Christmas Angel (Harlequin Romance, No 3292)

Rating:
Summary: So-So!
Review: Christmas Angel is about a lady named Angela Westgate who everyone calls Angel and a guy named Jonathan Stoddard, the book is just so-so, I didn't really enjoy this as much as other Christmas romance books because I just couldn't see why the characters wound up with each other when they didn't seem to like each other very much, all they did was antagonize and insult each other and the character Jonathan was the worst he was just too obnoxious, so it wasn't the best romance book that I have read and it's not a book I would keep or read again.

Rating:
Summary: [I just didn't like the wingey characters.]
Review: I can see why many people who regularly read romances wouldn't like this book. The hero isn't the typical older man who sweeps the heroine off her feet, nor is he the usual arrogant, distant character who always has a bit of an upper hand over the heroine. In this story, the hero and heroine are childhood friends who after one unexpected night of passion went their separate ways. Now, nine years later, the hero is back to recapture what he was too young to recognize as the love of a lifetime. Rather than centering on a typical romatic wooing, the feelings of love and passion are taken for granted, and the hero works to win back the soul-melding closeness they had always shared. Unlike the majority of romance novels, the feelings in this novel seem like true, lasting love rather than mere attraction and infatuation.

Rating:
Summary: Not the typical romance with the typical characters
Review: I can see why many people who regularly read romances wouldn't like this book. The hero isn't the typical older man who sweeps the heroine off her feet, nor is he the usual arrogant, distant character who always has a bit of an upper hand over the heroine. In this story, the hero and heroine are childhood friends who after one unexpected night of passion went their separate ways. Now, nine years later, the hero is back to recapture what he was too young to recognize as the love of a lifetime. Rather than centering on a typical romatic wooing, the feelings of love and passion are taken for granted, and the hero works to win back the soul-melding closeness they had always shared. Unlike the majority of romance novels, the feelings in this novel seem like true, lasting love rather than mere attraction and infatuation.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing!
Review: I love Christmas romance books but I was disappointed with this one, it was just another dull romance book filled with misinterpretations and misunderstandings and just another romance book where the arrogant hero treats the heroine very shabbily. I like a hero who is macho but macho doesn't have to mean that he has to be rude and arrogant! Jon was too grouchy for my taste and I always wonder why it seems that a lot of women who read romance books find grouchy guys so appealing and I wish I could give this book a lower rating then 1.

Rating:
Summary: A fine little book
Review: If you are looking for a deep / profound love story with a lot of angst,don't read this book. If you want a very pleasent evening read, about basically nice people, this book is for you. The story is about old hurts resolved despite misinterpretations and misunderstandings. It is about need for, and strength of friendship. The story occurs over Christmas (a real plus for me) however, it is not sappy, nor does the holiday theme overwhelm the story.

Rating:
Summary: A bad little book
Review: Well there isn't really much I can say except that I hated it and thought it was bad, the absolute pits! A real stinker!