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yarisbooksandbevs's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was cute and a little funny. Nikolai and Kate are sexy and also adorable. I did find some moments to be a little cringey but it was a sexy and cute novella. Also I love nervous Santa.
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol and Toxic relationship
kbairbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I really enjoyed that the main female character was in her forties, I’ve never read a story with an older woman but I like that she was a career woman with a family and a sex life. I also like that Santa was huskier and described as a silver fox. I really liked the characters chemistry and the story overall ooh ooh and I liked the ‘all kids are good enough to receive presents’. What fun :)
Graphic: Sexual content
madmadmaddymad's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Lol
Very kinky! And very funny. I was a little uncomfortable with some of the Santa Claus stuff, just personally kinda icky for me to think about such a jolly, loving man being such a horn dog…. But a fun time nonetheless! Santa is quite a dream boat.
I also really like how the protagonist is a middle aged divorced mother, and I appreciate how the divorce story was not the focus and not a story of heartbreak. He didn’t hurt her and neither of them were cheating. They just fell out of love, and then along comes Santa. I think it was pretty refreshing to not villanize the ex, and to not make divorce be a big deal.
Very kinky! And very funny. I was a little uncomfortable with some of the Santa Claus stuff, just personally kinda icky for me to think about such a jolly, loving man being such a horn dog…. But a fun time nonetheless! Santa is quite a dream boat.
I also really like how the protagonist is a middle aged divorced mother, and I appreciate how the divorce story was not the focus and not a story of heartbreak. He didn’t hurt her and neither of them were cheating. They just fell out of love, and then along comes Santa. I think it was pretty refreshing to not villanize the ex, and to not make divorce be a big deal.
Graphic: Sexual content
thereadinghammock's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Short, steamy, and opens up a whole new side of Santa we didn't know we needed. Ellie Mae delivers the spice as new-to-the-Santa-gig Nikolai pit stops at a house, figuring he'll catch a short nap on the couch before continuing on his way delivering toys for the night. Except the couch is currently occupied by almost-divorcee Kate, having her first and unexpected solo Christmas in years, after her ex takes the kids on a very last minute holiday cruise.
When Kate wakes to see what she thinks is a wine-induced dream Santa, she rolls with the dream, until she finishes waking up and realizes the Santa in her house is NOT in fact a dream, but the real-deal. Nikolai is a burly, tattooed, and (lightly) pierced Santa who had been wallowing in a bit of his own loneliness, that is, until Kate said "let's do this."
Their "courtship" is steamy, sweet, and a Christmas delight. I didn't think Santa would do it for me, but Ellie Mae proved me, and likely a whole lot of other skeptical women wrong, and I'm ok with that.
When Kate wakes to see what she thinks is a wine-induced dream Santa, she rolls with the dream, until she finishes waking up and realizes the Santa in her house is NOT in fact a dream, but the real-deal. Nikolai is a burly, tattooed, and (lightly) pierced Santa who had been wallowing in a bit of his own loneliness, that is, until Kate said "let's do this."
Their "courtship" is steamy, sweet, and a Christmas delight. I didn't think Santa would do it for me, but Ellie Mae proved me, and likely a whole lot of other skeptical women wrong, and I'm ok with that.
Graphic: Sexual content
vivireads99's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
r1vana's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It is a Christmas miracle for both Kate and Nikolai.
Nikolai is the next Santa Claus. His family have been giving presents for kids through generations… now it is Nikolai’s turn. At first, he was excited to become Santa, but as time goes by, his interest decrease and want to meet someone and love..
One the other hand, Kate is going through a divorce and as her two kids went on a cruise with her ex-husband, she feels rather lonely on Christmas Eve. On the same night, as Nikolai drops himself through her chimney, she comes face to face to him and at first taught that everything was a dream, except when she stops herself during the ‘love’ session when she realizes that the class was definitely not a dream. But again as everything passes by, they get to know about each other and their love session become rather more 😏…
Whatever they both felt with their previous partner, they never have felt it with each other…
Thus, a year later, they are together…
Nikolai is the next Santa Claus. His family have been giving presents for kids through generations… now it is Nikolai’s turn. At first, he was excited to become Santa, but as time goes by, his interest decrease and want to meet someone and love..
One the other hand, Kate is going through a divorce and as her two kids went on a cruise with her ex-husband, she feels rather lonely on Christmas Eve. On the same night, as Nikolai drops himself through her chimney, she comes face to face to him and at first taught that everything was a dream, except when she stops herself during the ‘love’ session when she realizes that the class was definitely not a dream. But again as everything passes by, they get to know about each other and their love session become rather more 😏…
Whatever they both felt with their previous partner, they never have felt it with each other…
Thus, a year later, they are together…
Graphic: Sexual content
nickianderson1's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content
covaamont's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
alexandriasreads's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
juliette_95's review
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity