There was so much drama surrounding the author. I guess I could not move past it because I found everything about this story to be annoying. Again, it could be my frame of mind or outside influence. I had even tried to let things die down, but still could not vibe with this tale. This was a DNF for me.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to finish this book due to the low rating on Goodreads and I lost interest in it.

Although I was thrilled to find a book about a teen novel about a fifteen-year-old there was nothing great about this book. It was predictable and uneventful.

I loved this book. It would be great for fans of Kasie West. It was a sweet romance set around the fun of Christmas in the middle of summer, So cute!

Darby is the daughter of the long time mayor of Christmas, Florida, and since her mother died in childbirth, she spends a lot of time workin gin her father's office and helping him out. When she and her boyfriend are caught kissing at the opening of the town snowglobe, and chaos ensues, she ends up having to spend the summer working maintenance at the local theme park so she doesn't hurt her father's political career, since Christmas is an up and coming town and higher level politicos are watching him. Complications ensue.

Strengths: I liked that Darby was 15-- veyr few books have characters that age, and it's perfect for middle school students who want to read about characters a few years older than themselves. I was intrigued by the setting (wouldn't one set in North Pole, New York at a theme park be fun?) as well.
Weaknesses: Nothing fresh or interesting. .
What I really think: Although Christmas themed romance books do really well in my library, there was nothing particularly fun or amusing in this. Will pass on purchasing.

I didn't love the book...took me a while to get into it. Just not what I was hoping it would be.

I ended up not reading this book after finding that my beliefs with the author about certain things don't agree...at all. In face some of the personal statements the author has made in the past offended me very much. After learning this I didn't even try to read the book; I am just sorry that I asked for it before learning more about the author.