https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/12/22/holiday-by-candlelight-by-laurel-greer/

3.5 stars — While I really enjoyed how unique this book was, I found all the conflict and strife to be a bit hard on my heart. It was real, but I’m just not as into that much push and pull I guess. It’s like, we had 2 characters who were both struggling with the after effects of trauma/life changes, and while they were totally pulled in by the other, they couldn’t seem to find a way to meet in the middle. Don’t get me wrong, they got there…and I think I actually believed it in the end, it felt realistic and right. But it was a HARD journey, with both characters having some less than stellar moments that just…well, it made it a bit harder.

I enjoy them together, but I think I just personally prefer couples with less…conflict? Angst? I don’t know. I don’t know how to describe it.

While I’m wanting to go back and read the rest of this series, I picked this one as my current read because I thought I might get some religious diversity for my challenge. Alas, Caleb is non-practicing, so I can’t see myself counting it.