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The blurb:
Cassie Smith has been out of work for a while but
she has an idea. Drawing on her love of Christmas, she begins charging for
small things: wrapping presents; writing cards; tree-decorating. She's soon in huge
demand and Cassie's business, Calling Mrs Christmas, is born.
Carter Randall wants to make Christmas special
for his children so he enlists Cassie's help, and his lavish requests start
taking up all her time. Thank goodness she can rely on her partner Jim to
handle the rest of her clients.
When Carter asks Cassie to join them on a trip to
Lapland, she knows she shouldn't go. As much as tries, Cassie can't deny how
drawn she is to Carter and everything he has to offer, but she still loves her
warm-hearted Jim. Suddenly Cassie finds herself facing a heart-breaking choice
that could change her entire life.
My Opinion:
First of all: I think the
title of this book is just so gorgeous, loved it and the cover is so beautiful
as well. I didn’t even read the blurb, I just bought it and I am so glad I did.
Cassie is such a lovely
heroine and Carole describes her and her feelings perfectly. Cassie is in a bad
place when the book starts: no money, no job…
But then she has a great
idea for a business and her light instantly came on again. A business for
Christmas preparations, called Calling Mrs Christmas. Such a great idea and I
loved her passion for it, really the perfect job for Cassie.
Jim is Cassie’s boyfriend
and he is such a sweetheart. Such a great character and so caring, he seemed so
perfect for Cassie, until Carter came along.
Carter is Cassie’s biggest client;
he is rich and drop dead gorgeous. That client is taking up most of Cassie’s
time and it’s really hard to cope with that for Jim.
Then Carter wants to take
Cassie on the trip to Lapland she organised for him and his kids. She agrees.
The night before she leaves, Jim and Cassie have a row. I felt so sad, her
leaving for Lapland without having talked to Jim again.
And then there is Lapland,
beautiful Lapland. They way Carole described the landscapes, the sights and all
the activities was just amazing. I instantly fell in love with this country. It
made me wanna go there and see the Northern Lights. I hope one day I can. The
Icehotel, the huskeys and everything, it’s sounds so awesome.
It was great to see how
much fun Carter’s kids had and also Carter and Cassie. And: they got closer to
each other and to me they seemed so wonderful together. The attraction was
definitely there. But what about Jim?
I was really looking
forward to reading more, just because I wanted to know whether it’s Jim or
Carter for Cassie and I can tell you, Carole didn’t make it easy, but she made
the story more interesting and attractive like that.
I seriously had no idea who
Cassie was going to pick, because both man had their spark. Well, I guess in
the end she really saw what’s important in life and I believe that’s a
fantastic thing to end a story with.
In this case the quote
“Reading is dreaming with open eyes” totally describes how I felt through out
the story. I could imagine this life and world so easily and I am so glad
Carole introduced us to the lovely Lapland. This story is really fascinating,
vivid and full of extraordinary moments. LOVED IT!!! <3 <3 <3
Rating:
My possible cast:
Cassie: Katharine McPhee
Jim: Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Carter: James Franco
Carole Matthews on Twitter: @carolematthews
Website: http://www.carolematthews.com
