I'm Scheming of a White Christmas by Kate O'Keeffe Published by Wild Lime Books on January 30, 2017
Source: Purchased
Genres: Christmas Romance, Novella
Pages: 52
Format: eBook
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Tilly Grayson is finally back in the city she loves, New York. She's exactly where she wants to be and is loving every moment as a personal shopper at the prestigious Marlowe Department Store. That is until Brady McKinnon walks in one cold December day. Brady may have been Tilly's high school crush, but he publicly humiliated her back in the day. Something she's never been able to forget. So, when the perfect opportunity presents itself - a Christmas party at a chic New York apartment - it could be time to get her revenge... But has Brady changed? And will Tilly realize it before it’s too late?
Do you ever get to the end of a story or book and think wow, I’m glad that was a freebie? That’s how I felt about I’m Scheming of a White Christmas. The blurb made it sound like a cute holiday romance, and while there aren’t many reviews on Goodreads, they’re positive. My two stars will drag the average down a little.
Tilly had potential as a character. She’s finally living and working in New York City. She has a job that fits her well and working in a department store is a perfect set up for a Christmas story. When the guy she had a crush in high school shows up, she gets tongue-tied, nervous, the whole nine yards. Happily, he invites her to a party in spite of her awkwardness. The catch is that even though now she’s beautiful, in high school she was a bit of a nerd and he was incredibly mean to her.
She and her roommate plan revenge. The problem with the whole story is the revenge plan. It is so juvenile and stupid. I don’t think I could be friends with someone who actually planned and then went through with it. I’m sure it was supposed to be funny, but it just bombed for me. And I don’t see how the guy could still want to date her, even if he didn’t bear the brunt of the prank.
I’m glad is was free.
About Kate O’Keeffe
Kate O’Keeffe is a bestselling author of fun, feel-good romantic comedies. She lives in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand with her family, two scruffy dogs, and a cat.
To date, she’s written the Amazon bestselling series, the Cozy Cottage Café series, the popular chick lit stories, the Wellywood Romantic Comedy series, and a standalone novella.
Well maybe all those 4s and 5s were from friends 😉
Or I just have no sense of humor. 😉
I missed this when it was free. It looks like something I would have liked, but I guess not. Oh well…sometimes these books just don’t get it right.
Especially books that are trying to be funny, what one person might find amusing, I might just find stupid.