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jessksimpson's review against another edition
4.0
First Christmas book review of the season! I’m happy I decided to kick off my December holiday reads with this one. This book was chock full of forgiveness, grace and Christmas coziness. A great story of how people CAN change and how you shouldn’t judge anyone too harshly. I loved all the little historic stops they made during their drive home. The banter between Will and Lauren was adorable and relatable. The spider in the hotel scene and the Pride and Prejudice references were also great! Feeling very much in the Christmas spirit after finishing this one
lolovesbooks3's review against another edition
1.0
It’s my fault for reading a Christmas book in a month other than December.
This was just a big no for me. This book was toxic soup. There was so many red flags in Will and Lauren’s interactions.
I think it was supposed to be “enemies to lovers” but really it was just “mean girl with insecurities is mad at a hot guy for not throwing himself at her.” I dunno. Will was a “nice guy who made mistakes in high school.” Lauren was “so unique and amazing because she wasn’t like other girls” who, let’s be honest, sexually assaults Will when he’s so drunk he can’t remember it, and then is angry and mean to him forever because he doesn’t remember and profess his love for her. Can you imagine if the roles had been reversed? Bleh. She’s moody and rude and whiny and self righteous. I did not like her at all. The entire book was setting up how terrible Will is for his past mistakes when Lauren’s just sitting there actually being terrible the entire book. She lets Will basically kidnap her and take her all over the place so she can feel validated and follow him around like a puppy. Every time he looks at her or says anything to her she just melts. You can tell me over and over again how strong and wonderful and independent someone is, but it doesn’t matter if they act and think the exact opposite all the time.
It wasn’t all Lauren’s fault though. Will had plenty of “alpha male” yuck moments as well, but Lauren was one of the most cringy female leads I’ve read in a while and it annoyed me that she has my name.
This was just a big no for me. This book was toxic soup. There was so many red flags in Will and Lauren’s interactions.
I think it was supposed to be “enemies to lovers” but really it was just “mean girl with insecurities is mad at a hot guy for not throwing himself at her.” I dunno. Will was a “nice guy who made mistakes in high school.” Lauren was “so unique and amazing because she wasn’t like other girls” who, let’s be honest, sexually assaults Will when he’s so drunk he can’t remember it, and then is angry and mean to him forever because he doesn’t remember and profess his love for her. Can you imagine if the roles had been reversed? Bleh. She’s moody and rude and whiny and self righteous. I did not like her at all. The entire book was setting up how terrible Will is for his past mistakes when Lauren’s just sitting there actually being terrible the entire book. She lets Will basically kidnap her and take her all over the place so she can feel validated and follow him around like a puppy. Every time he looks at her or says anything to her she just melts. You can tell me over and over again how strong and wonderful and independent someone is, but it doesn’t matter if they act and think the exact opposite all the time.
It wasn’t all Lauren’s fault though. Will had plenty of “alpha male” yuck moments as well, but Lauren was one of the most cringy female leads I’ve read in a while and it annoyed me that she has my name.
sara_toone's review against another edition
4.0
This was cute! It was definitely cheesy but it also had some depth too.
isabelle_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
Did someone say butterflies? This book gave me plenty. I ate up every single page of this book. The first little bit I was DYING for Lauren and Will to just communicate for like half a second?? But once they opened up to each other
ktmc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The storyline is cute. Personally, I wasn’t a fan of the writing style which made it a bit harder to read.
shawnabaker's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this fun Christmas story. Quick and clean read. Perfect.
kaitlynn_l2's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ⭐️
Such a sweet closed door Christmas romance. If you like brothers best friend, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity or enemies to lovers- you will love this sweet book!
Such a sweet closed door Christmas romance. If you like brothers best friend, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity or enemies to lovers- you will love this sweet book!
hannybananny's review against another edition
3.0
You know what? I actually thought this book was really cute. I know it’s gotten a little bit of hate regarding stereotyping/gender norms but… it’s a book, it’s drama; drama can’t drama without drama.
Lauren: grumpy asf with a lot of baggage
Will: optimistic and charming asf with lots of baggage
3
Lauren: grumpy asf with a lot of baggage
Will: optimistic and charming asf with lots of baggage
3
melahn's review against another edition
4.0
This book had me giggling, crying & kicking my feet!!! The CUTEST Christmas book. It was just like a hallmark movie. However I wish they would have came up with something more creative than Noel joy, overall I loved this book!