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The Perfect Gift: A Magical, Insightful, Adventure-Romance Novel

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I really enjoyed reading The Perfect Gift. Shaun is a talented author who does a great job! I highly recommend this book to readers. I loved a poem called, The Darkest Hour that is part of the story & also I'm hooked for the upcoming sequel. Lots of different things going on throughout the book. There is romance as well as evolving friendships. You won't be sorry for this purchase!

Knew I would love this book. Just as I did the first one. Was sad when I finished and now have to wait for the third book to be released.. this seriesis one of the best I have read.. and ive read tons. What can I say I'm a bookworm, and love a heartwarming romance story.

I read this book and its sequel, The Perfect Gift, and found both to be thought provoking as well as entertaining. Spencer and Ski seem to be an unlikely pair to engage in friendship, but it works. Spencer has to fight through is insecurities to discover who he really is. That leads him to visit his grandmother earlier than planned and where he meets Annetta. He discovers that his friendship with Annetta brings out the best in him.

Through the course of the two books, Spencer and Ski both discover their best selves. But there are unreslolved issues with Annetta. I'm eager to read the last book in the trilogy.

I enjoyed the first book in this series - Courage, Love and the Meaning of Christmas - and the sequel did not disappoint. In fact, I may have enjoyed it even more.

It features less of the direct romance of book one, but that gets replaced by other rewarding plot features. Ski becomes a central character in the story, which works great because not only is he as clever and funny as ever, but there's plenty of him AND he gets a whole other side developed.

It's interesting the way his character unfolds a piece at a time - it's not only very realistic but also has a depth that seems like it could be difficult to create, yet the author makes it seem effortless. Add to that a subtle yet significant change that gradually spins his world 180 degrees and you have a plot that keeps you reading to see how things will turn out.

The five preview chapters of book three at the end are also very enjoyable and I look forward to reading that once it's released.

I love reading a book where you feel better after you read it and learn some lessons along the way.
This heart warming book did that for me. I could identify with the characters and could not put this book down.
What I love about Shaun Roundy's books it seeing the world through his eyes. He has amazing insight and leaves
you wanting more. So do yourself a favor and purchase this and take some time out for you to enjoy this masterpiece!

Warm-fuzzy, funny, charming,exciting, this is the book that's going to get passed around the office and your friends, everyone will want to read it.
A+!

I think I like this sequel to Courage, Love & The Meaning of Christmas even better than the first one, which was great. This one has even more fun dialog, especially with Ski, who is kind of a jerk and kind of a crack up. I think the character development moves along really well and some really incredible changes come off as highly plausible.

A few plot elements were easy enough to guess, but they were fun to read anyway, and there were plenty of things that I didn't see coming, even though I made it a game to try to guess.

I had a few favorite parts, where the book really made me feel A. Creeped out! B. Made me laugh a few times. C. Okay, I admit it, I cried once. and D. One part was really sad! I don't know why that was a favorite. I guess because of it being strong writing and I couldn't help but get into it.

Read the first book first, though, or you won't know what's going on.