Books: My thoughts about Candy Cane Crush by Mila Rhodes
- ASIN : B0FY73K3LB
- Publication date : October 29, 2025
- Print length : 105 pages
The book synopsis for Candy Cane Crush by Mila Rhodes
Then there’s Evan Parker — the boy who once made her laugh and now runs the Candy Cane Co-op, turning sugar into art and sweetness into something dangerously real. As the Festival of Lights draws near, Chloe finds herself tangled in more than garlands and deadlines. The town she left behind — and the man she never truly forgot — may just rewrite everything she thought she knew about love, honesty, and home.
✨ Perfect for readers who
Cozy small-town holiday romances full of warmth and second chances
Slow-burn chemistry between a grumpy journalist and a cinnamon-sweet candy maker
Snowy nights, festive lights, and heartfelt redemption
Stories like The Christmas Café, In a Holidaze, and The Holiday Swap
Will Chloe trade her headline for happiness? Or will the truth she’s chasing cost her the sweetest love she’s ever known?
3 stars
Discussing Candy Cane Crush by Mila Rhodes
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I’m reviewing Candy Cane Crush, which I picked up for free on Amazon as a short, Christmas-themed read.
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I gave the book three stars.
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The story follows Chloe Grant, a journalist who returns from the big city to her small hometown of Frostbrook, Vermont, a very Christmassy place she once escaped from.
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She intends to do one quick job there and leave again, but ends up discovering much more than expected.
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She reconnects with Evan, “the one that got away”, who makes candy canes.
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The Festival of Lights brings the whole town – and especially Chloe and Evan – together, and they spend a lot of time with each other.
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The book has strong cosy Christmas vibes, with likeable characters.
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It’s a short, enjoyable holiday read — nothing mind-blowing, but pleasant and festive.
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I’ve downloaded a few more of the author’s free Christmas short reads and plan to check those out as well.
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I’m also curious whether others enjoy books that you know won’t be five-star masterpieces, but will be quick, cosy, and seasonal, especially around the holidays.
Quotes from Candy Cane Crush by Mila Rhodes
The train slid into Frostbrook with the soft complaint of metal on winter. Snow powdered the platform like sifted sugar, gathering in the grooves of old wooden planks and the cuffs of Chloe’s city boots. The station clock ticked a patient rhythm above her, as if it had kept this same heartbeat since she left. Bells from the town square rang a few streets away—bright, earnest, inescapable.
She did not look like someone who had ever cried in the back hallway of the Mistletoe Diner because her grandmother’s hands smelled like cinnamon and soap and it hurt to remember. Good. She had a reputation to maintain.
She didn’t sit at the typewriter. She sat on the edge of the bed and stared at it, hearing her grandmother’s voice in the back of her head—Don’t be afraid of the first word. You can edit later.
The town had the kind of confidence that came from knowing who it was. She envied that.
Something inside her wanted to refuse, to stay in control. But another part, quieter and braver, whispered that control wasn’t the same as safety.
She sat at her laptop, the cursor blinking in the half-dark. The blank page no longer felt hostile — just patient. She began typing, not for Nathan, not for the city, but for herself.
For the first time since she arrived, the quiet didn’t feel like isolation. It felt like possibility.
“Sometimes,” she said, “I don’t know how to stop defending myself. Even when no one’s attacking.”
Her breath hitched slightly. “You think joy’s newsworthy?” “In a world that runs on cynicism?” He shrugged. “It’s breaking news.”
“What happened?” “I might’ve committed professional suicide,” she said. “Before breakfast? Ambitious.”
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