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Hubba Hubba Santa Claus Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 6, 2013
- File size897 KB
Product details
- ASIN : B00HARTWS2
- Publisher : Wooden Writes Publishing; 1st edition (December 6, 2013)
- Publication date : December 6, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 897 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 124 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,178,018 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #13,325 in Holiday Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #24,598 in Holiday Fiction (Books)
- #46,792 in Fantasy Romance eBooks
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
I was born with a loose screw. I mean it. I really was. To make matters even worse, I suffered a major medical error that made my brain "crash" and put my life on hold for nine years .
Not only did I have to learn how to walk again, I had to learn to read and write again.
Before the botched surgery, I was a REAL famous artist who had 13 books published.
Now, I'm a wanna be REAL famous author who can't paint.
I promise you'll be grateful you are who you are after you read the true events in my upcoming series of, "Journal of a Crazy Lady" and "My Favorite Sponge Bath," "The Ghost in Room 3327," "I Kissed a Witch," "Journal of Bizarre-O World"
It will be a wild ride, but you'll have fun. I mean it. You really will. :)
*The Danish Pastry won an International Competition: "Author of the Week"
*The Danish Pastry also won "Runner-Up" in the "Author of the Year" competition
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016I enjoyed reading this. If you want to read a warm, romantic Christmas story, this book is for you. Ever know someone who can't walk upstairs and chew gum at the same time? Meet Shelley Sam. She can't. But she's a delightful bungler who falls heads over heels for Brant. Too bad she's pretending to be a man at the time. The story is typical wacky LaRae Perry. It's a wonderful Christmas story laced with romance, love and just a hint of magic. You'll love it.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2014It's a fun, easy Christmas-romance read. It's great when you're looking to get into the Christmas spirit but are wanting something quirky and fun.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015Best anti depression pill anytime, anywhere... I had no expectation when I read this book at the end of January, the title was alone promising fun... Yeah, it's a little bit cheesy, a little bit girly kind of fairy tale, but the family spirit and the children's glee were enough to make me keep reading.
For all audiences, but I'm sure teenagers will cherish it more.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016I couldn't stop laughing at the situations Shelly Sam got herself into! And her poor sister, Rhonda Sam, always there to get her out, made me feel for them both!
Parry's characters are so realistic I felt like I was in the room with them.
It's a most unique, comical, Christmas story you'll ever read!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016Thank you!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2016LaRae always has a way of making you laugh... Whether you want to or not! 😄
- Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014Hubba Hubba Santa Claus is a quirky, chuckle-filled read. While we may have seen this plot enacted and repeated in hundreds of television shows and movies, Parry brings a delightful spin to the switcharoo scenario.
Written with sometimes subtle but more often “slap your forehead while thinking ‘doh, really?!’” humor, Hubba Hubba is a cute holiday themed romance. The main character Shelly is a character you love to scoff and laugh at, her antics bizarre in her disguise and efforts to maintain it. Yet you also feel for her even if only in an “oh you poor daft girl” humanistic way; we all want the heroine to win the day and snag the man don’t we? Rooting for the underdog is part of our humanity.
I know a lot of people like Shelly’s sister Rhonda who is the antithesis of Shelly’s personality. Shelly is rainbows and unicorns to Rhonda’s prudent rooting in reality. Parry’s analogy of “She’s a spreadsheet. I’m a paper jam” is so spot on I fell in love with the phrase. The dynamics between the sisters are one of the story’s biggest sources of humorous interplay but there is clearly a long suffering bond between them that goes beyond familial obligation.
Shelly’s paramour Brant Fields starts out as a mystery but fleshes out by the end. Initially I thought the guy had to be a few donuts short of a dozen to enjoy and even believe the Bubba-Bubba story Shelly feeds him. However, Parry weaves in an eventual explanation that is as touching as it is bizarre. By the end of the story we see that Brant’s willingness to suffer Bubba-Bubba’s antics is only because they appeal to his brand of bizarre quirkiness. They really are a match.
I enjoyed the Christmas theme and was intrigued by the introduction of some magical elements. But what Christmas romance is complete without some Santa magic to encourage love in blossoming?
Overall I enjoyed this book. The story was cute and refreshing in its quirkiness. Parry delivers strange but believable characters with real connections. I chuckled, smirked or snickered frequently during the reading and that’s always a good thing.
I did notice some editing misses:
Page 51 That’s why we need to spy on Brant to learn more about him.” (missing quotation)
Page 56: “Oh, ho, ho, ho—that—I shaved it crooked so my Santa mustache would fit better. I knew that didn’t make any sense, but hoped he would buy it. (missing quotation, should be: better.” I knew that….)
Page 83: It sort of sounded like an in-between voice—a shmalefe.” (misplaced quotation)
I also have only one notable mention, and that is to comment on the book’s cover. It does nothing for the story except to indicate it’s a Christmas romance but in a bland, unoriginal way. I would have liked a bit more pizzazz to go with the quirkiness of the story and writing.
In the end I gave Hubba Hubba Santa Claus 4 out of 5 stars with the addendum that her humor has me leaning toward checking out her other stories to get another dose.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2014* Full Review can be found here: http://therevboard.com/2014/08/14/the... *
LaRae L. Parry’s “Hubba Hubba Santa Claus” is a 154-page read which revolves around a young lady named Shelly Sam, a young (and strange) writer who is looking for her big break in the form of writing for a big celebrity magazine.
What is standing in her way? A Santa Claus gig that is sponsored by said celebrity magazine where Santa Claus impersonating, in Shelly’s mind, is a Boys’ Club!
So how does Shelly Sam counterbalance this issue? By dressing as a man in order to dress up as AND become Santa so that she can have SOME KIND of “in” with the sponsor so she may obtain employment with them!
It is a Plan that is SO GREAT, it is like a Fluffed Pillow for when you sneak out of the house and you KNOW that no one is going to notice!
Shelly’s sister Rhonda is the analytical realist Certified Public Accountant who is the Voice of Reason and Logic in the story. Rhonda’s mannerisms are indicative of the quintessential big sister: protective, bluntly honest, and true to herself. From Shelly’s point of view, a perfect complement to Shelly’s irrationalities and “leaping before you look” mindset.
Things become EVEN MORE complex for our friend Shelly Sam when she meets a young Heaven Sent Saint of a man named Brant Fields, and then needs to figure out how to tell him what she is trying to achieve while figuring out how he feels about her (despite being disguised and acting as a man).
I (as always) am going to be honest:
I have read some Cheesy Care Bear Business in my time, but THIS STORY?
THIS STORY I can see on the Hallmark Channel during the Christmas Holiday AS WELL AS “Christmas in July”! This is EXACTLY the type of Christmas Story that can be read to people of all ages (as long as they are open-minded enough to understand the concept of a woman dressing as a man in order to play the role of one of the most popular fictitious males in history in order to land a job at a magazine). Also to get me OF ALL PEOPLE to laugh at your story is a special and unique talent that favors those who are capable of such a feat.
It is a very pleasing story where profanity IS NOT found anywhere. If there was, I did not notice due to the progression and flow of the story.
Errors were minor (quotation misplacement) and as stated earlier, the flow was pleasing enough for me to remain entertained.
LaRae L. Parry did a Fine Job in telling the story of “Hubba Hubba Santa Claus”. This is certainly a book that I would read to my twin nephews when they get older (my apologies: Proud Uncle Moment).
Trust and Believe that you WILL get a good number of laughs out of “Hubba Hubba Santa Claus,” and so will your friends and family.