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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
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:
Yes
This was a cute easy cozy Christmas book however it felt like it was about 100 pages too long. I found myself almost skim reading some parts because it was dragging a little. The spicy scenes were clearly the main attraction of the book however the plot to go along with it didn’t feel strong enough to be a 400 pages too long book.
I loved being back with these characters and I finished the book mostly so I could see how their stories wrapped up but I don’t think I would read another book in this world.
The setting was really festive and definitely puts you in the Christmas mood! So definitely worth a go if smutty Christmas is your vibe
I loved being back with these characters and I finished the book mostly so I could see how their stories wrapped up but I don’t think I would read another book in this world.
The setting was really festive and definitely puts you in the Christmas mood! So definitely worth a go if smutty Christmas is your vibe
Having read books by both of them, Sierra and Julie, I realize that this series is the perfect mix of both of their amazing minds. I also think it is a crime that they don't have more books together.
This book broke me but put me back together again, in the best way. I love how they manage to mix a super sexy cute and funny story, with big issues and tough feelings. I cried a lot with it.
I'm in awe of how much I've enjoyed this series and really, really hope that these authors write more books together in the future.
Thanks to the publisher and the authors for this free advanced copy.
This book broke me but put me back together again, in the best way. I love how they manage to mix a super sexy cute and funny story, with big issues and tough feelings. I cried a lot with it.
I'm in awe of how much I've enjoyed this series and really, really hope that these authors write more books together in the future.
Thanks to the publisher and the authors for this free advanced copy.
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
This book is for the last main prompt in the #Romanceopoly2025 challenge. I was actually supposed to read this in January but I'm a big mood reader and I just wasn't feeling it. I enjoyed this but it was definitely a little heavier than the previous books. I think I always knew it would be given the insights we got into Isaac in the previous book. He really was the saddest boy!
What I wasn't expecting is the grief that Sunny had lived through and was still experiencing. I mean she was emotionally constipated when it came to opening about a lot of things but her insight into grief and how Isaac is handling his grief was kind of amazing.
I loved that she wasn't pushing him to just get over it and move on like so many people in his life. He was absolutely stuck and you didn't need a psychologist to tell you that he was stuck in his grief because he was terrified of experiencing the kind of pain he had been living with since his wife died. Sunny gives him the space to feel those feelings, until he gets in his own way that is, and then he behaved like an absolute dick and the cavalry (his friends) arrived and had a conversation that I honestly don't think he was ready to have before.
It taking so long for Isaac to understand his feelings was honestly frustrating. I mean they were both very frustrating for far too long to be honest, but once Sunny sets her mind on something she just goes for it so once she figures out her feelings she is so open and honest. Isaac just shit all over that though, more than once, and it made me sad but it mostly made me really mad at him. By spending so much time with Sunny he discovers she is actually very vulnerable and not all sweetness and light, and then he crushes her in a very deliberate way.
So this book was much more emotional than I thought it would be but it was also what all the previous books in this series are, SPICY AF!
So this book was much more emotional than I thought it would be but it was also what all the previous books in this series are, SPICY AF!
Oh boy, when these two came together in a physical way sparks absolutely flew. I do enjoy my smut and I enjoyed this but I was kind of going from trying to understand their grief right into a very graphic love scene. I mean life is life and you don't stop craving physical intimacy just because you are grieving, I totally get that, it was just a little disconcerting sometimes. There was a lot ups and downs but Isaac and Sunny got there in the end.
Teddy and Steph also got there in the end, and I actually loved that the prologue and the epilogue were both from Teddy's POV, and it their little secondary plot was super cute.
Teddy and Steph also got there in the end, and I actually loved that the prologue and the epilogue were both from Teddy's POV, and it their little secondary plot was super cute.
A Merry Little Meet Cute, book 1, is definitely my favourite from this series so far. I'll probably pick up the next one if there is one, as they are fun, but I don't think the magic of book 1 will ever be
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Parts of this book were fun but I definitely got bored towards the end. The spice was solid (as to be expected by these authors), but the heaviness of the characters’ histories and traumas felt flat and one note. Sunny’s healing at the end felt incredibly rushed. It honestly made me feel bad for her brother and made me dislike her. If he was that quick to fall into the loving older brother role, then Sunny was clearly the one pushing him away for 10+ years. Comparatively, Isaac’s was fairly well done. But what is this timeline?? Three weeks max?
Definitely my least favorite of the series (including the novellas) but I’m glad I didn’t DNF bc I wanted to know how it all ended.Also wild that the mechanic in the beginning, Ronald’s son, was so dismissive of the “myth” considering it was his grandparents! I reread the scene and it’s clear that the authors knew from the beginning that Ronald was going to be the key but making Matt his son was a poorly thought out afterthought.
I did appreciate getting to see all the other couples in this book. While I don’t remember Winnie and Sunny being this friendly, it makes sense with the time jump that they would have gotten close. Loved getting to see Winnie and Kallum’s family grow since they were definitely my favorite book/couple.
Update 5/6/25 — ugh upon reflection, this book put me in a major reading slump
Definitely my least favorite of the series (including the novellas) but I’m glad I didn’t DNF bc I wanted to know how it all ended.
I did appreciate getting to see all the other couples in this book. While I don’t remember Winnie and Sunny being this friendly, it makes sense with the time jump that they would have gotten close. Loved getting to see Winnie and Kallum’s family grow since they were definitely my favorite book/couple.
Update 5/6/25 — ugh upon reflection, this book put me in a major reading slump