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Over The Holidays (2009)

by Sandra Harper(Favorite Author)

3.1 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1439158703 (ISBN13: 9781439158708)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: After winning a free copy of this book through a GoodReads giveaway (Thank you), I was super excited to read this holiday story. The book included a balance of light elements to keep it fun and entertaining and more serious subjects that many women can relate to. I found the characters, especially Vanessa very likable. Even the characters I didn't like (P), redeemed themselves in the end. A great (quick) read for a cold, snowy evening by the fire. Puts you in the holiday mood but still reminds us to relax and not let the holidays take over.
review 2: Three women, three different ideas for the perfect Christmas... and, of course, nothing going as planned. I thought each character - Vanessa, Patience, Thea - were well fleshed out and, although flawed, were fun to... more read about.Patience had that Martha Stewart appeal to me. She wanted the perfect Christmas - I sympathized with her the most, because I myself get all stressed and worried about making everything absolutely perfect for the holidays (sans the snow since we're in South Florida). Vanessa was the most relateable though. She was the one dealing with her kids, job, stressing over money, impressing her sister-in-law and her family; all while trying to make their Christmas traditions as perfect as possible with everything that could go wrong, going wrong. Thea was just a free spirit with no cares - you just had to love her.This was a fun, fluffy read. All sorts of holiday hoopla ensues. It had plenty of laugh out loud moments. Ms. Harper's writing was fun, young and hip. I will forewarn there was some cussing, but nothing that can't be overlooked. I really enjoyed this and though t it was the perfect read for this time of year. I guarantee there is at least one moment in this book that you can relate to. If you are a fan of chick lit with a fun holiday twist or just in the mood for a light, entertaining read, you won't want to miss out on this one. less

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