I am shocked. I didn't believe it was possible for me to EVER dislike a Kleypas book. How could this have happened? 
 Before I start this review, I must first go back in time a few days... 
 DATE : December 23 
 TIME : Lazy afternoon with the kids out of the house 
 ACTIVITY : My viewing of a recorded movie - Christmas With Holly, based on the book I'm reviewing. Don't ask me why I decided to record and watch it, but I have to admit to being curious about seeing a Kleypas book translated to film. 
 RESPONSE : Well...that was a couple hours of my life that I'll never get back. Surely, the book HAS to be better. I guess I need to read the thing. 
 And now...back to the present... 
 I figured that there was no way the Hallmark Hall of Fame crapfest of a movie that I watched could be any better than the book itself. 
 I was wrong. So my mind is thinking that the story would be more interesting in book form. At the very least, there might be a nice little sex scene that wasn't shown in the PG rated movie. 
 BAH. I SAY BAH. To all of it. 
 By the 25% mark I started skimming. People had warned me that this was Kleypas' weakest book, but I didn't honestly think it could be that bad. 
 Let's just put it this way...it was as if every single thing that I would love about a Kleypas book was edited out of Friday Harbor. The banter was awful, the humor was practically nonexistent, the story was boring, and the steam was laughable. 
 I never, ever thought I'd see the day come where I'd have to write a negative review for this author. It's a sad day for me indeed. I honestly have nothing else that I want to say. Hopefully, the next Kleypas book that I pick up will wash the memory of this one away.