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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream) by Engy Neville – Review by Robin Rankin

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Christmas Wish by Engy Neville was a sweet story with real life moments thrown in just to hook you a little more.

Amy was a little too hippie for me. What kind of person willing gives up coffee? Someone obviously not in their right mind. But seriously, Amy moves across the country and fully embraced the out with the old, in with the new mentality which I applaud except for the coffee. The new includes a new job (her dream job), new friends and a man. She is totally in love with her New York life including the winters (again questioning her sanity) and all that comes with them.

This is the first time I’ve read anything by Ms. Neville and I did enjoy it. I will keep my eye out for her in the future.

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream Series) by Engy Neville – Review by Sheri Schrader

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Christmas Wish by Engy Neville is the second book in the Manhattan Dream series. The story is about Amy McKinsey and her life in New York. She has moved from LA to start a new job, has met a dreamy guy, and is enjoying life. The story reminded me of a Hallmark movie because everything was very upbeat and happy to the point of being a bit unrealistic. As I got further in things started to not be so perfect and happy. Amy is dealt with some problems and has to decide how to handle them. She grows as a woman and a character. I was glad to see her progress as a person and come into herself. Overall this was an enjoyable read and I will keep an eye out for more from this author in the future.

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream Series) by Engy Neville – Review by Madison Degraffenreid

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Christmas Wish by Engy Neville, A Manhattan Dream
5-stars

This was a sweet romance novel that featured drama and tragedy. There was amazing character development with the main character Amy. She was wonderful. I loved following her story as she met and began a romance with the gorgeous Richie as well as watch her progress in her career. I would not have had the guts to move across the country like she did for her dream job. I felt that by doing so she demonstrated great courage and focus. The character Sarah was not one of my favorite people toward the beginning of this novel she completely surprised me later on. This was such a wonderful read!

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhatten Dream Series) by Engy Neville – Review by Erica Fish

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Engy Neville is a new author to me and I could not have picked a better story than A Christmas Wish. Neville has written characters like they could really be the people in my town. The story line is a great make me feel good story. She keeps it moving and shows that wishes just may come true. I have always wished upon the first star I see every night. This story just gave me more reasons to wish upon a star and to remember that I can make my own little magic myself if I just believe.

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream) by Engy Neville – Review by Maura Harper

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A CHRISTMAS WISH is (obviously) a holiday story filled with dreams and wishes.

The story starts at The Hamptons with a fun-filled vacation and ends in the cold Manhattan winter. The times in between Summer and Winter allowed for the characters to work out some stuff and have a few “adventures” along the way.

I always feel bad when a book just isn’t my cup of tea and this is one of them. I never connected with any of the characters and felt like situations were written to make what could have been a lovely short story into a full length novel. There were so many cliches that I found myself wanting to roll my eyes often.

Here is what I did like about the book:

The meet cute – I enjoyed the fact that the female protagonist could experience such joy
Friendships – Every female should have a friend who always has her back
Amy’s love of her job – I wish everyone got as much joy out of their job as she did at the beginning of the story
Closed door sexy times – It was refreshing not to have a front row seat for every encounter

I always appreciate the fact that an author works so hard to bring their words to the page. Just because this book wasn’t for me, doesn’t mean it’s not the perfect book for you.

Review by @mauraharper

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhatten Dream Series) by Engy Neville – Review by Sue Kemp

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Christmas Wish
By Engy Neville

A Christmas Wish by Engy Neville is the first book I have read by this author, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the way the book turned out. This book centers around Amy and Richie. Although I enjoyed the book, I really did have a hard time coming close to liking Amy, Ritchie however was a different story, I took to his character straight away. This book will have you hooked in no time I am sure, in some place if you are liking me you will be eager to turn the page just to see what is going on. I am also hoping Abby’s story gets written, kinda liked her character to. Thank you Engy for a wonderful book.

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream Series) by Engy Neville – Review by Kerry Baker

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream) by Engy Neville is a great book about discovering who you are and what you are capable of.
This book i found to be a great easy read, one you could sink into and lose yourself in easily for a few hours. The characters were interesting and easy to get along with, although not overly complex. However that is exactly what I wanted from a book when I picked this up. The story was well paced and kept its momentum to the end. This was an overall enjoyable book and I would definitely read more by this author.

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A Christmas Wish ( A Manhattan Dream ) by Engy Neville – Review by Heather Bass

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read from this author and it was a joy to read. I absolutely love Christmas stories and this talented author exceeded my expectations. This book is part of A Manhattan Wish series. It can be read as a stand alone just like I did. This story drew me in on the first page. It only took a few hours to devour this incredible book.

Amy McKinsey is living her dream life in her favorite city Manhattan. She works for one of the top fashion magazines out there. Amy goes on a trip and she meets a very beautiful man. She can’t get Richie out of her mind. Amy and Richie gets to know each other and they become the perfect couple. Christmas is fastly approaching and she can’t wait. She feels like this is going to be the best Christmas she has ever had. Amy has the dream job and the perfect man. Then everything starts to in unravel. Richie has to take over the family business and they hardly see each other. Her job is now a battle because her old boss joins the team. Amy is at her wits end. What else could go wrong? Will Amy be able to find happiness in her life or will her life continue to unravel?

I absolutely loved this book. The storyline has it all romance, drama, and finding yourself. You will fall in love these characters. Amy is a sweetheart that can bring some spunk. She knows what she wants and she wants the happily ever after. Richie is very charming. He is head over heels for Amy but he also has a job to do. This story will put you in a joyful mood. The ending was perfect and I can’t wait to see what this author will write next.

Review by@heatherbass

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream) by Engy Neville – Review by Heather Bahm

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Engy Neville’s A Christmas Wish is part of A Manhattan Dream series. This contemporary romance was a story full of growth, realizations and determining what’s truly important in life. I found that I enjoyed the dynamic between Amy and her love interest. My heart broke for her when she felt that her life was falling to pieces, but at the same time, it forces her to take a closer look at the importance of those things in her life and what truly matters. This was truly a sweet romance that sparks warm feelings and becomes the most beautiful Christmas wish.

Reviewed by @hbahm

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A Christmas Wish (A Manhattan Dream Series Book #2) by Engy Neville – Review by Angela Hayes

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A Christmas WishA Christmas Wish by Engy Neville
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

 

A Christmas Wish is the second book in A Manhattan Dream series by Engy Neville. It is an interesting holiday romance. This is the first book of Ms. Neville’s that I have read, and as I love a good Christmas story, I was excited to jump in.
I felt the story held quite a lot of promise- but didn’t quite achieve its true potential. The story itself is quite sweet and intriguing. But I had difficulty connecting to Amy, the main female character. She came across to me as fairly self-involve/self-centred, and frustrated me a lot.
There were parts of the story that were overly detailed, and then other parts that may have been more relevant, which were not detailed enough. A lot of time was spent in Amy’s ‘head’- I felt there was too much ‘thinking’ and not enough ‘doing’.
I would read another of Ms. Neville’s books to see what else she can do, and I will probably revisit this book again in the future to see if I still feel the same way, or if it just caught me on a ‘bad’ day.

Thank you, Ms. Neville!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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