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Rating: 
Summary: Appealing but uneven
Review: Book Description:"Kiss Me, Katie" - All Katie Wilkins wanted for Christmas was to get Santa Claus under the mistletoe, because beneath that Santa suit was her ideal man - or so she thought. But it wasn't nice, safe Mr. Perfect who kissed her senseless. Horrors! It as Bryan Morgan - wild man, stunt pilot, and all-around daredevil. And, heaven help her, she'd really liked that kiss. Which just proved what she'd known all along - she was Christmas cursed! "Hug Me, Holly!" - Sheriff Riley McMann couldn't believe his ears when Holly Stone announced that she'd be taking over the only café in Little Paradise. She looked as if she hadn't worked a day in her life, and besides, he had to eat there! But he was soon working up quite an appetite for "Calamity Holly" when he discovered there was more to her than designer clothes and an attitude. Maybe his Christmas wishes were going to come true after all.... "Katie" is a very appealing story, with charming characters, an amusing story, and a romance that's developed well. The character Katie has very real fears that impede her ability to envision Bryan as a romantic possibility, and Shalvis writes well about how Bryan helps Katie overcome those fears. Bryan is a great character, and I appreciated that Bryan had to come to certain realizations before Katie could really trust him. All in all, a charming story that's handled well. "Holly" is also an appealing story, with captivating characters, and it features a welcoming town full of other wonderful characters. Holly herself is a complex character, and I liked it that Shalvis gave her a complicated personality under her brains and beauty. Riley is also very charming, and I appreciated his intelligence and willingness to try and understand Holly in all of her complexity. That said, this story definitely pales in comparison to "Katie." Holly is a complicated character, but the story takes too long to develop that complexity. As a result, the development of the character of Riley, and the romance between them, is handled in a more shallow manner than I would have liked. Despite that, "Holly" is still a good, funny read - ahead of most of the romance pack. This is a good summer read, full of good characters and funny details. Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: Appealing but uneven
Review: Book Description: "Kiss Me, Katie" - All Katie Wilkins wanted for Christmas was to get Santa Claus under the mistletoe, because beneath that Santa suit was her ideal man - or so she thought. But it wasn't nice, safe Mr. Perfect who kissed her senseless. Horrors! It as Bryan Morgan - wild man, stunt pilot, and all-around daredevil. And, heaven help her, she'd really liked that kiss. Which just proved what she'd known all along - she was Christmas cursed! "Hug Me, Holly!" - Sheriff Riley McMann couldn't believe his ears when Holly Stone announced that she'd be taking over the only café in Little Paradise. She looked as if she hadn't worked a day in her life, and besides, he had to eat there! But he was soon working up quite an appetite for "Calamity Holly" when he discovered there was more to her than designer clothes and an attitude. Maybe his Christmas wishes were going to come true after all.... "Katie" is a very appealing story, with charming characters, an amusing story, and a romance that's developed well. The character Katie has very real fears that impede her ability to envision Bryan as a romantic possibility, and Shalvis writes well about how Bryan helps Katie overcome those fears. Bryan is a great character, and I appreciated that Bryan had to come to certain realizations before Katie could really trust him. All in all, a charming story that's handled well. "Holly" is also an appealing story, with captivating characters, and it features a welcoming town full of other wonderful characters. Holly herself is a complex character, and I liked it that Shalvis gave her a complicated personality under her brains and beauty. Riley is also very charming, and I appreciated his intelligence and willingness to try and understand Holly in all of her complexity. That said, this story definitely pales in comparison to "Katie." Holly is a complicated character, but the story takes too long to develop that complexity. As a result, the development of the character of Riley, and the romance between them, is handled in a more shallow manner than I would have liked. Despite that, "Holly" is still a good, funny read - ahead of most of the romance pack. This is a good summer read, full of good characters and funny details. Enjoy!
Rating: 
Summary: Fun and funny
Review: What a fun couple of stories. I really wondered how the author was going to make me care about the 2nd girl when she was so bad in the first story. But she really pulled it off. Jill Shalvis never disapoints!
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