All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon
This was easy-to-read story told in alternating points of view, Mackenzie Graham, graphic designer, and her co-worker, Jeremy Fletcher.The romance evolves from a little workplace competition instigated by their boss.
As the story unfolds, more and more about the character’s motivations to win this work competition for a promotion is revealed. I didn’t know who to root for! Mackenzie’s mother has Alzheimer’s and Jeremy has his own family responsibilities. They both need the promotion.
I appreciated the way that Sarah tackled the issue of social anxiety, showing Mackenzie’s struggle and how she deals with some of the false assumptions that are prevalent in the Christian community about how to handle anxiety.
The supporting characters are introduced in a way that helps to fill in the background and support the characters by helping them grow. Although the cast is large, because they are introduced the way they are, it was not overwhelming. I had no trouble keeping the somewhat large cast sorted.
Both of the main characters were challenged to change and grow in a way that had me pulling for both of them. I wanted to see who would win and how the other person would react, if one of them would sacrifice for the other, and how they would resolve their competition, especially since they were very attracted to each other from the beginning.
I think inspirational fiction readers will love this book.
Contemporary
Relevant
Cute
A friendly enemies to lovers
Mental health
Christmas
Humor balanced with common everyday serious issues (Love these kinds of stories)
Sweet
Donna Jo Stone 