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amazing ending to the first series of stories, Steamy experiences and reconnection will leave you wanting more, Interspersed within, we have new life growing and waiting to be birthed, My wish, we have more of Nilla, You will not be disappointed, This is both a sweet and steamy coming together of all of the characters we have met so far in this series, You could read this independently from the rest of the other novellas, but youd miss a lot so I recommend reading the other three first.
Set in Malmo, Sweden, the novella takes place over four days of advent, with each day focussing on a different person or couple.
I really liked all of the stories that appear, but obviously with it being a novella we dont spend much time with the characters and there were some I really wanted to know more about.
There are some open ends left for characters that werent main characters in the previous novellas and Im glad Holst didnt feel the need to close these.
Id recommend reading this series, I read them all in an evening and it made for a nice story when read like this.
I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, And Then They Were Four by Elna Holst
Tinsel and Spruce Needles
Short but sweet this had four short Christmas clips from the lives of several people and all of the people in the clips knew or were related to one another.
What I liked:
That I had a feel for the characters even though I had not read previous stories in the series
That all four Advent stories overlapped and came together connecting the stories with one another
The variety
That there was hope and potential for happiness for all of them
The love and friendship felt
A baby born on Christmas Eve
That no matter what age you arethere is potential for romance
All of it really except
What I didnt like:
The only thing I didnt like is not really knowing what will happen in the lives of those I met in this collection.
Did I enjoy this novella Yes
Would I read more by this author Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and NineStar Press for the ARC This is my honest review.
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We return to Erika and Padma in And Then They Were four who are having twins and still just as crazy about each other.
This story opens with some pretty sweet and steamy pregnancy sex, I should state somewhere that Holst does a superb job writing erotic scenes that dont sanitize the human body, This realism adds something hotter to the mix, Poor Fifi is nursing a broken heart as she left Roz in New York six months ago, Dont worry, no ones unhappy this Christmas, Especially me, who all but squealed at the threesome chapter, A final installment of the series, bringing all the characters and stories from the previousbooks together, So I definitely recommend you read them in order,
There was ONE chapter of the book I ended up skipping entirely because it focused on side character/exroom mate Helene having a threesome with some college students.
She was never really a main character in previous installments in my mind, and I never cared enough about her to want to know more.
So to say this part felt completely out of tone for the series, is an understatement IMHO,
Generally the series deals with serious and confronting issues, but for me it just seemed to throw in a pornographic interlude for reasons to spice things up.
It was very out of place considering how much substance is usually put on the characters and stories in previous installments and also in this read and it detracted from the tone, and my overall enjoyment of coming back to old characters and seeing how they had gone on years later.
But on with the good!
I did enjoy meeting back up with Erika and Padma from Book, Sofi and Roz from Book, and Mia and Sandra from the third installment.
There's pregnancy, engagement, and possible heartbreak looming because of a long distance relationship, But we all know that at Christmas, especially, things can work out for the best! Malmö/Lund, Sweden,
A radical feminist turned cop and a former Lucia candidate are expectingtwins.
A gender studies professor burns her candle at both ends, A lovelorn bus driver is feeling fragile, until an unexpected visit brings her some queer holiday cheer and an obstetric nurse single mother delivers the expected, while her past catches her unprepared.
In the final A Tinsel and Spruce Needles Romance, the crew from Candlelight Kisses, Little x and Wild Bells make their way through Advent, celebrating the first XXmas of a new millennium.
This is the fourth book of Holsts Tinsel and Spruce Needles series that essentially has one book every Christmas so the title can be as much play about that, as about the arrival of twins.
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is book number four of the A Tinsel and Spruce Needles Romance collection, Though its part of a series it can most definitely be read as a stand alone,
I appreciate Elna Holsts writing style theres something very appealing about it, Shes a solid writer with a lot of promise, She likes to gently thread symbolism and theme throughout her storytelling it gives it significance and import,
And Then They Were Four is essentially four vignettes that are connected by the overlapping relationships of its characters, I like the way Holst weaves these tales together, She creates an interesting snapshot of how interconnected life really is and how small the world really can be, The impact of “six degrees of separation” can be significant when applied to different groups of people,
The story takes place in Sweden during Advent, Its interesting how Holst ties the story to this religious event and the traditions surrounding it, Its symbolic and gives the storytelling dimension, Holsts writing can be introspective and I dont believe shes been praised enough for it,
Holt drops readers right into the middle of things with each of these vignettes, There is no real lead in or follow up with these snapshot stories, Its a traditional vignette in every sense readers are given just enough information to make sense of things, but left to wonder about the rest.
There are some sexy scenes included in this holiday novella, too, adding a bit of spice and titillation,
If you are looking for a quick and entertaining holiday read, then And Then They Were Four is a great choice, At,words, it can easily be consumed in an afternoon, This Christmas themed romance is a fun escape I recommend giving it a shot,
Strengths
Quick read
Entertaining
Interesting characters
Interesting theme The final novella And Then There Were Four of the A Tinsel and Spruce Needles Romance series.
In small vignettes we meet the crew from Candlelight Kisses, Little x, and Wild Bells making their way through Adventtowards the first Christmas of the new Millenium.
Police officer Erika Stolt treats
her highly pregnant and very horny wife Padma to a surprise night out, Gender Studies Professor Helena Hansen gets the most excitingnd desert from her two new flatmates, Bus driver Sophie is happy to hear her older sis Mia has proposed to Sandra Ling even though her own heart is bleeding after leaving Roz in the States.
And obstetric nurse Gunilla Anderson delivers two very special Chrismas babies,
It was a very spicey and sweet revisit where everybody, as in all good Christmas stories, gets a happy ending, Kudos to author Elena Holst for this very entertaining Holiday series, I highly recommend you read them all,
f/f/f Like I said, happy endings for all
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Often quirky, always queer, Elna Holst is an unapologetic genre bender who writes anything from lesbian lust and love stories to the odd existentialist horror piece.
Find her on Instagram elnaholstwrites or Goodreads yes, youre right here, Often quirky, always queer, Elna Holst is an unapologetic genre bender who writes anything from lesbian lust and love stories to the odd existentialist horror piece.
Find her on Instagram elnaholstwrites or Goodreads yes, you're right here, sitelink.