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holly2kidsandtired's review
4.0
Single parents Jason and Leah are each on a mission to find the elusive Little People Dollhouse for their daughters. It's the most highly sought after Christmas gift of the season and when they each grab the last box in the store, neither one wants to compromise and let go. Attracted to Leah from the moment he laid eyes on her, Jason suggests that they each pay half for the current dollhouse and together try and find a second.
This little novella takes place over the course of two days as Jason and Leah search the city for another gift for one of their daughters. As they traverse from store to store and situation to situation, they talk and share and get to know each other.
While everything about the story is perfect, it's often a little too perfect. Jason and Leah are awesome parents, their daughters are perfect and involved in dance and sports and activities, well-behaved and sweet. This has all the makings of a Hallmark Christmas movie. It's light and romantic with a sweet tug on your heartstrings.
A light, sweet Christmas novella. One you can read in just one or two sittings.
This little novella takes place over the course of two days as Jason and Leah search the city for another gift for one of their daughters. As they traverse from store to store and situation to situation, they talk and share and get to know each other.
While everything about the story is perfect, it's often a little too perfect. Jason and Leah are awesome parents, their daughters are perfect and involved in dance and sports and activities, well-behaved and sweet. This has all the makings of a Hallmark Christmas movie. It's light and romantic with a sweet tug on your heartstrings.
A light, sweet Christmas novella. One you can read in just one or two sittings.
liferhi_inspired's review
4.0
The Pefect Gift by Dani-Lyn Alexander is a sweet and clean romance novella about two single parents, teaming up to find the one gift that both of their daughters wanted for Christmas.
This is a perfect short story to help get anyone into the holiday spirit. While on the hunt for an allusive dollhouse , Jason and Leah begin to get to know each other and quickly a romance starts to blossom. While this is a pretty short book, it doesn't leave you feeling like it's missing something and it truely feels like a fully written story. The characters are flawless and there's even a bit of comedy twisted into the storyline.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion*
This is a perfect short story to help get anyone into the holiday spirit. While on the hunt for an allusive dollhouse , Jason and Leah begin to get to know each other and quickly a romance starts to blossom. While this is a pretty short book, it doesn't leave you feeling like it's missing something and it truely feels like a fully written story. The characters are flawless and there's even a bit of comedy twisted into the storyline.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion*
beckymmoe's review
4.0
Reviewed on my blog, Becky on Books on 11/21/14.
The Perfect Gift is a sweet little holiday novella about two people who start out in competition for the same present for their seven-year-olds (possibly the last Little Family Dollhouse left in the entire city) and end up falling a little bit in love.
Thankfully, it's about as far away from Jingle All the Way as a story can get. (shudder)
Jason and Leah do try to buy the last dollhouse at the store where they meet, and they decide to (reluctantly--especially Leah, since she technically had her hands on the toy first) pair up to scour the city looking for a second one. But there the similarity ends.
Yes, Christmas is almost upon them and yes, their task of finding a second dollhouse often seems futile, but Jason and Leah manage to hang on to their sanity and their humanity throughout. They discuss their daughters. They eat a few meals together. They get to know each other--and decide that they like what they discover.
I liked that there isn't a magical fix at the end. A solution is reached; it's not exactly what they all originally desired, but that made the story feel more realistic. The novella ends with a very optimistic happy-for-now and hopeful for the future note that gave me the warm fuzzies.
It was just the thing I needed while stuck inside my freezing cold house in the middle of a November storm. (Thank you, "Winter Storm Knife"!)
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
The Perfect Gift is a sweet little holiday novella about two people who start out in competition for the same present for their seven-year-olds (possibly the last Little Family Dollhouse left in the entire city) and end up falling a little bit in love.
Thankfully, it's about as far away from Jingle All the Way as a story can get. (shudder)
Jason and Leah do try to buy the last dollhouse at the store where they meet, and they decide to (reluctantly--especially Leah, since she technically had her hands on the toy first) pair up to scour the city looking for a second one. But there the similarity ends.
Yes, Christmas is almost upon them and yes, their task of finding a second dollhouse often seems futile, but Jason and Leah manage to hang on to their sanity and their humanity throughout. They discuss their daughters. They eat a few meals together. They get to know each other--and decide that they like what they discover.
I liked that there isn't a magical fix at the end. A solution is reached; it's not exactly what they all originally desired, but that made the story feel more realistic. The novella ends with a very optimistic happy-for-now and hopeful for the future note that gave me the warm fuzzies.
It was just the thing I needed while stuck inside my freezing cold house in the middle of a November storm. (Thank you, "Winter Storm Knife"!)
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.