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Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss

10 reviews

annniina98's review against another edition

3.0

The beginnig (or 3/4) was annoying, because the characters were awful. Really just like "why are you friends?!". The non-white characters felt like a add on, just something to say that she can write POC characters without really doing it.

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-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

5.0

“I like books and tea more than I like clubs and margaritas.”

Nory, you are me and I am you.

While reading this book there were so many instances where I squealed with delight! It’s a wonderfully written closed door romance that takes place in a small English town. We follow Nory Noel and her group of friends while they are all busy falling in love and some of them making a real mess of it.

The book is very diverse with LGBTQIA+ characters, different ethnicities, and body types. A breath of fresh air. Thank you Jenny Bayliss for delivering once again.

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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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2.5

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amberinpieces's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

4.25

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daniellesharp's review against another edition

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2.0

there were so many characters, and so many deep issues being tackled - a friend who had committed suicide, classism and class differences, racism, infidelity. None of them could get the full that they deserved.
I just wasn't a huge fan.

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tysbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a bit underwhelming for me. We follow Nory who has been invited to her good friend Jenna's wedding at a castle that will bring her old friend group back together. While there, she runs into an old enemy, Isaac, who is the new head gardener, who she slowly starts to fall for. As the week progresses leading up to the wedding, the friends begin to learn things about each other that they weren't aware of, while Nory has been falling in love.

I absolutely loved the first book I picked up from this author, <i>The Twelve Dates of Christmas</i> and was hoping for another cute holiday romance. There were some things I enjoyed about this, like the friend group and learning about serious issues some of the couples had to deal with. This also touched on themes I wasn’t expecting such as bulling, depression, mention of suicide and the importance of counseling. This was all great, but I wanted more of the romance and the holiday vibes. I wasn’t invested in the main romance between Nory and Isaac, I just didn’t feel there was any chemistry between the characters. I also didn’t get the holiday vibes. I almost forgot at certain points this took place during the holidays unless it was actually mentioned. Even though I was underwhelmed with this one, I would still pick up more from this author.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-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

4.0

I really enjoyed Meet Me Under the Mistletoe. Nory was a fun main character and I found that I could really relate to her. Her family and friends were equally charming. The plot was enjoyable, had parts that I knew were coming and other parts that took me by surprise. It would have been nice to have a content warning about Tristan and his off the page suicide so I could have been better prepared or maybe have saved the book for a different time to read, but overall it was a great book.

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