Review: Alone for the Holidays

Alone for the Holidays Alone for the Holidays by Vivien Mayfair
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This book was really not my cup of tea. I didn’t like Clara. At first I felt sorry for her, because she’s only a size 16 and all she thinks about is how overweight she is, how no one could ever be attracted to her; and Finn, the guy she met online and is lying to. She doesn’t want to eat anything unhealthy in front of him. To be honest, she seems depressed.

Then suddenly, it’s all better because Finn wants to kiss her. It seems such a dangerous way to live, to have your self esteem totally wrapped up in a guy wanting you.

Then, she tells him more lies! Next, she puts her dog outside in the freezing cold, just because she chases a stray cat and her books get messed up. This is the point when I started to really dislike her.

I didn’t really feel the romance in this book - it all seemed far too quick. Obviously, that is the nature of a novella, but I have read some that I found more convincing.

Schizophrenia is also misused in this book - it is having hallucinations (put very simply). Nothing to do with having multiple personalities.

The atmosphere is nice and Christmassy, and the ending is happy.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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