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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Second chance romance, brothers best friend, enemies to lovers, and Christmas in July. I combination I never knew I needed, but now love. I'd watch this hallmark movie over and over. 

Once I reached the 30% mark I just couldn't stop reading. The characters are all so fun and wholesome. With a romance that kept me on the edge of my seat. I have up half the day just to find out how it all ends. 

We got the ending to one story, but now I need to get book two to find out how their siblings' story ends. Which seems even more dramatic than this one!!!

That time I kissed my brother’s best friend is fun Christmas in July, enemies to lovers novella by Julie Christianson.

I read My Red White and Blue Christmas last year and loved it! So of course I was excited to see that Julie had added to it! I loved her additions and enjoyed this semi-reread!

This is the cutest enemies to lovers/forbidden love novella! I love how Julie used the high school experiences to build up the conflict and tension quickly. I loved all the humor, craziness, and swooniness packed in this novella! The way Julie described the family get together reminded me so much of the various holiday celebrations I spent with my cousins growing up! She really nailed the laughter and chaos that is a family reunion.

It was so cute and had lots of funny moments and you can’t help but fall head over heels for Beau! Julie did a fantastic job with this novella and I can’t wait to read her new series!

I loved the addition of a Christmas proposal at the end! It shows how well Beau and Kasey know each other and how much love and laughter they add to each others lives! I also really enjoyed the epilogue and can’t wait to read Brady & Natalie’s story!

If you like high school enemies to lovers, quirky small towns, Christmas in July, and swoony heroes, you should read That Time I Kissed My Brother’s Best Friend!
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I really enjoyed this sweet novella!! Getting to know the fun and quirky characters was so fun and I love Kasey and Beau! The grand gesture at the end was so perfect for their relationship and I was smiling the entire time reading! This book is also a great set up and introduction to some characters in Christianson’s books and now I need them all! I want to try and read them in the order she suggests. 
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: Complicated

This is such a fun, short and sweet, Christmas/Christmas in July love story! You’ve got brother’s best friend, some enemies to lovers, a dash of fake dating, and kind of a second chance vibe going on between Kasey and Beau.
I read the original novella and this is a revised and expanded version—so good! ♥️

Things I Loved:
-Christmas in July
-RudolF
-Property of KEG
-Nicolas Cage
-“I should get a gold star for rationalization.”
-The drugs

Delightful clean romance

This book was so adorable and very romantic.
A real recipe for a beautiful story, enemies to lovers
The characters are so rounded, warm and fuzzy that you feel like they're your best friends.
I love a small town romance and this delivers.
When Kasey goes back home for her mother's 4th of July /Christmas celebrations she finds herself back in contact with Beau Slater. The boy she fancied the pants off at school and possibly even loved at such a tender age. Yet Beau and Kasey´s brother, Bradley had relentlessly played fun and pranks on Kasey that when she graduated Beau didn't get the opportunity to tell her properly how he felt about her.
When they finally meet again after some years at the celebrations they are forced to have to get on with one another. Only it's difficult. They both have strong feelings for each other, but they pretend that they don't...........................
Highly recommend this adorable, quick read. It's full of romance and coziness and yo can't help feeling so content and utterly happy afterwards. My first time with this author but I am now a huge fan. Anything for that gorgeous feeling you get when you read a book like this.
Kerry Kennedy Author
lighthearted fast-paced

Aaah!!

Julie did it again!! I love her writing style it’s so good!! I fell in love with her apple valley series and I’m so glad I get to read this series now
emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes