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A Husband for Santa
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Father Christmas knows his time delivering presents is coming to an end, and his son is more than ready to take his place at the helm of the sleigh. But family tradition stands in Turk’s way.
He must find a Mrs. Claus to help share the burden. Unfortunately for tradition, he would rather a husband than a wife, and he doesn’t have time to meet anyone anyway.
At the same time, ...more
He must find a Mrs. Claus to help share the burden. Unfortunately for tradition, he would rather a husband than a wife, and he doesn’t have time to meet anyone anyway.
At the same time, ...more
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This had all the makings of a cute, quirky little Christmas read. But (for me anyway) it just didn’t work. I didn’t like the writing style. I found it a bit plodding and repetitive.
And call me picky because I am but...
This is one of the many parts that annoyed me.
“Turk,” he called, his voice booming through the Bay. “Please see to it that the sack is returned to its rightful spot.”
“Of course, Papa,” Turk replied. He turned to an elf, the only elf currently unemployed, and gave the command. “You ...more
And call me picky because I am but...
This is one of the many parts that annoyed me.
“Turk,” he called, his voice booming through the Bay. “Please see to it that the sack is returned to its rightful spot.”
“Of course, Papa,” Turk replied. He turned to an elf, the only elf currently unemployed, and gave the command. “You ...more
IMHO this is just a mess from many angles... unlikable main characters and a writing style that grated on my nerves rather than flowed. The one high point of it all was a unique and interesting premise on how the north pole operates. Sadly this was a good idea that was wasted on inadequate execution!
Interesting premise and creative characters. I'd love to see the author develop A Husband for Santa into a full length novel, there are some things that could use a bit more explanation. The story wraps up too quickly - a few more chapters where we get to see what Turk can do.
a copy of A Husband for Santa was provided to me by the publisher through NetGally for the purpose of my honest review ...more
a copy of A Husband for Santa was provided to me by the publisher through NetGally for the purpose of my honest review ...more
Dec 22, 2019
Alex (HEABookNerd)
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
arc,
couple-mm,
genre-romance,
genre-romance-paranormal,
2019,
rating-2-stars-was-ok,
holidays,
lgbtq-rep
Rating: 2 stars - it was ok
One Sentence Summary: Turk is ready to take on the honor of being Father Christmas but the current Santa, his father, won't pass on the Christmas magic until Turk finds a Mrs. Claus -- or Mr. Claus in this case.
A HUSBAND FOR SANTA had so much potential because it's a really cute idea. According to his parents, Turk needs a spouse before becoming Father Christmas but Turk has been working toward becoming Santa since he was a kid and he's confident in his own skills. I w ...more
One Sentence Summary: Turk is ready to take on the honor of being Father Christmas but the current Santa, his father, won't pass on the Christmas magic until Turk finds a Mrs. Claus -- or Mr. Claus in this case.
A HUSBAND FOR SANTA had so much potential because it's a really cute idea. According to his parents, Turk needs a spouse before becoming Father Christmas but Turk has been working toward becoming Santa since he was a kid and he's confident in his own skills. I w ...more
I loved the setting of this book. It really reminded me of the new movie Noelle, and it was incredibly fun. For me, this aspect made the entire book.
The romance though, was very rushed and under-developed. We didn't get a good sense of the main characters' personalities and why they were attracted to each other, and it was a really strong case of instalove.
Something else that made this decidedly less fun was the blatant fatphobia, where "fat" is used as a synonym for "ugly", and "you're not fat" ...more
The romance though, was very rushed and under-developed. We didn't get a good sense of the main characters' personalities and why they were attracted to each other, and it was a really strong case of instalove.
Something else that made this decidedly less fun was the blatant fatphobia, where "fat" is used as a synonym for "ugly", and "you're not fat" ...more
A different kind of Christmas story.
This is the first book I've read by Doreen Heron and I have mixed feelings about it. It's a quick read at only 88 pages and I think it had a lot of potential but it fell a little flat for me.
I thought the author's writing was good but the story ended much too abruptly. Now I admit that I'm one of those readers who never wants a good book to end but that's not what was going on for me with this one. There was a lot of build-up about Turk taking over as Father C ...more
This is the first book I've read by Doreen Heron and I have mixed feelings about it. It's a quick read at only 88 pages and I think it had a lot of potential but it fell a little flat for me.
I thought the author's writing was good but the story ended much too abruptly. Now I admit that I'm one of those readers who never wants a good book to end but that's not what was going on for me with this one. There was a lot of build-up about Turk taking over as Father C ...more
Thanks to Netgalley for a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
This Christmas fantasy was ridiculously cute. Turk, the son of Father Christmas, needs to find and marry his "Mrs. Claus" before he can have the Christmas spirit mantle passed to him. Lucky for him, he finds Sym, a Phd student working on his studies to be a Christmasologist.
When the mantle passing goes south, they work together to find the solution.
This holiday story was very enjoyable. Sym's acceptance of the situati ...more
This Christmas fantasy was ridiculously cute. Turk, the son of Father Christmas, needs to find and marry his "Mrs. Claus" before he can have the Christmas spirit mantle passed to him. Lucky for him, he finds Sym, a Phd student working on his studies to be a Christmasologist.
When the mantle passing goes south, they work together to find the solution.
This holiday story was very enjoyable. Sym's acceptance of the situati ...more
Review excerpted from my blog post over at Pan/Cis LGBT2SQ+ Romance Reviews (https://pancis.wordpress.com/2020/01/...)
Overall Rating: 3 stars
Library recommendation: Recommended for public library LGBT2SQ+ ebook collections.
Warning: Hereafter, you chance spoilers. I will try never to reveal major plot points, but to review any book, you must reveal some parts of the story.
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Number of titles I have read by this author: 1
Love story speed: Fast burn
Relationship dynamics: Father Christ ...more
Overall Rating: 3 stars
Library recommendation: Recommended for public library LGBT2SQ+ ebook collections.
Warning: Hereafter, you chance spoilers. I will try never to reveal major plot points, but to review any book, you must reveal some parts of the story.
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Number of titles I have read by this author: 1
Love story speed: Fast burn
Relationship dynamics: Father Christ ...more
Jan 20, 2020
Veronica of V's Reads
rated it
liked it
Shelves:
adult,
christmas-romance,
coming-out,
contemporary,
fantasy,
magical-realism,
male-male,
no-steam,
quick-read
Turk is Father Christmas' son and heir, a dedicated future-Santa who wants to be the very best Father Christmas ever. He's been studying sled aerodynamics since his teens and knows all the key elves and traditions. He's ready...except his father isn't. Well, his father is willing to turn over the Christmas magic if Turk will marry. See, it's kind of a package situation, with a partner to act as helpmeet, and Mrs. Claus explains to her recalcitrant son.
Turk is miffed and determined to prove hims ...more
A husband for Santa By Doreen Heron
Reviewed by Shee Reader for Boy Meets Boy Reviews
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Rating 4 hearts
Blurb:
Father Christmas knows his time delivering presents is coming to an end, and his son is more than ready to take his place at the helm of the sleigh. But family tradition stands in Turk’s way.
He must find a Mrs. Claus to help share the burden. Unfortunately for tradition, he would rather a husband than a wife, and he doesn’t have time to meet any ...more
Reviewed by Shee Reader for Boy Meets Boy Reviews
Find us on the web at www.boymeetsboyreviews.com
Rating 4 hearts
Blurb:
Father Christmas knows his time delivering presents is coming to an end, and his son is more than ready to take his place at the helm of the sleigh. But family tradition stands in Turk’s way.
He must find a Mrs. Claus to help share the burden. Unfortunately for tradition, he would rather a husband than a wife, and he doesn’t have time to meet any ...more
This book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Aawww this was so adorable *heart eyes*
Writing style: I really liked the easy going writing style. It's only a 80-something pages so I barely got the chance to enjoy the writing, but what I got, I liked.
Characters: I first thought Turk was an ass. He treated the elves like slaves and insisted on changing things around the North Pole that have been done the same way for centuries... But when he meets Sym he becomes kinda c ...more
Aawww this was so adorable *heart eyes*
Writing style: I really liked the easy going writing style. It's only a 80-something pages so I barely got the chance to enjoy the writing, but what I got, I liked.
Characters: I first thought Turk was an ass. He treated the elves like slaves and insisted on changing things around the North Pole that have been done the same way for centuries... But when he meets Sym he becomes kinda c ...more
Dec 23, 2019
Elley Murray
marked it as dnf
DNF @ 22%
I just didn't care for the writing style on this one, and I REALLY HATED the MC Turk. What a whingy baby - gross, no thank you.
I was also bothered by some inconsistencies... In the first few chapters Turk tries passing off putting away Santa's sack to an elf and then is sulking that he has to do it, but then in the same breath is super reverent of the task and there's some ceremony around it and he's basically honored to be doing it - but also still resentful? Um?
And Sym, the other MC ...more
I just didn't care for the writing style on this one, and I REALLY HATED the MC Turk. What a whingy baby - gross, no thank you.
I was also bothered by some inconsistencies... In the first few chapters Turk tries passing off putting away Santa's sack to an elf and then is sulking that he has to do it, but then in the same breath is super reverent of the task and there's some ceremony around it and he's basically honored to be doing it - but also still resentful? Um?
And Sym, the other MC ...more
This is a hard book to review as I enjoyed the overall plot of the story but didn't really feel anything for the characters or between them.
Turk is next in line to be Santa Claus with his father retiring after this Christmas but he's now told that he needs a Mrs/Mr Claus to help him share the burden. Symeon Golightly is a Christmasologist and unfortunately, spends Christmas alone. He offers to cover a shift at the hotel he works so his coworker can be with their family. It's here that the two m ...more
Turk is next in line to be Santa Claus with his father retiring after this Christmas but he's now told that he needs a Mrs/Mr Claus to help him share the burden. Symeon Golightly is a Christmasologist and unfortunately, spends Christmas alone. He offers to cover a shift at the hotel he works so his coworker can be with their family. It's here that the two m ...more
This was a really cute holiday romance! Turk is next in line to be the actual Santa Claus! But his parents aren't convinced that he's ready to take over because he hasn't found a partner to spend his life with. When another Christmas passes without Turk being allowed to take over, he takes a holiday!
Turk meets Christmasologist and Ph.D. candidate Symeon Golightly at the hotel desk he's staffing. He's bored and lonely and immediately interested in listening to Turk's tales. The two men get to kno ...more
Turk meets Christmasologist and Ph.D. candidate Symeon Golightly at the hotel desk he's staffing. He's bored and lonely and immediately interested in listening to Turk's tales. The two men get to kno ...more
Well, that was...short. I knew this would be a quick romance when it was about halfway through the book before they met and because of that, I didn’t care for it at all. We didn’t see their relationship blossom, or really see them connect. We got glimpses of things that could have been developed, like Sym’s insecurities about his weight and his father, and promises of a good plot, but it was like this book was rushed in order to get it out for Christmas. I can’t say I liked this book that much,
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Arc received from Netgally in exchange for an honest review. Thanks given to NineStar Press for accepting the request!
This was a fun, cute story, but in the end, that's all it really was. I didn't grow attached to the characters, and to be honest found Turk a bit annoying. The pacing was a little fast at the beginning then the final few chapters are just a flash farther and farther into the future so we didn't really get to see their development. Their also wasn't really any character developmen ...more
This was a fun, cute story, but in the end, that's all it really was. I didn't grow attached to the characters, and to be honest found Turk a bit annoying. The pacing was a little fast at the beginning then the final few chapters are just a flash farther and farther into the future so we didn't really get to see their development. Their also wasn't really any character developmen ...more
This was a sweet, funny, untraditional take on a classic Christmas idea. Every Santa needs a Mrs. Claus, but what happens when Santa is gay?
Turk is destined to be the next Santa when his father steps down from the post. The only problem is that Turk doesn't have a Mrs. Claus backing him up. He hasn't had time to date because he has been so busy focusing on learning to be Santa and he's gay. So a Mrs. Claus isn't in the cards for him - and he doesn't think he needs one. The only issue is - Santa ...more
Turk is destined to be the next Santa when his father steps down from the post. The only problem is that Turk doesn't have a Mrs. Claus backing him up. He hasn't had time to date because he has been so busy focusing on learning to be Santa and he's gay. So a Mrs. Claus isn't in the cards for him - and he doesn't think he needs one. The only issue is - Santa ...more
I received a copy of A Husband for Santa by Doreen Heron via IndiGo Marketing & Design in exchange for an honest review. This was a fun fluffy Christmas story. I liked the twist that Santa had to be married to inherit the position and of course, the next candidate, Turk, is gay. There is a meet-cute with human Symeon and a crisis for Turk and Symeon to solve. Just the treat for what is a grim Christmas in many places today.
Researching the mythology of Christmas for his Ph.D., Symeon Golightly never expects to meet the son of Santa. Nor does he expect to fall in love. But when Turk, expecting his father to turn over the role this year and being disappointed, takes off to nurse his wounds and ends up in the hotel where Symeon is working.
I liked that the novella took place over the course of almost a year giving Symeon and Turk time to get to know each other. I didn't love that the story seemed half-told and that pa ...more
I liked that the novella took place over the course of almost a year giving Symeon and Turk time to get to know each other. I didn't love that the story seemed half-told and that pa ...more
A cute love story about Christmas with all the potential for better development. It bothered me that the author rushed the love between Turk and Sym since they would have been a nice couple, but they ended being just another instalove couple. Entertaining, though.
Cute premise.
Really enjoyed this during the holiday season - a light, queer, magical romance. Not anything to be taken too seriously, and not my new favorite Christmas romance, but a fun one to have read
Received from Netgalley. A short Christmas romance that feels like fated mates. Turk felt like a child so it was a bit strange.
OK, so this book was a bit of a mess, but the idea was cute. There was something off about the writing style which made me feel like I was reading a car catalogue (insert your own least favourite subject here) rather than a magical Christmas tale. For a romance there wasn't any actual romance. A few emotionless kisses and that's your lot.
On the plus side, it had some nicely thought-out and new ideas in there which have potential, AND it's really short, so no regrets here.
I received a copy via N ...more
On the plus side, it had some nicely thought-out and new ideas in there which have potential, AND it's really short, so no regrets here.
I received a copy via N ...more
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