Este Holland

The Perfect Gift is a cute, fluffy short story about Charley and Ezra, both lawyers who work at the same company. It’s told in first person from both characters’ povs.

The blurb does a good job of describing the plot so I won’t go into that. The plot moves pretty quickly because this is a short story and I wish it had played out a bit longer.

The author did a good job of creating likeable characters. But because it is a short story, I don’t feel like enough information was given about Ezra for me to connect to him. Ezra doesn’t have a great relationship with his parents, and despite Charley having a great relationship with his loving family, he’s very insecure and apologizes often. More length to this plot would help explain about the characters so I could have felt more connection.

The Perfect Gift has cute characters, a cute and fluffy plot with a HEA, but could’ve been longer for better effect. If you’re looking for a quick holiday read, I’d recommend this book. I give it, 4 Stars.
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Holy moly. Talk about falling down a rabbit hole! I got an ARC of [b:The Agent's Thief|54592744|The Agent's Thief (Westwood Agency #1)|Este Holland|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595174036l/54592744._SY75_.jpg|85177369] not really realizing that it was a spin off from this series. As I open that book, it says there is a short before that book starts. I get a few pages in and I realize that Kai is a familiar character and was in this series that came first. Well, I needed to get started on this series before I continued with that book! Book 1 of Yours to Protect series wasn't in KU so I ended up starting with this book, but for me I was fine with that. I don't feel like I really missed much because everything I needed for Kai and Gannin was all here in this book. Of course, then this book starts with "check out the short story of these guys before we get here". Geez. Lots of book hopping between prequel shorts and actual stories, but I am sooooooo glad I fell down this rabbit hole of awesomeness.

I absolutely loved Kai and Gannin. Total opposites overall, but a perfect balance for the other. This story had great chemistry, interesting story line, and no real relationship angst (YAY!). The guys get put through the wringer, but it all worked out perfectly. I really enjoyed the writing and the story. I appear to be starting a binge of this series to get ready for the next one, because I am totally interested in the next books in this story line.… (mehr)

Yup, I totally made a good decision to jump down the rabbit hole of this series and continue on with York and Chaze. Daaaaang. These guys were AWESOME! I absolutely loved York. He was such a thoughtful and sweet character. Chaze was equally sweet and awesome, and they were such a great pair. They went through hell for sure, but came out stronger on the other side. Great story, great characters, and excellent romance. It ended on a soft (but not dramatic in relations to these characters) cliffhanger, so I am rushing out to read the next one now!… (mehr)