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So Much Angst About Nothing

Revisado: 12-16-23

The premise of the story, the protagonist's lie and deception, could have been cleared up in two sentences but instead was dragged out over 10 plus hours. The narrator's Italian American accent is awful and borders on offensive. I wanted a heartwarming holiday story but only got frustration from this one.

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I'm a sucker for a holiday romance but...

Revisado: 12-07-22

This story is full of stereotypes and judgment. I understand that it takes place in the 70's, but to presume the strippers and bikers are completely inexperienced in Christmas is ridiculous, no matter what era. I should have realized the book wasn't for me with the premise alone. A preacher would never shirk his or her duties at Christmastime. There was no chemistry that I could feel between any of the characters and absolutely no Christmas magic. Also, if my mom told my kids this story while she was babysitting, I would need to have a serious discussion with her. I usually enjoy Debbie Macomber's Christmas romances, but this one really disappointed me.

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It was mostly the voice

Revisado: 11-29-22

I may not have given this book a fair chance, but I couldn't get around the painfully slow narration. It was almost like a record being played on the wrong, too slow speed. I know it is about hypnosis for deep sleep, but it was aggravating rather than soothing.

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I kept waiting for something to happen

Revisado: 03-23-20

I normally love this genre, magic realism is such a great escape for me. I would have moments of hope in listening to this book, like it was going to be something akin to "Like Water for Chocolate" but it never made it for me. Also, having the narrators try to put on a Mexican accent was strange. I speak spanish and found the accent very off putting.

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Not about Christmas

Revisado: 12-16-18

With the word holiday in the title and the festive dogs on the cover, I thought it would be about Christmas, but it isn't. Disappointing.

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I missed Ron McLarty

Revisado: 07-25-16

The story is wonderful, but I kept wishing Ron McLarty were reading this book, too. He is Sully to me.

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the narration was robot-like

Revisado: 12-13-14

The story was sweet, but the narrator's voice sounded like the voice from my kindle text to voice feature, so automated.

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Worth the Effort

Revisado: 08-10-14

It took me a long time, like 2/3s of the book, to finally be caught up in this story, but it turned out to be a good story. Unfortunately I had read a comparison of this book to those of Garcia Marquez, and that preset my expectations. While it isn't a Garcia Marquez-like novel, it is a good story with many generations and their histories and stories entwined. I liked the pace of the readers, their accents, and the history of the Virgin Islands.

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So Mojo, Louisiana is in...Canada?

Revisado: 07-12-14

The story was fun and funny, but the reader's northern North American accent was so distracting, I had trouble following the sentences because I kept repeating her pronunciation in my head. I think you'll enjoy the book more if you read it instead of listen to it.

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What century is this?

Revisado: 07-09-14

I didn't read other reviews before buying this book, I judged it by its cute cover. I did finish the book, but just barely. The reader is fine, it's the story that bothered me. The main character is unrealistically chaste under the guise of being a Christian preacher's daughter while at the same time being an incredibly manipulative sexual tease. Her family is unforgivingly rude and unaccepting. Some of the dialogue is, I think, meant to be funny, but I just found myself feeling offended and disbelieving that this story is supposed to take place in modern-day Texas.

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