Sarah's Library

31/3 - Not what I was expecting.  Like other reviewers I was unaware that it was part of series when I started reading it, so I felt little or no emotion at the revelation of the birth of a couple of babies or the announcement of a long-awaited pregnancy.  I did notice there were a lot of c names, which doesn't help an uninitiated reader to untangle all the different people who are thrown at us throughout this story.  Plus, to make it even more confusing, everyone seems to be related to almmost everyone else in the town.  After I finished reading I had a look at some of the reviews to see if my thoughts mirrored any of the other reviewers'.  Of course, they also mentioned wishing they had known it was part of a series, some editing errors (most significantly, grammar problems in my opinion and a mention of "taunt abs"), the bombardment of their senses with people's names (most of whom, even fans of the series, they hadn't heard of), etc.

I was expecting a story more along the lines of 'A man in a Santa suit playing secret Santa.  He's giving away gifts to all the townspeople.  But he saves extra special, romantic gifts for a certain special girl who doesn't know who Santa is (gifts might include secret, risque notes as well).  He gets her to meet him on Christmas Eve for a romantic dinner where he finally reveals himself as her secret crush/love and also reveals that he's had a crush on her for some time as well.'  Now doesn't that sound more romantic than what was actually written?