Snowbound with a Stranger by Patricia Keyson

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What can I say, I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't get past a few things. In reading this book the writing felt sketchy and rushed. Scenes didn't feel played out enough to move the story along smoothly. Now as I said in my introduction I don't give spoilers but I think I can use this part of the book as an example of what I am talking about without it being a spoiler.

         Megan felt foolish. The cold and isolation must be addling her brain. She must get away from here as soon as she possibly could. Minutes later, Jamie was back in the kitchen cheerfully whistling and bustling around finding mugs and spoons.

“I can’t bear people who are cheerful first thing in the morning,” Megan said, as she drifted back into the living room . She stabbed at the fire with the poker, hoping to stir some more life into it.

Jamie followed her in, carrying the steaming mugs. “Well, we’re both up now so we might as well make the most of it.”

KEYSON, PATRICIA (2013-11-06). SNOWBOUND WITH A STRANGER (romance books) (Kindle Locations 258-262). Not So Noble Romance Fiction Novels. Kindle Edition.

I'm sorry but even with my electric kettle it takes more than a few seconds to boil water and brew a cup of tea. It say that Megan drifted back into the living room. She stabbed at the fire... to bring it to life then jumps straight to Jamie followed her in, carrying the steaming mugs. It's about the relationship of time. This is but only one example of the writing being jumpy. A few more words or a single sentence could have made it flow smoother for example just adding 'while waiting for the tea' to the beginning or end of the sentence She stabbed at the fire... would show a passage of time and made it flow better.

The premise of the book was far fetched but I thought it could work. Last year I read another book with two strangers being snowbound together but how they became that way worked out better than in this book. I'm sorry but a woman all alone in a cabin in the woods just let's a stranger come and stay with her. Maybe it's my modern since of survival but I don't think I would do that, I don't care how handsome a man may be. The most dangerous person can also be the most charming. I understand that this is fiction but there has to be some element of true behavior to make it work.

Also who goes to a mountain cabin and not bring your own food. She says the owners promised a Welcome basket but usually something like that does not have enough in it for one day let alone several. Maybe it's the Girl Scout in me but I feel you should always make yourself prepared for any situation. Also doesn't the owner of the cabins maintain them if they are in the business of renting them out. Old furniture, food left buy previous tenants and pipes that freeze are not good for business. Also she booked a 2 bedroom cabin and ended up with a one room shack. I would definitely be contacting the owners for an explanation and possible refund.

Another thing that annoyed me was the miscommunication between Megan and Jamie. This seems to be a technique used by a lot of romance novel writers to keep or I should say to extend the story.

Lastly I felt the characters were too one dimensional. They just had no substance to them.

That's my take on this book. I gave it three stars on Good Reads because I was able to get though the book in one day. I have read books where the writing was so bad that I couldn't even finish reading it but not this one.

Please remember that all reviews are strictly my opinion. So until the next book.

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