Title: The Perfect Christmas
Author: Debbie Macomber
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Page Count: 232
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3/5
"Maybe money can't buy love - but it can get you practically everything else."
Goodreads Summary
"For Cassie Beaumont, it's meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far, nothing's worked. Not blind dates, not the Internet and certainly not leaving love to chance.
What's left? A professional matchmaker. He's Simon Dodson, and he's very choosy about the clients he takes on. Cassie finds Simon a difficult, acerbic know-it-all, and she's astonished when he accepts her as a client.
Claiming he has her perfect mate in mind, Simon assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets him. Three tasks that are all about Christmas: being a charity bell ringer, dressing up as Santa's elf at a children's party and preparing a traditional turkey dinner for her neighbors (whom she happens to dislike). Despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie does it all --- and she's finally ready to meet her match."
First Thought
Well that was Hallmark-ish.
Review
This was a sweet, short, and quick read for me. I started reading this in December of 2017 and just wasn't feeling it at the time. I re-started reading it yesterday and read the whole thing in one sitting. It really was an easy read.
I enjoyed the idea of paying for the perfect or "most suitable match" ($30,000 was far fetched), but I felt like the story was left short. Although the tasks were very entertaining and I did giggle a few times, I didn't feel the tension in the love story. Of course I knew who would end up with whom by the end, but I was hoping to feel the emotions a bit more.
It was decent, I'd recommend it for a quick cozy holiday read. Not on my to read or purchase lists though.
Happy New Year! I know I have been completely MIA for the last part of 2017 and I really have no excuse except I haven't been reading a ton. I have lots of goals for 2018 including reading, personal, and business goals. You can check out my business goals on my other blog Amanda's Krafty Korner. So, all this being said lets move onto the Top 5 Wednesday topic for the first week of January 2018.
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group with a new topic each week. This weeks Top 5 Wednesday topic is 2018 Reading Resolutions - Self explanatory. Let us know 5 of your reading goals for the year.
This is a great topic to kick off 2018. I am also including my reading blog goals. Here are my top 5 reading/blogging goals for the year!
1. Complete my Goodreads challenge of 60 Books.
Last year I read 54 which was more than the 32 the year before, so I have high hopes for this year.
I posted my list and the first book I completed on the tab labeled 2018 Reading Challenge up above. Are you doing a reading challenge this year?
3. Read and attend some of my local libraries book club reads.
I have been wanting to do this, but just never have. I am trying to decide if I attend the adult or young adult book club. I really want to go to the YA one, but what if I am the "old lady" of the group?!
4. Review at least 1 out of 3 books that I read.
This is more of a blogging goal, but I really want to step up my reviewing this year. Even a short paragraph on Goodreads and linked here would be more than what I have been doing.
5. Participate in #T5W at least 2 times per month.
I really want to put out a top five list each week, but I can't commit to that. Some lists I am not a fan of and others I just can't think of anything!
I have so many business goals this year as well, so I hope I can stay on top of my reading and blogging here. What are your goals for 2018?
