Jen
I was in the mood for a short holiday book and Snowflakes, Exes and Ohs fit the bill. It has a couple of my not-so-favorite tropes (won't say what since it's not mentioned in the blurb), but I felt it was pretty well done. I could have used a little more substance as the book mostly takes place over the course of like 3 days and BOOM there's the happily ever after. But for a novella, I was satisfied with what I got.
Hollie Jackson's narration was pretty good. She did some voices for the various characters. Her pacing and emoting were spot on. Overall, it was an enjoyable listen and I'd try more by Melanie James and Hollie Jackson in the future.
I've read all the prior books in the series, but something about this one didn't sit as well with me. I mean, I mostly enjoyed it, but not as the same level as the prior books. I think for me it was just too “dark” for a Christmas book. The characters just had so many issues to get though in order to find their happily ever after, I was just didn't feel the Christmasy feels I wanted. It has also been a couple years since I read the prior books and they're all tied pretty closely, so it was almost like jumping into the middle of the series at this point. I was a little lost at how all the folks connected... and there were a lot of people.
Mistletoe in Texas was a middle of the road read for me.
