Unwrapping Romance by Sandi Lynn

Unwrapping Romance by Sandi Lynn was a really weird read. It should have been an easy three star read for me as it was a billionaire forced proximity holiday romance, check check check. But the writing itself didn’t read right. I honestly had to see if the author had written anything previously only to be surprised by how many books she’s published – close to 100? You absolutely do not get that when reading this.

The premise was cute and promising. Two main characters that both hate Christmas find the joy of the holiday thanks to a little girl and a ghost. Cool, I’m into this! But everything was just a bit off. Pacing felt disjointed. It was slow to start in an attempt to set the mood of just how much these people hated Christmas? Or how awful they were? Though all I saw was how awful MMC Jack was. To tell the FMC she owes him sex for his date bailing? Excuse me? Absolutely not! And then she does! Like, I’m sorry but grow a backbone Sierra. I don’t care how hot a man is or how dtf I am, the second something like that is said, it’s an instant goodbye, don’t ever speak to me again. Then the whole power dynamic between the two – he’s her boss and constantly uses that to get her to do what he wants. It’s absolutely the opposite of what we see in Window Shopping. Then, there’s the spice. It was not well executed at all. It was two moves repeated through the book and included a really weirdly written line that made me question how this book was written and passed editing.

I’m unsure if Unwrapping Romance by Sandi Lynn is in line with everything else she has written. If it is, and you’re a fan, then I guess you’ll enjoy this. If you’ve never read anything by her and are looking for a holiday romance, I might steer clear of this unless you’ve a quota to fill. It was weird but not bad but there are many other really good holiday romances I’d put ahead of this one.

memorable quotes

“It’s small but nice. You owe me,” I said, staring at her.
“Owe you what?” Her eyes narrowed.
“Sex. You ruined my night with Wendy.”
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I slowed down for I was going to come.
_{– Jack (his thoughts while having sex)
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