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Hallmark Movie Review: A Kismet Christmas

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If Hallmark wanted to make a perfect movie just for me, this is it. And the best part was that it was completely unexpected! I really wasn’t looking forward to this movie. It looked too corny even for me. Anyhow, here’s a quick recap and my two cents 😉 

Quick Recap

There’s an old family legend that if someone receives a kismet cookie and sleeps with it under their pillow, then they will dream of their true love. As a teenager, Sarah did this. When her dream showed Travis was her true love, she went to him to tell him. Unfortunately, Travis was marrying someone else. Sarah ran away to become a writer. Now she’s returned to her hometown, and discovered Travis is the father of the child who won her writing contest.

My Two Cents

Wow! This movie really grew on me! I started watching it in a slightly crabby mood. And the opening scene with Sarah and Travis as teenagers didn’t help. It was all so fake with them playing their younger selves. It killed me. Normally like corny, but I was not in the mood.

Also, I don’t know either of these leads super well. So I was a little leery of this movie from the beginning. BUT how could I not fall in love with a movie that has a second chance romance plot, magic cookies, a scavenger hunt, and so much more!

By the time Travis helped Sarah with her writers block, I was so invested, it made me cry. I love when men show they love someone without telling them they love them. Travis was obviously head over heals.

This is a movie I’ll put on repeatedly throughout the holidays and enjoy every time. If you like the themes in this movie, then I think you’ll like it too. If you aren’t a magic/fate lover, then skip this movie.

Don’t worry if you skip it, we’re in full blown Countdown to Christmas most and there’s at least 2 movie premieres on Hallmark each weekend and I think GAC has one or two too. Pace yourself folks. There are lots of movies this season!

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Hallmark Movie Review: Pumpkin Everything

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Second chance romances are one of my favorite tropes! Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite provoke the feelings they normally do for me. Here is a quick recap and my two cents 😉 

Quick Recap

Amy returns to her childhood home to tend to her Grandfather who had a car accident. She runs into her childhood sweetheart and discovers her Grandfather isn’t doing well living alone.

My Two Cents

I debated for a long time what score to give this movie. I settled on 3.5, but I always give the benefit to the movie. So, 4 it is. BUT I’m giving this movie a big disclaimer…aside from the first 5ish minutes, the next 55 are rough. If you get past the first hour, the second hour is pretty good and the ending is great.

Jeff gave up around the hour mark. He couldn’t take it anymore. I stayed with it, because I felt it might be picking up again and I was right! However, I would argue this movie is more about the relationship between Amy and her Grandfather, Tom, than Amy and her former boyfriend, Kit.

From the beginning Amy and Kit seemed to get along great. So well, it was kind of boring. This was why the first 55ish minutes were blah. Amy and Kit seemed to be picking up right where they left off in their relationship, except that Amy kept blaming herself for their relationship ending and abandoning Kit. I liked when they finally talked through their history and made amends with the past.

I loved the part when Amy took Tom to the retirement community and introduced him to the lady DJ who had a job available for him. Plus, she showed him all the wonderful things about living in that community. Not gonna lie, I hope I can afford a place like that someday! It sounds like a lot of fun!

Moving on past Amy, Kit, and Tom…Was I the only person wondering if the display outside stays outside 24/7? What happens when it rains? I know it’s kind of random, but I was really curious. It was a beautiful display, but it would have been a really big pain to take down and put back out each day.

I also noticed all the Hey Good Day references. A few weeks ago was Wedding of a Lifetime. They appeared on Hey Good Day too! Has this been around forever and I’m just now realizing it?

Anyhow, this was an okay movie. It isn’t one I’ll seek out to watch again, but I won’t automatically flip if it comes on again. I was super excited that Love on the Sidelines came on directly after it. LOVE THAT MOVIE! Seriously, Top 10 Hallmark movies.

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Hallmark Movie Review: Sweet Carolina

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I forgot there was a movie Saturday night!! It wasn’t just any movie either…it was a Lacey Chabert movie! How on Earth did I forget?? I don’t even know. Zach and I went rollerblading Friday night. So, last night Jeff and I were chilling and I finished a book and before I knew it, it was 10:30. I was done with my book, but I completely missed the movie.

I made sure I caught it tonight on replay and I’m beyond glad I did! This was a shockingly good movie! I wasn’t expecting it because the previews showed the death of parents, which usually means I won’t enjoy the movie, because it’ll be too sad. However, this is also a romcom!

Here’s a quick movie re-cap and my full two cents 🙂

Movie Re-cap

Josie’s sister and husband are in a car accident and are killed. They leave behind their two children. In their will, they appointed Josie as the guardian. Josie has to move from New York City back to her hometown to take care of her teenage niece and nephew. While there, she reconnects with her high school sweetheart, Cooper.

My Two Cents

Generally, I dislike movies where parents die and kids are involved. They’re usually too sad and I cry half the movie. Now, it could have been the time of the month, but I didn’t cry at all during this movie. I almost did during the bracelet scene, because that was so sweet, but really the movie was so funny and cute that there were very few sad moments.

Beyond the parents dying theme, this movie was a surprise romcom AND second chance high school sweet heart movie. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you’ll know those are two of my FAVORITE themes! They strongly overpowered the death of the parents and I could almost forget the sad parts.

Combine my favorite themes with Lacey Chabert (one of my girl crushes) and Tyler Hynes (who has been growing on me over the past few movies) and you have HALLMARK GOLD. These two were so funny and cute together. My heart practically burst when they kissed at the end of the movie! Now her first kiss can be her last. Awwww…

I also need to give a shout out to the kids. I loved how the movie explored their emotions, reactions to their parents dying, and their Aunt becoming their mom. Plus Cooper becoming more involved in their lives. I really loved the food fight scene with everyone. It was so fun! I wanted to be in that food fight!

Jeff was watching Idol while I was trying to watch this movie on my phone. He kept giving me funny looks while I was literally laughing out loud. He probably thought I was losing it. Nothing new there 🙂 But there were so many funny lines and cute moments. There’s a good chance you’ll like this if you give it a try. Happy movie watching y’all!

Book Review: Resisting the CEO

Resisting the CEO (Dirty Hot Resistance #2)Resisting the CEO by Emelia Blair
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

0 resistance to love

Caleb has secrets from his past. The biggest secret is the girl, Kendall, who he lost, but finds many years later and hires as his assistant. She doesn’t recognize him right away, but starts having suspicions that Caleb isn’t who he says he is.

In this book we find out how much heart Caleb really has. He is so sweet on Kendall. I think every woman wants a Caleb in their life who just wants them to be happy no matter what. I know I do!

Kendall is a spunky girl with a tragic and dangerous past. It’s easy to connect with her and want her to find her happily ever after with Caleb.

This book has fewer editing/grammar issues than the first book in the series, which makes it easier to read. Yay!!

I liked how the author showed a little of Lana and Oliver and the budding romance between Lucas and Elise. I’m excited to read the next book and see what happens with them!

Are you wondering about the sex? Well, there are a few sex scenes. One big one and maybe another smaller one or two. That seems to be the typical MO of this author. I feel like there could have been another scene at the end of the book.

This book is a quick and sweet story. I think y’all should give it a try! Happy reading y’all!!

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