Seabreeze Christmas

Every book in the series brings a lot of surprises and strong points about character, friendship, what means the most in life, and this one is no different. The descriptions of Christmas celebrations, decoration, and food (I was longing for a gingerbread cookie!) are so beautifully done that you feel inside the story. A great book to rekindle yourself with the Christmas spirit. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Probably Shouldn’t Be Your First Foray to the Seabreeze Inn I had read this author's historical fiction and enjoyed it very much, so when I saw this Christmas book at one of my favorite book review sites (when I was on the hunt for holiday reads), I decided to give it a try. As this author is still relatively new to me, I had read no other books in the Seabreeze Inn series. I certainly felt like that put me at a distinct disadvantage for this book. The first scene is one of a giant family gathering for the holidays. The author introduced many characters at once, telling briefly of their relationships to each other, and the main characters. It was a bit too much at once to keep everything and everyone straight. I wonder if that would have been better had I read any of the previous books. It also feels like this book is not just a part of a series, but nearly episodic in nature. What do I mean by that? It doesn't feel like a self-contained story, more like a slice of life without a proper beginning, middle, and end that we so adore (and expect) in story structure. The author was somewhat overly repetitive at times, touching on the same thoughts of the characters repeatedly too close together. This book feels so different from her historical ones; I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that it's the same author. I have to say that I enjoy her historical books better than this contemporary one. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

Christmas At the Seabreeze Inn This is the warmest family-centered and filled will love Christmas I have ever read of in a book. It has all of the good feels of all of my childhood Christmas experiences rolled into one. It has the people, the relationships, the love, and the caring. It is filled with the colors, sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that make the holiday what it is for so many. I think a reader should read this series in order to get the best enjoyment from them. But, if you just need a serious mood enhancer, this book is it! You may not be all up to date on the back-story, but it should still be a great book for you to enjoy. I received this ARC book for free from Booksprout and this is my honest review.