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Christmas Dress | Courtney Cole
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An enchanted Christmas dress brings two generations of women together for the magic of the season in this delightful holiday story from New York Times bestselling author Courtney Cole. One Dress. Two Women. The Magic of the Holiday Season. When hopeful fashionista Meg Julliard must return to her hometown of Chicago to manage her late father's apartment building, she thinks her dreams of making it in the fashion business are over. Add in her father's eclectic roster of tenants who all need Meg's attention (ASAP!), a host of building related disasters, and a handsome handyman she keeps embarrassing herself in front of, and this has all the makings for the worst Christmas she's ever had. Ellie Wade, one of the building's longtime residents, is also not feeling the Christmas Joy this year. She is preparing to move into a nursing home (reluctantly), and is in the process of sorting through her belongings to downsize. Every corner of her apartment holds memories, some good, some bad. But there's one dress she hesitates to pack up as it represents both the best and worst night of her life. Ellie and Meg strike up an unlikely friendship and the story of Ellie's dress comes out. Ellie gifts the gorgeous dress to Meg, hoping that it will bring her more luck, on the condition that she wear it to the building's Christmas party. The dress magically fits, and while it eventually leads to the best night of Meg's life, it also acts as inspiration for Meg to follow a life-long dream of her own, a dream that will help save the crumbling Parkview West, and restore it to its former glory, and keep it as a safe home for all of the current tenants. The dress and the magic of the holiday season helps both Meg and Ellie find their own happy endings.
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ncsufoxes
Christmas Dress | Courtney Cole
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Not a super strong pick but still decent for a quick, easy book. I‘m not a huge fan of these types of books, except at Christmas time. It‘s a cute but predictable story. Everything of course turns out perfect in the end. But after another busy semester I need some easy, fluff books. #bookspin #wintergames2021, 26 points. #mistletoemaniacs

Clwojick Agreed! I definitely need to be in the mood for such predictable books ❤️ 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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robinb
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This was between a so-so and pan for me. Judging from other reviews I‘ll be in the minority here. The premise is good, and I had high hopes but unfortunately it didn‘t deliver for me. Meg is a 30 yo making her way into the fashion design world in NYC when her dad dies suddenly, leaving her the retirement home (housed in an historic building) that he‘s owned in Chicago since Meg was a young girl. She‘s all that‘s left of her family and has sad 🔻

robinb memories of her old home as she lost her mom and sister while living there. The building is falling apart, but she falls in love with the residents (especially feisty Sylvie, her helpmate and Ellie, a former attorney with a sad romantic past) and decides to try and get a grant for restoration as well as win a design contest in NYC. Oh, and she also falls for the building‘s handyman, Logan.
All of this sounds great. 🔻
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robinb But the characters felt underdeveloped and too-good-to-be-true, Meg struck me as too immature for her age and the wrap up gave me whiplash. The three conflicts (trouble with Logan‘s ex, getting the grant to pay for the over-the-top building calamities that seemed to take place every 5 minutes and winning the contest) all ended happily in 24 hours. 🔻 3y
robinb The dress of the title brought (mostly) good luck/love to those wearing it. So while the premise was good, the development just wasn‘t there for me. 2.75/5⭐️ #coverlove (edited) 3y
ScientistSam Great cover though! 2y
robinb @ScientistSam That cover is gorgeous!! 💚❤️ 2y
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