One Enchanted Christmas

by Andrea Renee Cox

If there wasn't one instance of profanity and half of an expletive phrase in this book, it would have received three stars instead of one from me.

That being said, this book was a cute romance that made me smile and chuckle. I liked how deep each chapter dug into the lives of Maren and Drew. The supporting cast was great and the setting superb. This story made me feel like pulling out all my Christmas CDs and having an extended sing-along session.

A few things bothered me and pulled me from the story.
1. One profanity and half of an expletive phrase (as mentioned above).
2. The leads sleeping in the same house throughout, and together on one occasion – all prior to marriage.
3. There was too much focus on Maren's hair throughout the first seventy percent of the book.
4. The narrator pulled me away from caring about the story every time. It was almost like having the author sitting there watching me read and whispering tidbits of info into my ear – right when the scene was getting really good on its own. It was just really awkward for me.
5. There were many typos, including the lead's last name being misspelled at least once.

I was surprised that faith didn't come into this story until near the end (I noted the first instance at 92%). Threads of faith are usually staples in Melissa Tagg's books, so I was disappointed that this one barely had one.

Also, I was disappointed that characters seemed just fine lying to each other, only feeling guilty about it around Christmastime. Shouldn't they have felt convicted about it throughout the year rather than only for a week out of it?

This is the first of Melissa Tagg's books that was a miss for me. I've adored all of her others. Plenty of my friends have loved this one, though, so I'm sure it will be a huge hit with many, many readers out there.

I was not compensated for my honest review.