love story in each of the novels. So, I found the story to be a bit unbelievable, which added to the book not pulling me in, and had me not connecting at all with the characters. As well, for all the talk about the presents for the girls, and their gift for Bess, there was no scene that revealed any of the gifts or reactions to them. So, this felt like a dropped plot point. For me, this novel would have clicked more if it was a slower burn, had a more mature relationship between the two leads, was a little less holiday corny, and was more a look at two people realizing they may love each other as more than friends. One redeeming quality, the relationship that Bess had with the three girls, which was sweet, but not overly indulgent. As well, who cannot love golden retriever puppies thrown into the mix, even if it seemed they were preparing for a petting zoo to live with them.
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