A Very Witchy Yuletide
by D. Lieber
Blurb:
Evergreen Pendre
wasn’t planning on going home for Yule. But when her Mom tells her the old
coven is coming for a visit, she wants to see everyone. Well, almost everyone.
After four and a
half years, Sawyer Collins finally has a chance to reconnect with his first
love, Eeva Pendre. He might have been too shy to tell her how he felt before,
but he’s changed. And he’s determined not to let her slip away this time.
As the coven
prepares for Yule, they are reminded that not everyone has the holiday spirit
in this contemporary Pagan holiday romance.
Themes: Holiday,
Contemporary
Rating: 3.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Ok
so this story jumped out at me as an offered read for two reasons, one being
that I’m a pagan myself, and the other being that it looked like a sweet
holiday story. Never having encountered the author or the publisher before I
wasn’t sure what to expect and while I can say that I enjoyed the story I can’t
say I was overwhelmed. I enjoyed the
premise of the story, two long time friends coming back together for a family
holiday gathering with their friends and family, in this case their Pagan
coven, to celebrate Yule, and finally connecting on a romantic level. But there were way too many heavy messages
trying to be conveyed along with the simple love story that was to have been
the core of the book. The heroine,
Evergreen, has a slight handicap in that
she is legally blind, she has a societal handicap (as does the hero)in that he
is not Christian at a time of year when that is truly the worst thing to be,
and she was extremely self-confident in most situations with Sawyer. All combined her having to overcome all of
this made for a story where it seems like the author is just trying to crusade
more than share a simple romantic story between two people. I loved the connection between Sawyer and
Evergreen when it was allowed to simply flow, but when the angst and
miscommunication because juvenile I almost gave up on this book. TO me adults just don’t live with that lack
of communication between people that have been friends their entire adult lives
more of less. All in all I would say it
was an enjoyable read, but I don’t think I will be running out to grab anymore
of this author’s work, it just doesn’t seem to fit with my personal tastes for
romance.
*eARC provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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