Book Review: The Snow Bride

The Snow Bride by Debbie Macomber
Hardcover Edition
Borrowed
Pages- 234
Stars-3
Spoilers!



Hey there, I'm back again with another book review. I will be reviewing "The Snow Bride"
I thought this was a simple, cute read. I didn't love it but didn't hate it. It was good but not great. 

This is the first book I've read from Debbie Macomber. I want to read her other book "Starry Night." My Grandma let me borrow this book and that was so nice of her. :) Anyway, let's get on with the review.

Summary(Front flap of book)

A Snowbound Christmas... A second-chance bride!

Practical Jenna Campbell has done something impractical. She's met a man on the internet and now, a month before Christmas, she's going to Alaska to marry him. Dalton Gray seems to be everything she wants in a husband-sensitive, gallant, romantic...

On the flight to Fairbanks, she has the misfortune to sit beside Reid Jamison, who obviously isn't sensitive, gallant or romantic. However, he's not impressed with her plan to marry Dalton, a man he detests(for good reason, as Jenna later finds out). So Reid takes it upon himself to change her destination-and her marriage plans.

Which is why Jenna ends up at Reid's cabin in tiny Snowbound, Alaska. It's currently a one-woman town(and the other Woman's out of town). That leaves Reid, a bunch of eccentric, old men, a few grizzly bears- and Jenna. Kidnapped! And then there's a blizzard. The two of them alone, stranded in Snowbound...

Hmm. Maybe she'll be a Christmas bride, after all!

My Thoughts

First of all, the summary sounds much better than the actual book. The book wasn't as exciting as it seemed. I did like the book, I just didn't love it. Read on to find out why.

Let's start with the plot. I thought the plot seemed interesting. A girl meets a guy online and travels to Alaska to meet him. On the way there she meets a guy and he doesn't approve of the man. He takes her to his place and his town. Gee, I wonder what happens next?

I knew it was going to be predictable. It's that typical love story. The girl is planning to be with a guy, meets another guy and falls in love with him. Yes, it was insta-love because the book is so short. I actually didn't hate it. It didn't bother me like it did in "Eleanor & Park." The book was interesting, I didn't get bored reading it at all. I really liked Jenna. She was a nice girl but could be dumb sometimes. The book was fine but the romance didn't do it for me. That was why I gave this book 3 stars. It seemed like a cute romance, but it wasn't. The romance would have been good if it wasn't rushed. Jenna and Reid knew each other for less than 4 days, and they secretly loved each other? I didn't buy it, especially because they argued the whole time. They barely got along and one moment they start kissing. Okay, maybe they had some decent moments when they actually talked to each other. The main reason I hated the romance was because of Reid. Honestly, I didn't like him, at all. He seems like this nice guy who was trying to protect Jenna from Dalton but I just hated him. He was so rude and grumpy all the time. He didn't treat Jenna right. I understand he didn't have much experience with Women and his mom abandoned him but that gives him no right to be mean to Jenna. He was also bossy at times. He also spoke for her a couple of times in a rude way. I wanted to say, "let her speak for herself". I didn't believe that he loved her at all. He acted like he loathed her the whole 3 days she spent with him. I couldn't see why Jenna loved him. I just didn't like him. He was a better guy than Dalton. I knew from the beginning that Dalton was a jerk. I'm glad Jenna turned him down. I liked the other characters. The old men she hung around had more personality than Reid. I liked Reid's sister Lucy. I liked Jenna's mom but didn't approve of what she did. Her mom has been married five times and got divorced because they weren't the right guy for her. What bothered me was, she came to Alaska to get her daughter, she met a guy. She didn't know him for an hour, and she fell in love with him. What? He felt the same way about her. Now she wants to stay in Alaska to be with the guy and she keeps saying "he's the one" blah, blah, blah. She doesn't know anything about him. It was so unrealistic, it bothered me. She should have known better than to fall into his trap. He's not a bad guy, but really he just met her and didn't want her to leave him. What? The ending was satisfying to the characters but not to me. Sorry to spoil it, but the title of the book spoils it anyway. So after barely knowing Reid for less than 3 days, she marries him. Also her mom marries that guy she barely knows too. Ugh. Do people not understand nowadays, that you should really get to know a person before marrying them? That's what leads to divorces, not knowing the guy well enough. Why rush into relationships? Well, this book taught me a few lessons. Don't trust a guy online and go visit him. He may not be as sweet as he seems. Also don't rush into a relationship after barely knowing a guy for a week, let alone a day. Even though I had these problems with the book, I still enjoyed it. The dialogue was good but ugh, I just couldn't stand Reid. Maybe I'm the only one who didn't like him. I think Jenna deserves better than him. I'm rambling sorry. I didn't think I had this much to say about this book. Would I recommend it? Yeah if you like sappy books with an unlikable love interest and a rushed relationship. If you like that, read it. If your like me, don't read it. I recommend to borrow it. It wasn't worth a buy and I'm glad I didn't buy it. Overall I liked it, didn't love it.
That's my review and stay tuned for more, bye!