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A review by kays_reading_journal
Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello
3.25
What I liked: the vibes of the setting (small town farm during Christmas), the romance, the plot, and some of the side characters.
What I didn't like: the pacing/pov change. The book is 1st person switching between Quincy and Tia. Every time the pov changes, a new chapter begins. There is on scene where the pov changes five times. So five different chapters make up one scene that lasted maybe 20 minutes. It killed the pacing, and it happened often. I don't need to switch to the other person to hear one thought and then switch back. It just felt like this would've worked better as third person.
The ending was also incredibly abrupt. There absolutely should've been an epilouge. Now I'm not own of the readers who needs to know if the characters are still together in five years, but the end of this truly felt like the book was unfinished.
What I didn't like: the pacing/pov change. The book is 1st person switching between Quincy and Tia. Every time the pov changes, a new chapter begins. There is on scene where the pov changes five times. So five different chapters make up one scene that lasted maybe 20 minutes. It killed the pacing, and it happened often. I don't need to switch to the other person to hear one thought and then switch back. It just felt like this would've worked better as third person.
The ending was also incredibly abrupt. There absolutely should've been an epilouge. Now I'm not own of the readers who needs to know if the characters are still together in five years, but the end of this truly felt like the book was unfinished.
Graphic: Car accident