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Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

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annahamburger's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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passionatereader78's review

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emotional 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

3.5

This was an interesting holiday read. I liked the romance between Beat and Melanie. I liked the plot of getting their parents' band back together. I love the emotional relationships between them and their parents. I disliked the blackmail plot with Beat. He doesn't ask his mother if the man is his supposed biological father. He doesn't know if the man who raised him knows the truth or not. He has no information, however he has been paying this man large sums of money to keep quiet for five years. Overall a nice holiday romance.

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t know how I feel about this one. The second half was definitely better than the first. Melody grew on me and was dorky and funny in an adorable way.

I wish they were slightly younger because their words and actions sound more like mid-twenty year olds than thirty year olds

and I wish they would talked occasionally even if it was once a year or something after they first met because it would’ve helped curb the insta list. I did feel like the elevator sex scene was ill-timed and diminished the conversation they were having

the blackmailer reveal and Beat’s kink reveal weren’t handled well. It felt like the bomb was dropped mid-sentence and we moved on like nothing.

I liked the little things they did for each other showing how obviously in love they were it was adorable. I loved how Melody stood up to her mom. I also love that the story was really about Beat and Melody and their parents were the background

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I could not buy into the over the top plot that was being set up. Two people meet one time at age 14 and live rent free in each other’s heads for the next 16 years? I also hate that the MMC’s name is Beat.

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I love Christmas and I love Tessa Bailey, seems like the perfect book, right? I loved it but I think it could have been developed as a series.

This book has two points of view, the first is Melody Gallard. She might be the daughter of music royalty, but her life is far from glamourous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo from her teenager years was enough). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother’s band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it’s time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll duo. The second point of view is Beat Dawkins, the lead singer’s son, is Melody’s opposite, the cameras love him, he could charm anyone, and his mum is not a potential cult leader. Beat doesn’t care if their mothers reunite or not, he is after the cash, he has been blackmailed for five years and the blackmailer has given him two weeks to get him the cash otherwise he is going to tell the world his secret. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it was nothing compared to the wild, intense attractions that builds as they embark on a mad mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show.

I liked the storyline and the characters had their individual personalities and their moments where they were the bright star of this story. It was a fun and easy read that also had characters with trauma and that made for an interesting read. The spice was entirely different, and I've never read anything like that. It was so kink-based but I loved it. I wanted to hug Melody, she just wanted to be able to live her life without the media being involved and not be asked about her mum. I loved her blind loyalty of Beat needs to this project so I'm in.

However, there was a few things that I was questioning during this novel. If you are looking for a fluffy Christmas novel, I’d say this isn’t for you. I kept forgetting it was based around Christmas, apart from the mentioning of the cold and the snow and that the reunion had to be done by Christmas Eve, I would have loved more Christmas vibes with this. I was more interested in the blackmailer aspect of it than the reunion and Melody and Beat’s relationship at times. I felt like the third-act conflict wasn’t really needed especially when there was less than 100 pages left.

Overall, I love Tessa Bailey’s work and always try to tell myself to pace myself when reading it and never do. So now I'm waiting for Fangirl down . . .

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

Tessa Bailey is back at it again with a BANGER. When I read the 'Broke and Beautiful' series, Bailey had put in a little sneak peek at the end of each book and I could not explain the excitement I had, waiting for this book to come out.

I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED!!! 'Wreck the Halls' is now my newfound favourite book (sorry Brandon and Piper), and nobody can say anything to make me think otherwise. I love the chemistry between Melody and Beat, the understanding, the obsession they had for one another. I know I'm a bit early for the Christmas season, but I don't care and neither should ya'll. PLEASE READ IT, YOU WON'T REGRET IT <3

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? No

5.0

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Tropes

✦ Forced proximity

✦ Insta-love

✦ Only one bed

✦ Opposites attract

I adore Tessa Bailey and Christmas so this book felt like it was made for me.

Beat and Melody are a dream couple and you can feel their chemistry from the very beginning.

It’s such a fun and lighthearted book but is also a little dark without being stressful.

The characters are well developed and so loveable. The plot is so fun and enjoyable and will definitely get you in the Christmas mood.

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