The likable characters, charming romance, and welcoming family ambiance combined with a smooth flow to create just what I hoped for when I picked up the advent stories this season. Though this is definitely a very sweet, cutesy story- it didn’t tip into that schmaltzy or over done area. The nature of these short stories means the romance has to progress rather quickly, and though there was a little love at first sight involved in Exit Through the Gift Shop, the characters and connection were developed enough that I was happy to roll with it. I also enjoyed the different setting of a theme park over the holidays and loved the sweet characters, especially as a cute couple. My favorite aspect of this short story was the family togetherness, feel good theme that ran throughout. NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book ReviewsĮxit Through the Gift Shop was an incredibly enjoyable holiday short that kept a grin on my face the whole way through. The ending is perfect and went exactly the way I wanted it to! The secondary characters in Alex’s family are fantastic and reminded me of many of my own family trips together. Alex and Rory are a match made in a theme park and their love at first sight was no corny joke. Rory loves working at the park even though he’s in his midthirties but he adores helping people have a good time and he has a lot of special memories tied to the park.įor my last story of this year’s Advent Calendar I couldn’t have picked a better one than this. He thinks maybe it was all those Disney movies he watched as a child and he’s waiting for the magic and his very own prince. Alex is twenty-seven and has yet to meet anyone who really sparks his interest. I had to agree with Alex that even though this theme park might have ripped off a few ride ideas from Disney, it was more relaxed and comfortable than the Big D.Īlex is stunned to meet Rory, an employee at the park, who seems to be just as enamored of Alex as he is of Rory. Nope, this is part of the compromise between his mother’s desires for five star and his father’s need to save money, so this year they are vacationing at “Poseidon’s Planet”. This year they left freezing cold Indiana and are in Orlando, Florida, but not visiting Mickey. I seriously fell for Alex’s family’s annual Christmas Compromise vacation trip.
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