The pluses:
-Excellent Banff mountain scenery -Two (!) female leads w/flattering hairstyles -No failing business, miracle needed, or dramatic life sacrifice tropes -No annoying characters or distracting villains or over-the-top romantic drama
The minuses:
-Both couples get along well enough, but I'd call all 4 characters milquetoast. All nice enough, but none I'd call charismatic or particularly interesting.
-Cara's fretting got old fast. Given her age, I'd expect her to be be able to pick a dress. And not obsess over her book and a potential proposal. Did she really think hers would be the 1st novel in history published to universal acclaim.
When someone's trying to surprise you...don't tell them you found the receipt. Also, don't tell your friend what you overhead in the pro shop (unless you want her to try to kill the review, exactly what she did).
-Likewise, Ben's daily fretting about his company was just boring. He spent more time worried than embracing what he loved about it.
Their stream of couple complaints to Megan and Sean, instead of being open with each other, made us roll our eyes.
The In-between:
-Megan and Sean were more fun to watch, but made for an oddly asexual couple. Just didn't feel it.
-Rukiya Bernard had a natural way of acting. Except for her tic of not-so-real ripples of laughter over nothing funny. So constant I found it distracting.
-Megan, Cara and the reviewer casually crossed ethical lines around the book review. Megan by pressuring the reviewer with she and Cara's friendship and asking for/passing on an advance copy. No reviewer worth their salt would have sent it to Megan first. And Cara should have declined to read the review prior to publication.
-If there's a second sequel, One Winter Wedding, I wouldn't be interested.
-Excellent Banff mountain scenery -Two (!) female leads w/flattering hairstyles -No failing business, miracle needed, or dramatic life sacrifice tropes -No annoying characters or distracting villains or over-the-top romantic drama
The minuses:
-Both couples get along well enough, but I'd call all 4 characters milquetoast. All nice enough, but none I'd call charismatic or particularly interesting.
-Cara's fretting got old fast. Given her age, I'd expect her to be be able to pick a dress. And not obsess over her book and a potential proposal. Did she really think hers would be the 1st novel in history published to universal acclaim.
When someone's trying to surprise you...don't tell them you found the receipt. Also, don't tell your friend what you overhead in the pro shop (unless you want her to try to kill the review, exactly what she did).
-Likewise, Ben's daily fretting about his company was just boring. He spent more time worried than embracing what he loved about it.
Their stream of couple complaints to Megan and Sean, instead of being open with each other, made us roll our eyes.
The In-between:
-Megan and Sean were more fun to watch, but made for an oddly asexual couple. Just didn't feel it.
-Rukiya Bernard had a natural way of acting. Except for her tic of not-so-real ripples of laughter over nothing funny. So constant I found it distracting.
-Megan, Cara and the reviewer casually crossed ethical lines around the book review. Megan by pressuring the reviewer with she and Cara's friendship and asking for/passing on an advance copy. No reviewer worth their salt would have sent it to Megan first. And Cara should have declined to read the review prior to publication.
-If there's a second sequel, One Winter Wedding, I wouldn't be interested.