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A review by okiecozyreader
A Winter Wish by Emily Stone
emotional
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
I could not love this cover any more! So beautiful. I also love the title, which I think is perfect for this book. So much of the book is about the wishing jar that she has kept over her life, and it’s important to her.
“It's sort of like I'm setting them free. Like, by putting a wish in the jar, I won't wish for it anymore.” P182
This book reminds me of Jenny Bayliss’ A December to Remember. Both books involve the dying of a father, who has complicated relationships with his daughters from different mothers, and they have to complete a business related task as part of the will.
In this case, Lexie has to run her father’s travel business with one of his employees for a year. This travel company is called R&L Travel and arranges trips around local events:
“The whole idea was based around cultural traditions and allowing people to experience key holidays around the world and get to know a country through the way they celebrate. See the world through celebration. There were trips for the more universal holidays like Christmas, but there were also trips specific to certain areas, like the Tomato Festival in Spain or St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.” P36
“It's part of the whole ethos of the company-work with
small, local places, support the community and people like these guys, who work hard and love what they do. It adds to the feeling of discovering the place behind the tourist traps.” P82
I loved the whole ethos of this company and enjoyed visiting the different places where they went in this story.
I enjoyed the sister relationship in this book and how it grew. I loved many of the supporting characters in this book, which helped with the kind of unlovable main two characters (who both have issues from their pasts).
This is different from many other romances, but I do think I love a British romance because they are so family and friend oriented.
“It's sort of like I'm setting them free. Like, by putting a wish in the jar, I won't wish for it anymore.” P182
This book reminds me of Jenny Bayliss’ A December to Remember. Both books involve the dying of a father, who has complicated relationships with his daughters from different mothers, and they have to complete a business related task as part of the will.
In this case, Lexie has to run her father’s travel business with one of his employees for a year. This travel company is called R&L Travel and arranges trips around local events:
“The whole idea was based around cultural traditions and allowing people to experience key holidays around the world and get to know a country through the way they celebrate. See the world through celebration. There were trips for the more universal holidays like Christmas, but there were also trips specific to certain areas, like the Tomato Festival in Spain or St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.” P36
“It's part of the whole ethos of the company-work with
small, local places, support the community and people like these guys, who work hard and love what they do. It adds to the feeling of discovering the place behind the tourist traps.” P82
I loved the whole ethos of this company and enjoyed visiting the different places where they went in this story.
I enjoyed the sister relationship in this book and how it grew. I loved many of the supporting characters in this book, which helped with the kind of unlovable main two characters (who both have issues from their pasts).
This is different from many other romances, but I do think I love a British romance because they are so family and friend oriented.