Reviews with content warning for Cursing - Wreck the Halls

I adored this book! The concept, the characters, the plot all amazing!! Beat and Melody have amazing chemistry and their wacky antics made this book what it is! I just feel like the end kinda drops off. There isn't really a resolution with the main plot of the story (at least not a satisfactory one). I think an epilogue would have been beneficial but otherwise its great!

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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embroidery_by_booklover's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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taylormoore's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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elizareadss's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

Okay wow. What a great book. I knew Tessa Bailey was a popular author, and now I can see why, this book makes my top 5 list. The book is shorter but I adore the storyline so much. I wish there was an epilogue, but it ended well otherwise. I love Beat and Melody so much, she reminds me a lot of myself which I really love. Beat is super kind and sweet, plus some of the stuff he says - damn. The book hangover for this one is heavy because it was such an awesome book! Can’t wait to read more from Tessa Bailey!

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maddlecat's review

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emotional funny 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

3.5

I thought this was a cute, easy read. The characters had enough depth to them that they didn't feel like they were "y/n" level bland, and I actually really enjoyed the scenes with their mothers. Are there elements that are a little cheesy? Yeah, but it works to the book's favor. The plot was predictable in a good way where it made this a super quick and enjoyable read.

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This book moved too slowly (most of it) and moved too fast (the ending). I would have liked a lot more of the moms too be honest, as their story was much more interesting!
I'm not much for fated mates, which this was, or insta love, again that's this.
It was spicy, which I liked, plenty of sex scenes, but the rest of the story was just meh.

Narrators' Rating: 4.5 stars
Both narrators did an excellent job!

Extra ratings: Fluff - 4/5 Heartfelt- 1.5/5 Helpful -NA Horror -NA Inspiration -NA Love aka Romance- 4/5 Mystery -0/5 Predictability -4/5 Spice-3.5/5 Suspense - NA Tear- 0.5/5 Thrill -0/5 Humor-2.5/5

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I picked up Wreck The Halls fully expecting a cheesy, fun, holiday read. This ended up being the most Un-Christmas, Christmas book I’ve read. Other than the casual mention of Christmas Eve, a decorated tree in the corner of a house and a few Santa Clauses fighting, there really wasn’t much holiday cheer to it. In fact, take those out and this story could’ve taken place any time of the year.

The plot itself was cute and drew me in. Though I really wanted to see more of Octavia and Trina’s story and relationship. Beat and Melody were adorable at times but some scenes edged

(iykyk)

on cringey and it crossed the line at

Every beat needs a melody

or whatever he says. I also found Beat to be a little too possessive at times and got stalker-vibes during the whiskey glass scene and the

aggressively sniffing Melody’s shirt

scene.

There was a healthy amount of spice but some descriptions were unclear and also…. I couldn’t believe that Beat would monologue for as long as he did while he… you know.

Melody was definitely a winning character for me and I truly believe that hundreds of thousands of people would tune into a live stream of her life.

Overall, cute and fun romance read that I’m not upset with… except that I wanted at least ONE caroler carolling.

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