The Dangers of Mistletoe

I just finished reading book. I really enjoyed it. I liked the format of going back and forth between the sisters. I thought it was an easy read and I felt like the sisters were friends of mine. If you are looking for a nice Holiday read, this would be it. I'm looking forward to reading other books by Theresa Alan. Have a nice Holiday Season :)

The Dangers of Mistletoe is about two sisters, Amber and Emily. It's written so it goes back and forth between each of the sister's lives. Amber is the younger single sister trying to make it home (to her sisters) for the holidays. Emily is the recetly married sister who has to balance life. She must try and raise two children, who aren't her own, manage a healthy marriage with her husband and get ready to host Christmas dinner at her new house. If you're a fan of chick lit and want to read a little something to get you into the Christmas spirit, then pick this up.

The Dangers of Mistletoe is about two sisters, Amber and Emily, and it's told from each sister's point of view. Amber is artsy and flaky with an endearing, optimistic outlook; she believes the universe is always helping you out. Emily feels she could use some extra help; she just got married to a man with 2 ready-made children, they bought a fixer-upper, and she has a hateful mother-in-law to contend with. Amber has no money to fly to Emily's house in Colorado for Christmas, and Emily doesn't know if she'll be able to get everything done in time. A solution to Amber's problem appears in the shape of Scott, a friend of a friend with alarming good looks and a fun personality as well. The author does a good job portraying the stress and exhaustion building up to the holidays, and showing how things turn out better than you expect. The romance in the novel is also great. I was sorry to see this one end.

The Taylor sisters know their lives have taken diverse turns recently with the marriage of Emily while Amber remains single. However, both loathe the upcoming Christmas season. Emily has married the man she loves, but with him comes a load of stepchildren who resent the intruder. Amber is lonely as she has no one to date; the marriage of her sibling just made her loneliness that much more apparent though she is euphoric for Emily to have found love. As the countdown continues with less and less shopping days left, debacles and overall messes become the norm for the Taylor siblings. Still the two know they can depend on one another and with a cleverly placed mistletoe Emily and Amber believes they can turn constant calamity into good cheer for all as they remain optimistic that though life seems dark, everything will work out. THE DANGER OS MISTLETOE is a salute to a positive relationship between two likable sisters as they are there for one another though Emily and Amber are very different in personality and in their current respective lifestyles. The support cast, mostly the extended families, brings out the best and more often the worst in the siblings. Readers will appreciate this fine sensitive yet amusing look at two sisters helping one another make it. Harriet Klausner