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The Christmas Leap
- Festive Fakes
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 7 hrs
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Summary
Fake romance shouldn’t feel this real....
Will: I've never been with a man.
Sure, I've thought about it. Wondered. Daydreamed. Imagined. But I wasn't ready to take the leap.
I have a reputation as a "ladies' man". No one has any idea how curious I am about men—not even my openly bi best friend. Make that former best friend. Michael ghosted me, and I have no idea why.
Michael: The man I love is straight.
It hurt like hell when I had to distance myself from Will. I’ve tried desperately to grow up and get over him, but my carefully constructed life just fell apart—and Will rushes to my rescue.
Now we’re pretending to be a couple to impress his boss at a holiday retreat. We’re holding hands and hugging.
We’re sharing a bed.
And Will just kissed me.
Is my best friend falling in love with me after all?
The Christmas Leap by Keira Andrews is a Christmas romance featuring friends to lovers, bi awakening, first times, and of course a happy ending. This stand-alone novel takes place in the same universe as The Christmas Deal.
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- Pixiebell
- 30-11-22
The Christmas Leap
I love Keira Andrews’ books and The Christmas Leap got me feeling all christmassy and festive.
It’s a sweet, simple, friends to lovers Bi-awakening story that is superbly narrated by Greg Boudreaux.
A lovely way to while away your time wrapped up in blankets in front of a fireplace this wintertime.
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- Caz
- 13-12-22
Really disappointing
I loved The Christmas Deal and I'm a big fan of both author and narrator, so I had high hopes for this, especially with Greg Boudreaux narrating.
But what a let-down. I like the fake-relationship trope as a rule, but the thing with tropes is that they’re so well-worn that getting them to work well hinges on the strength of the characterisation - and Will and Michael are not particularly well fleshed-out. Will is basically a saint, forgiving Michael instantly for ghosting him without even having a conversation about it, and as for Michael, we never find out who he is beyond how he feels about Will. His relationship with his ex, Jared, was formed basically because he was desperate to get over Will, and I found myself sympathising with Jared - at least he was trying to be kind and was honest and willing to communicate about their relationship., which Michael never was.
And much as it pains me to say it, because I'm a massive fan of Greg Boudreaux, his Scottish accent is pretty bad. Please, please, don't believe the gushing reviews praising it - I can only assume they've been written by people who have never heard an authentic Scottish accent. At a few points in the text, the author tells us that Will thinks he doesn’t have much of an accent, whereas Michael thinks he sounds like he’s just stepped off the set of Outlander, but I’m afraid neither of those things is true. I had to try to forget Will was Scottish whenever I listened to his chapters in order to get through the book.
I suppose everyone's entitled to an off-day, but unfortunately, neither Ms. Andrews nor Mr. Boudreaux is at their best here.
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- Trio
- 27-11-22
Wonderful!
Aaaawwww, so much fun! Best friends to lovers, fake boyfriends, first time gay, bi-awakening, and a magical Christmas holiday in Australia. Keira Andrews puts her fun and festive twist on all of it. If you're ready to start celebrating the holiday season, The Christmas Leap is a great place to start.
Beautifully narrated by Greg Broudreaux, do The Christmas Leap in audio. You won't regret it!
an audiobook copy of The Christmas Leap was provided for the purpose of my honest review, all opinions are my own
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- Caroline
- 15-11-22
lovely story,
I loved the story between Will & Michael though and the time they spent together in Australia was written beautifully but i thought the ending was rushed . The trip to Australia was little over a week then all of a sudden the epilogue is 2 years later. I really enjoyed how they realised their love for each other.
I have only listened to one other Greg Boudreaux's books but top marks for his sexy Scotland accent. Worth a credit, overall a lovely listen.
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- Lydia Devlin
- 31-01-23
Awww!
This is a super sweet second chance romance and I loved it!
Michael and Will's story had me hooked right from the beginning and I was rooting for them all the way through.
Greg Boudreax has done a brilliant job of bringing these characters and their story to life.
I don't want to say too much about this,as I don't want to spoil this absolute delight for anyone.
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- A. D. Orchard
- 07-12-22
Ideal Christmas romance
Well written Christmas love story.
I especially loved the Scottish accent.
Nice strong story and a pleasure to read.
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- Ronald Betts
- 16-12-22
Touching story of love
A tragedy of life when it takes so long to find the love of your life is everything you wanted and needed and here we get that beautiful HEA enjoy I know i did.
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- Erryn Barratt
- 06-02-24
My favorite time of year!
Okay, I admit I’m not a huge Christmas fan. But Keira Andrews and her wonderful Christmas books have me believing the magic might just be real. I loved The Christmas Deal and was thrilled to see Logan and Seth doing so well. And Connor’s all grown up and off at med school!
The Christmas Leap takes place with the same cast of characters and I admit I love this group. Will’s lucky to work in such a progressive company and, when he winds up rescuing his stranded best friend Michael – and everyone assumes they’re a couple – he just…kind of rolls with it. Then his boss wants Michael to come, as Will’s boyfriend, to Australia. Like, okay. Fake Boyfriend trope, here we come!
One small problem – Michael ghosted Will and Will has no idea why. Michael knows, of course. He’s been in love with Will forever and finally grew tired of watching Will date all these women. Michael’s bi, Will’s straight and…ne’er the twain shall meet? Except…Will’s been reevaluating his life recently, including his potential attraction to me. Michael’s reappearance in his life is either fortuitous or really inconvenient – could go either way.
Quick shout out to Liam and Cody, my buddies from Flash Rip. I love how Keira connects her stories.
Obviously, I was rooting for Will and Michael to figure it out. And since this is a Keira Andrews romance, I got my wish. I have to say I really loved all the secondary characters in this book. I felt immersed in the men’s lives because of the rich flavor of the characters around them.
Finally, I’ll give a nod to Greg Boudreaux. His Scottish accent for Will was perfect and the rest of the performance was just as good. A great holiday listen at the right exact moment.
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- Tanya
- 15-11-22
good story
this was an enjoyable story. characters were written and developed in a manner that wasn't shocking or unbelievable.
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- Ida Umphers
- 01-12-22
Christmas Wishes
Will has always hidden a huge part of himself, even from his best friend Michael. Michael, who is in love with Will and has no clue about the questions Will is asking himself, finally had to put some distance between them. Will has never understood Michael's behavior but when Michael needs him , he's right there. As they start to re-establish their friendship they end up in a fake dating situation to impress Will's boss. It's a holiday romance, so you can imagine the fake gets real very soon. It's lovely to see these two finally lay their cards on the table and get the wonderful Christmas they deserve. I've now also listened to the audiobook and Greg Boudreaux does a fantastic job capturing the early confusion these two experience about each other's behavior and then their relief and excitement when the reconnect, open up and realize what might actually be possible.
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