3.57 AVERAGE

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elisia_reads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 66%

i was having such a fun little time until the surprise pregnancy trope 
i really lost interest after that

Read the first half. And then quit at part two. Seriously don’t keep going. Just stop at part one. The second half was a train wreck. Also I HATE the pregnancy trope. First part was fun and spicy.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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maryehavens's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

Too spicy for me, specifically graphic descriptions of penis veins :/

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Liked it, but not quite as much as the first one. I feel like some plot threads are left dangling (like, when does Winnie tell him that she has narcolepsy? when does Kallum tell her he's always felt second place to everyone else?) and narrative was slightly disjointed. But once we're back in Christmas Notch it was such a fun ride. 

Winnie's google search SEO really let her down but also
Kallum throwing the shocker the FIRST TIME he and Winnie are together and she's never had an orgasm before, ever, is like a "closed course, professional driver" move and wow was that unexpected for the first sex scene


If you've got some purity culture trauma, this does get into that quite a lot in Winnie's background. (Also, can we talk about how Kallum's basically slut-shamed because consenting adult women decide his d*ck is the gateway to their marriage hopes? I had some choice words for his mom and sister. Also, maybe Winnie for not recognizing that either.)
funny
Loveable characters: Yes

Okay guys — you need to add this to your holiday TBR right now (if it isn’t there already)! This series has so many small town, perfect snowfall, cozy holiday feels but with amazing twists.

One of my favorite things about this series is that it is so body positive, s3x positive and just so inclusive and accepting of all different people and lifestyles. The characters are all very different but mesh so well together and create both silly and poignant moments.

Kallum is a former boy band star who now owns a pizza chain, but thanks to the release of his s3x tape, he’s been asked to star in the new Hope Channel After Dark spicy Santa movie. His costar, Winnie, is a disgraced former good-girl child star fresh off a divorce to another actor who didn’t treat her very well. It isn’t long until Winnie realizes she’s going to have a hard time acting out passionate scenes when there are experiences she’s never had, so she asks Kallum for help. And his “lessons” and “research” with her are