Perhaps my problem was picking up a Christmas book in February but despite how short this was, I couldn't bring myself to keep reading. It felt rushed and I don't see how we could get the full story in such a short span of time

Love it so much. What a great read. Definitely recommend it. Such a cute little Christmas romance. Read it in 2 days.

This was sweet and quick holiday read. Perfect for the holidays!

Thanks to NetGalley and The Wild Rose Press for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The premise had potential, but I did not enjoy this book. There were so many plot holes that I could not follow the story, and it moved so fast that the characters getting together was very disjointed. I also found Benny to be very passive-aggressive, and I did not like him and could not connect to either character.

Thank you to Netgalley and The Wild Rose Press, Inc. for this eARC.

This reminded me of a Hallmark movie, fast paced and needed to be slowed down making the story longer explaining what happened instead of speeding through it. Lengthen it to make it better. 4stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this ARC.

Couldn't get through this. I did not enjoy this at all but it was short so maybe I was just the wrong reader for this.

I wanted to love this, the plot sounded amazing and exactly like what I was looking for. Unfortunately, it wasn't. The story was super short so I was able to finish it but it just seemed all over the place. It was very hard to follow at certain points due to so much happening at once.

This read features Benny and Claudia a pairing that spends most of their time together helping during an after school program. And after Claudia finds a scrapbook at a local thrift store that shows the meaning of love.

Benny and Claudia work together, but will helping out on a school's programme bring them closer together. Great read.

Thank you NetGalley, Ann M. Trader and The Wild Rose Press, Inc for the copy of Crinkles All the Way. This is my personal review.
This book is part of the Christmas Cookies series.
I have read many of the books in this collection and this one fell short of my expectations for a book in the Christmas Cookie book collection.
It was a quick read, but it just was an OK read for me. Benny and Claudia didn’t click together for me.
Having a scrapbook be the connector was a unique aspect.

Crinkles All the Way was like a Hallmark Christmas Movie in a book. It hit all the right notes for a feel-good holiday story. My biggest criticism is it was too short! I'd have loved a longer read, but that's because I didn't want to leave the world the author created. I liked the foil of the scrapbook connecting them. I LOVED Benny's full name and the shortened version for his father. And the banter back and forth between the two leads was top notch. This is the perfect book to read while traveling home for the holidays!

This novella is extremely short, so it's a quick and easy read. Benny and Claudia work together at a tech company and they help teach some after school STEM classes at a local school. They are tied together in more ways than just that as they discover over the course of the story.

The whole fate aspect of the story is a cute idea and the execution wasn't terrible, but the entire romance is just so over the top and cheesy that I had a hard time finishing this and this was incredibly short. It's wayyyy too saccharine and campy for me. I wish I had liked this more, but it was just way too much sugar and not enough spice or real conflict (the conflict in this just feels so contrived and forced) that I left the reading experience feeling let down.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in return for a review.

To be honest, this book felt a little chaotic. There were several times where I had to go back and reread parts to understand what was going on because they just didn’t flow well enough. It was a short read and a decently cute romance though. I did like the part of the scrapbook and the cookies.

🌀Synopsis
Claudia and Benny work for the same company. Benny has a learning disability but has found his passion in tech. He was able to overcome it by finding this passion and now he works with students to help them do the same.
It’s a happy coincidence that he gets paired up with Claudia and they have to teach together. They start to form a relationship but some misunderstandings cause a rift between them.
They are finally able to overcome them and, with the help of an old family scrapbook, they find that they actually have something in common.

Crinkles all the way was such a great and fun holiday novel to get you in the Christmas spirit. We meet Benny a bachelor and computer brain and Claudia a coordinator at the firm. The two collide and as they say the rest is history. They both volunteer for a school outreach program and they begin their bond. This books Alonso involves a Christmas dance and a bit of mystery and who doesn’t love that, very cute! Would make a great made for Christmas movie, be sure to pick this one up!


Description
Benny O’Brien owns his reputation—carefree bachelor and successful computer design engineer with one of Atlanta’s premier firms. In keeping with the Christmas spirit, he agrees to teach a middle school coding club as a favor to a coworker. He expects to debug computer statements...not his heart.

As the new public relations coordinator at the firm, Claudia Banks spends her days strategizing market segments and her evenings relaxing with her close-knit group of girlfriends…or curling up with a favorite book. When her office crush signs on to her school outreach program, she braces for a lesson in irresistible attraction.

The stakes rise when the two come together over the school’s Christmas dance and a mysterious scrapbook. As secrets tug at their hearts, will they choose honesty and go all in for love?

This is a short holiday story and can be read in one sitting. Even though it has to move fast, due to the length, it was a bit too choppy. The relationship took a major leap without us seeing it happen. I would have preferred a bit more of a transition.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.