Reviews for One Imperfect Christmas

The average rating for One Imperfect Christmas based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-11-11 00:00:00 Iim Baim The main characters spend most of this book indulging in selfish, stupid behavior, especially the female "lead" character who nearly destroys her life through her egocentric wallowing in guilt. I know people behave like this in reality, but they are downright toxic to be around. I can not imagine any reason why I would care to read a novel'especially a moralistic, preachy novel'which spends nearly its entire length dwelling on this behavior. The other characters spend too much time trying to manipulate each other, with foolish plots that would almost certainly have been discovered in reality far sooner than in the novel. I had to force myself to finish this book, and the "resolution" was contrived, unbelievable, and a let-down.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-10-28 00:00:00 Alonzo Buckler Iii This is a difficult book to review because, technically, I would say it was a well-written novel with realistic characters and an original storyline. However, did I enjoy reading it--no--and it took me forever to force my way through it. I am giving it a relatively high rating because I recognize that it was a well-written book that I just didn't enjoy, although you might love it and I might enjoy some other book written by this author. I found all the female characters, although well-drawn and realistic, so unlikable and unsympathetic that I just couldn't force myself to spend any length of time reading their story. I kept hoping against all hope for a tragic, karmic ending in which they reap their just deserts and stew in their own rancid juices--that for me would have made the rest of the story worthwhile and possibly could have made this a good book. I know hide-bound, self-preoccupied, manipulative control-freaks like Natalie, Lissa, and witchy, whiney martyr Belinda in real life and carefully avoid them, so I don't like spending any amount of time with them in a book. I really liked the brother, however, who was given such memorable lines as, "get over it," "can it," and "I'm not listening to this garbage." My sentiments exactly. Warning: This book contains martyrdom, self-pity, selfish manipulative behavior, and control issues.