Such a merry read for the holidays. Grab a cup of coffee and curl up. I couldn’t stop reading this book.

Oh, I really wanted to love this book.
It's got Vermont at Christmas. Unfortunately that's all it had.

My biggest issue is with the timeline. The author keeps putting all these pre-Christmas festivities into the week AFTER Christmas week and it is annoying. No town has Santa appearances and caroling during December 26-30. Santa also wouldn't show up at a New Year's Eve party and "hand out gifts" to make patrons donate more money.

It's evident that the author wanted this book to take place the week before Christmas because about 6 times in the book the timeline is labeled XX Days/Nights before Christmas instead of New Year's Eve.

Also, why is everyone taking a taxi to get around Snowberry? They all drove in cars to get to Vermont. This makes no sense. I get taking a sleigh ride to go down the street to be all festive but a taxi? The one time Emma drives her car, she gets stuck in the snow and whatever the guy's name is convinces her to just leave the car instead of waiting for AAA to get there. Um, ok.

I also didn't enjoy the character at all. The two main characters are 10 years out of college but this rekindled romance plot is written for two middle-aged characters. The dialogue would be more believable if it was. Because this is not how 30 year olds talk or act. Emma and her friend only FaceTime when she is on her laptop. Why aren't they using their phones?

Speaking of the best friend, she is such a Manhattanite caricature. She reschedules her dermatology practice at the last minute to go to Palm Beach and drops boat loads of money at the drop of a hat in ways that don't advance the plot, their friendship, or her character development.
The most ridiculous part is that she makes cookies with her daughters but since one gets bored while waiting for the cookies to finish baking, they "give up" and order cinnamon rolls instead. What?!?! The cookies are IN. THE. OVEN. How exactly does one give up? Do you pull out the almost baked cookies and throw them away? WHY???????????

Finally, the inn owner miscalculated the hotel tax rate when she did her business plan to open the inn and will have to shut down on January 1. This is not a good reason for a fundraiser.

So this was not the magical, romantic, sweet, Christmas book I was hoping to enjoy. There were too many plot holes, too much awful dialogue, and too many unlikable characters for me.

*I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and I am required to disclose that in my review in compliance with federal law.*

This was an excellent heartwarming story of second chances. Set at Christmas time, it was full of nostalgia & sweet memories. The characters were well defined & easily relatable. The scenery was perfectly described & easily pictured in the mind. Saving the Inn was the best charity for the time frame & pulled your sympathies into the story. This was a very entertaining read & I think will be perfect for the Christmas season.

I received a digital copy from NetGalley. Thank you.
This is a great Christmas Miracle read. This is a sweet romantic read that will just make you feel good. Emma finds her old boyfriends watch in a pawn shop on Christmas and she wonders what happened and where he is now. Emma's friend finds out he will be at a inn for the holidays and buys Emma a weeks vacation there. This is a story of fate and coincidences and the spirit of Christmas of helping others. It is a must read.

“...that was the thing about synchronicity: it appeared in your life when you least expected it and made your dreams come true.”
The story of Emma and Fletcher’s reunited love is heartwarming with the perfect amount of holiday magic. Even though their lives went in separate directions after their intense “first love” chemistry in college, Christmas magic (with help from Emma’s insistent friend, Bronwyn and Fletcher’s daughter, Lola) brought the two back together at the charming Snowberry Inn. Christmas in Vermont brings the quintessential holiday warmth that everyone loves in a good Christmas love story.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I love Anita Hughes books! This was a fun, cute Christmas romance book set in Vermont. It made me want to spend some time up there!

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy! A wonderful holiday story about the magic of Christmas week in the beautiful surroundings of Vermont. A feel good story of found love, the importance of friends and family with a little bit of synchronicity thrown in. Settle in with a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy!

A nice Christmas story. Great for the holidays and reading by the fire. I enjoyed the plot and characters.

Anita Hughes never fails to disappoint with her cozy scenic filled stories. I loved the setting of this book and Anita is so good at setting the scene I felt like I could feel the cold snow and smell the fir trees! This would be perfect to read when your craving and missing the Christmas season and all the cozyness that goes along with it. With heartwarming characters and plot this book just begs to be read while cozy in a warm blanket perfect balance of charm and romance!

If you are looking for a light and fluffy book, with a quintessential Christmas setting, this is it! Relax and revel in the predictable romance.

I received a free copy of this ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A perfect Christmas read! Filled with real emotional life's struggles. Loss, love and never giving up. I loved the way it all came together! A fast and heartwarming easy read! Thank you Net Galley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my honest review!

There are several things in life that go well together, without explanation, peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and meatballs, Anita Hughes and Christmastime and Vermont and snow. Reading Anita Hughes novels are somewhat of a Hallmark movie inside a snow globe. Anita is always able to take us on enchanted journeys to different parts of the world to find not only love but whats really important. Christmas in Vermont is no different, This book is filled with maple syrup and quaint little inns and parts that I'll be honest made me downright giddy.

4 stars!
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.

This is an easy reading romance that follows a very simple theme: synchronicity... ie: fate.
This is a sweet story where the two main characters were once in love but ended up splitting and find their way back to each other as fate often works that way.
I loved the setting in Vermont, it truly made me want to visit and in winter especially.
The character of Lola is very fun to read and it’s sweet how she inadvertently pushes her father to be with Emma.

Sweet contemporary romance story that will make you feel good. If you are having a bad day you can cozy up with this book. Sometimes I need to read something like that in between my horror and psychological thrillers. You will find all the necessary elements of a good romance novel in this book. Exs, bad relationships, immediate attraction to what to seem to be a wrong person and a happy ending.

I received an advance copy of “Christmas in Vermont” from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The story centers around a single woman who seems to not be successful in love. Then chance points her in a possible direction. Will she discover love?
I enjoyed the story. It is a solid read, not only any time of year, but especially during the holiday season. Fun escape!

Magic and synchronicity. Second chance romance. A quaint inn in Vermont. And the Christmas season. This book has fabulous elements and I throughly enjoyed it. The characters were fun and the story moved at a good pace.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

A perfect read if you're looking for a sweet book about synchronicity/coincidence, finding love, losing love, hoping to find it again, friends who we love anyway when they push us way beyond our comfort zoned are more than a little too perfect and annoying, but do in fact love us, honesty and letting go of “old” stuff. The story is set in a lovely town in Vermont. The town and its people are an integral part of the story and had I never been to the beautiful state I would be planning my on visit now! It starts with Emma, who is seriously challenged in the relationship arena in a pawn shop to sell a bracelet from her “this close” relationship that she ended only days before. While glancing around she finds a beautiful watch she had given to the love of her life years ago. She trades the bracelet for the watch and so with a giant push from her best friend begins her journey. I don't want to give away too much as what fun would that be, but there are some lovely people along the way, a precocious and yet a bit annoying 9 year old, snotty power hungry actress, amazing inn owner, fun and supportive town people all on a mission to rediscover the joy of the holiday season, love and themselves.
I will say that though I really enjoyed the read, it was a bit formulaic. Many of the authors books are variations on the same theme and though no great surprises a quite fun, enjoyable and worth the read.

I’m such a sucker for a Christmas love story and this did not disappoint. I love the characters and thought they were developed really well. This goes more than just a love story though, you will leave Reflecting on your own life and destiny.

Being from Vermont, I HAD to read this book, and was glad I did. I love a cozy winter love story. Like a hallmark movie in a book, i would definitely recommend this.

The book had all the makings for a romantic read, but for me, it wasn't to be. I didn't care for the writing, unfortunately I didn't finish it.