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majoortizh's review against another edition
2.0
Thought the book was about Christmas. Also, the amount of times they got Kenzie’s order wrong was ridiculous.
alysbookedup's review against another edition
3.0
Quick cute listen.
Brothers best friend accidentally go on a date through an app and navigate their difficulties together during the holiday season.
Brothers best friend accidentally go on a date through an app and navigate their difficulties together during the holiday season.
aysinatx's review against another edition
Just didn’t catch me. Characters felt flat and the relationship was trope-y, and not in a good way. Also slightly put off by random attitudes shown by characters (MC calls her brothers fiancée a “beautiful black goddess, there’s no other way to describe her”—as a POC, yikes on instantly reducing people to tired tropes like that, even in the guise of being a compliment).
tlea's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first book I've read from the author and while it's not a perfect read, I did enjoy it enough to check out other books from the author. Overall, this is a fun read with a great female character whose love
for Christmas is the perfect antidote to a less than happy childhood. Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of Andrew at the beginning, but he unbent in the face of unrelenting good cheer emanating from Kenzie. A wonderful read to get you in the mood for Christmas.
for Christmas is the perfect antidote to a less than happy childhood. Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of Andrew at the beginning, but he unbent in the face of unrelenting good cheer emanating from Kenzie. A wonderful read to get you in the mood for Christmas.
heatheradoresbooks's review against another edition
5.0
4.5⭐
Genre ~ Holiday romance
Setting ~ NYC
Publication date ~ November 15, 2022
Page Count ~ 252 (35 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 6 hours 10 minutes
Narrators ~ John Lane, CJ Bloom
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ blind date, lawyer, event planner, grump/sunshine, opposites attract, British hero, brother's best friend, best friend's sister, secret relationship, slow burn, steamage, Christmas up the wazoo
Kenzie & Andrew
Their meet cute was anything but when Andrew seems pretty disgusted with Kenzie's attire on their blind date. They part ways on a bad note, but soon Andrew needs Kenzie's help planning his office Christmas party. She agrees with one condition ~ he has to do 3 Christmas activities with her, so she can try to sway him from his Grinch ways.
Although I spent over 30 years living in New York state I have never been to NYC during Christmastime, but I feel like it was depicted perfectly.
Once all the grump gets out of Andrew he turns out to be super duper sweet. Kenzie is just over the top always sweet, and a pushover at times. I love how he helped her stand up for herself. I can't say I was impressed with why Andrew hates the holiday, but that was quite a grand gesture he did that I wasn't expecting.
Overall, a delightful story that'll be sure to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Narration notes:
I did not listen to this one, but am just giving the info above for reference.
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Genre ~ Holiday romance
Setting ~ NYC
Publication date ~ November 15, 2022
Page Count ~ 252 (35 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 6 hours 10 minutes
Narrators ~ John Lane, CJ Bloom
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ blind date, lawyer, event planner, grump/sunshine, opposites attract, British hero, brother's best friend, best friend's sister, secret relationship, slow burn, steamage, Christmas up the wazoo
Kenzie & Andrew
Their meet cute was anything but when Andrew seems pretty disgusted with Kenzie's attire on their blind date. They part ways on a bad note, but soon Andrew needs Kenzie's help planning his office Christmas party. She agrees with one condition ~ he has to do 3 Christmas activities with her, so she can try to sway him from his Grinch ways.
Although I spent over 30 years living in New York state I have never been to NYC during Christmastime, but I feel like it was depicted perfectly.
Once all the grump gets out of Andrew he turns out to be super duper sweet. Kenzie is just over the top always sweet, and a pushover at times. I love how he helped her stand up for herself. I can't say I was impressed with why Andrew hates the holiday, but that was quite a grand gesture he did that I wasn't expecting.
Overall, a delightful story that'll be sure to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Narration notes:
I did not listen to this one, but am just giving the info above for reference.
*Thanks to [a:Piper Rayne|15810938|Piper Rayne|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1597849467p2/15810938.jpg] and Valentine PR for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Connect with me ➡ Blog ~ Facebook ~ Twitter
readinginpjs's review against another edition
5.0
This was a very cute Christmas romance!
I found myself smiling through the whole thing
I found myself smiling through the whole thing
afincher23's review against another edition
4.0
Such an adorable holiday read! I really love the grumpy x sunshine tropes especially for Christmas books.
Kenzie and Andrew meet on a dating app and on their first date their first impressions aren’t that great. To add to the mix Andrew knows Kenzie’s brother so there’s no chance there anyways. Along with this drama Kenzie LOVES Christmas but Andrew doesn’t.
But Andrew needs a favor from Kenzie and in return she’s making him attend fun Christmas dates to get him to enjoy the holiday.
I loved their banter and the little snippets of them doing things for each other that show how much they truly care, even though they don’t think they can be together. I may just be a Christmas fanatic myself but I just loved this story!
Kenzie and Andrew meet on a dating app and on their first date their first impressions aren’t that great. To add to the mix Andrew knows Kenzie’s brother so there’s no chance there anyways. Along with this drama Kenzie LOVES Christmas but Andrew doesn’t.
But Andrew needs a favor from Kenzie and in return she’s making him attend fun Christmas dates to get him to enjoy the holiday.
I loved their banter and the little snippets of them doing things for each other that show how much they truly care, even though they don’t think they can be together. I may just be a Christmas fanatic myself but I just loved this story!
kobireads's review against another edition
5.0
Warm up some hot chocolate, cue up the Christmas carols, and cuddle up with this adorable holiday read.
Like Kenzie, I’m the person that puts the Christmas tree up the day after Halloween, so I instantly connected to her character. She loves Christmas and the positive memories that come with it. Andrew, the resident Grinch, has very different feelings about the holiday due to the negative memories it brings up. Piper Rayne composed the perfect grumpy/sunshine relationship that readers will root for from the beginning (and especially during the spicy scenes). This was my first holiday read of the season and it definitely set my expectations very high for future reads!
Thank you Valentine PR for the ARC to review!
Like Kenzie, I’m the person that puts the Christmas tree up the day after Halloween, so I instantly connected to her character. She loves Christmas and the positive memories that come with it. Andrew, the resident Grinch, has very different feelings about the holiday due to the negative memories it brings up. Piper Rayne composed the perfect grumpy/sunshine relationship that readers will root for from the beginning (and especially during the spicy scenes). This was my first holiday read of the season and it definitely set my expectations very high for future reads!
Thank you Valentine PR for the ARC to review!
tiffs_library's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 rounded up. this was not for me - i just didn’t feel connected to the characters and the ending gave me whiplash.
leilis's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ⭐
Kenzie odeia se atrasar ou furar um compromisso, por isso acabou aparecendo em um encontro usando uma fantasia de elfo. O pior é que seu par é o melhor amigo do seu irmão, que ela nunca conheceu, e ele odeia o Natal. Andrew é rabugento e mal-humorado, e Kenzie o deixa no restaurante torcendo para não vê-lo tão cedo. Imagina sua surpresa quando ele a procura e oferece que ela organize a grande festa de final de ano da firma que ele trabalha. Com o prazo apertado, Kenzie vê nisso a oportunidade de mostrar para ele que o Natal é uma data mágica.
Romances natalinos são um dos meus favoritos, e esse livro entregou tudo com uma protagonista completamente apaixonada pelo Natal e um protagonista que não vê nada de bom dessa data. É uma delícia acompanhar eles se aproximando, a amizade que eles criam enquanto a atração só cresce, até se tornar inevitável.
Além da história deles como casal, vemos suas questões individuais, a da Kenzie que tem dificuldade de confrontar as pessoas, mesmo que seja para corrigir um pedido errado em uma cafeteria, e a de Andrew que carrega uma mágoa de um relacionamento passado. Single and Ready to Jingle é o primeiro livro que eu leio da Piper Rayne e eu amei do começo ao fim, foi uma leitura rápida, divertida, com cenas quentes e muito Natal.
Leitura feita através de um ARC cedido para uma resenha honesta.
Kenzie odeia se atrasar ou furar um compromisso, por isso acabou aparecendo em um encontro usando uma fantasia de elfo. O pior é que seu par é o melhor amigo do seu irmão, que ela nunca conheceu, e ele odeia o Natal. Andrew é rabugento e mal-humorado, e Kenzie o deixa no restaurante torcendo para não vê-lo tão cedo. Imagina sua surpresa quando ele a procura e oferece que ela organize a grande festa de final de ano da firma que ele trabalha. Com o prazo apertado, Kenzie vê nisso a oportunidade de mostrar para ele que o Natal é uma data mágica.
Romances natalinos são um dos meus favoritos, e esse livro entregou tudo com uma protagonista completamente apaixonada pelo Natal e um protagonista que não vê nada de bom dessa data. É uma delícia acompanhar eles se aproximando, a amizade que eles criam enquanto a atração só cresce, até se tornar inevitável.
Além da história deles como casal, vemos suas questões individuais, a da Kenzie que tem dificuldade de confrontar as pessoas, mesmo que seja para corrigir um pedido errado em uma cafeteria, e a de Andrew que carrega uma mágoa de um relacionamento passado. Single and Ready to Jingle é o primeiro livro que eu leio da Piper Rayne e eu amei do começo ao fim, foi uma leitura rápida, divertida, com cenas quentes e muito Natal.
Leitura feita através de um ARC cedido para uma resenha honesta.