2017 Contemporary Romance Challenge
ARC Review: Approximately Yours (North Pole, Minnesota #3) by Julie Hammerle
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Series: North Pole, Minnesota #3
Author: Julie Hammerle
Published October 2nd 2017 by Entangled: Crush
Goodreads Synopsis
Danny Garland is so out of Holly’s league. And her family is only back in North Pole, Minnesota, long enough to sell Grandma’s house and say “Merry Christmas.” So telling her basketball-star, too-hot-to-be-real long-time crush that she’d like to kiss him under the mistletoe just isn’t going to happen.
And now he’s asked out her cousin, Elda. Elda is a mess at flirting, so when she begs Holly to intervene, she does. Holly helps her flirt with him over text. And then again. And again. Now she’s stuck texting him as her cousin, and Elda is the one going on the date. Holly thought she could settle for just conversation with Danny, but talking with him is some kind of magic. He’s got the perfect comebacks, she makes him laugh, they text until everyone is asleep.
She just can’t ever tell him it’s her he’s really texting.
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book has hot texts, gingerbread wars, and a slow-burn romance that could melt a Minnesota winter.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Approximately Yours is the final book in the North Pole, Minnesota series, and it helps to tie up everything that has happened in the previous books. This time around we have Holly, who is back in North Pole to sell her grandmother's home, and then they will be leaving, for good. She's always had a crush on Danny, a boy in North Pole who she's seen when visiting her grandma. However, he's so out of her league, and it seems he actually likes her cousin, Elda. Elda doesn't know how to talk to him, though, so begs Holly to pretend to be her when texting and talking to Danny, and it soon seems as if Danny is falling for the person he's talking to - it's just too bad that it's not the right person. Danny, on the other hand, has always liked Holly, but never said anything, and now that his texts with 'Elda' are going so well, he's conflicted. Will they be able to actually tell the other the truth?
I liked this book, but found myself skimming bits, if I'm being honest. The lying about the messaging, on the phone, and in reality, didn't sit right with me, and that sort of ruined my reading experience. Both Danny and Holly were great characters, and definitely had the chemistry, but forcing Elda into the scene for a bit of drama, when she and Danny didn't even seem to like each other, was jarring. I'm glad I've read the book, but this one wasn't as good as the others in the North Pole series.
Dates Read: September 10, 2017
Rating
4 Stars
