If you are looking for Books by Christmas that will take you straight to Seoul, then you can't miss the short story Under the December sky Of Annamaria Bosco. Read on to find out more…
INFORMATION SHEET:
Title: Nothing serious except love
Author: Under the December sky
Publisher: Self publishing
Type: Short novella / Contemporary Romance / Christmas romance
Pages: 121
Cost: €0.99 in ebook – €6 in paperback
Exit: 19/11/21
Order link: https://amzn.to/3UmpJSt
PLOT:
What's worse than being dumped by your boyfriend during the Christmas period?
Lee Ha-Neul she can't give an answer to this question, because she is too busy picking up the pieces of her heart and her dignity. Years of devotion and affection thrown away in two seconds and with a miserable sentence of apology. And while she broods on the street about what she did wrong, drunk, cold and furious towards the male gender, a friendly hand unexpectedly offers her comfort. Who is the handsome man who gives her his scarf and recommends her to take care of it?
Ha-Neul has no idea and doesn't even think about it too much, as it's highly unlikely she'll ever meet him again.
If fate has a hand in it, however, it is likely that the shopping center you work for announces a new president to manage it. And it is even more likely that the new president is the mysterious man who helped you in a moment of difficulty.
Ji Seok Woo he is the classic golden bachelor who does not want to commit seriously, apparently gruff and disinterested. Ha-Neul has no intention of conquering him. So why does his heart skip a beat when he's too close?
WHO is ANNAMARIA BOSCO?
Born in Bari, raised in a provincial village, transplanted to the city. Full-time mother, compulsive reader with a passion for digital art and graphics. Graduated in Communication Sciences, she followed a Master's degree in Multimedia. Writing has always been the alternative way to tell and tell oneself. He first experimented with poetry and short stories, some of which were selected in various anthologies, then the idea of a real novel.
Collaborate with the blog Dreaming at the tip of the pen for the review of emerging and self and with the Starlight necklace for graphics, editing and manuscript selection.
He self-published the novel “Like stars without a sky”, set in Japan, the two novellas “Under the December Sky” and “Nothing Serious Apart from Love” set in Korea, and the four-handed fantasy “The Flower of the Wind”.
REVIEW:
«I know it's a fortnight until Christmas, but imagine that it's today and that this is a real campsite. Make a wish and open the package."
Under the December sky by Annamaria Bosco
When December arrives I get into the mood Christmas and I start reading books and watching films that tell about the magical holiday season. Imagine how enlightened I was when I found this book set in Korea, right during the Christmas holidays… Santa Claus practically arrived well in advance!
The title and the cover of the story immediately struck me because they represent the heart of the novel and the period in which the events follow one another. Reading the plot was the icing on the cake confirming that this was the right read for me!
I met the author with her latest release Nothing serious except love and I decided to recover everything he published. Under the December sky it is the first novel that Annamaria has written set in Korea and, perhaps, you can sense that the author is becoming familiar with this genre. However, having read the releases backwards, I really noticed a growth and fluidity in managing this new setting.
Despite this, I really liked Under the December Sky, especially because I immediately fell in love with the protagonists: Lee Ha-Neul e Ji Seok Woo. They seem like two very distant worlds, destined not to meet, yet fate has a hand in it and will make their paths cross when Ha-Neul most needs to receive comfort. Only he didn't imagine that fate would work so hard, making him meet the stranger again in the least likely place possible.
What there is between the two young people who don't even know each other is a magic that flows subtly and binds them with a red thread, without them even realizing it. It is a delicate story, with that delicacy that Korean Dramas are imbued with, where feelings fly as light as feathers and affection is expressed through small gestures. Obviously to follow in the wake of the Drama, the novel will also be peppered with many rather embarrassing moments that will make you smile a few times.
«I agree with you. Never disappoint a child. Desires that are suspended and never fulfilled end up turning into burdens on the heart that are difficult to shake off as adults."
Under the December sky by Annamaria Bosco
It is not just a love story, but between Christmas and delicate oriental romance, the author also tells us about deeper aspects such as the lack of a family that leads you to not have firm roots, and on the other hand those who do have a family, but find themselves completely entangled in the manipulations of a mother who is too obsessed with seeing her son come to fruition.
What did I like about this Christmas book?
What I loved about this story was precisely the delicacy of the feelings that arise in the two young people slowly, as they gradually get to know each other. The most beautiful scene? The walk together with the arrival of the first snow. It made my heart sigh.
«I believe that, if we met, perhaps destiny wanted to tell us something. But if I exaggerated, if you think that kiss and even this one are too much…" He raised his hand and I hurriedly, without even thinking, to take it again.
Under the December sky by Annamaria Bosco
To make the story sweeter, then, there is the setting of Christmas, a period that offers magic and miracles and even in this case there will be wonderful and incredible ones. I don't give spoilers, but I admit that the change in a character in the story pleasantly surprised and surprised me.
In short, if you like Drama and the magic of Christmas and want to experience it on the other side of the world, then you must read Under the December Sky! In the meantime, I will start stalking the author to make her write an entire novel, since she has all the skills to do so!
Congratulations to the author.
Fabiana
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