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The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese

5 reviews

lakinglaze's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a really cute little Christmas novella! I love Chloe’s warm & fuzzy stories! 
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marleywrites's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This novella was perfect. 1000 stars to this book. I adored it. These characters are fantastic and their story is funny, charming, and hopelessly romantic.  

This is a new favorite story of all time. I loved it so much. The autistic representation was spot on. I felt so seen. And it made me feel really hopeful too 🥺

Things I loved in no particular order:
- it’s set in an indie bookstore & there are literary references
- he’s grumpy she’s sunshine
- forced proximity; coworkers where he’s the only other coworker 
- she’s got an online friend that she confides in and has never met but he lives in her city 
- HES THE ONLINE FRIEND
- he fiGURES OUT he’s the online friend 
- the bookshop is sinking, he finds a way to save it & keep both their jobs

- she’s autistic and he loves her for who she fully is!!! 
- THE BANTER
- he has to prove to her that he’s there to support her and she starts to TRUST HIM 
- he’s just so gentle and protective and 
- she’s demisexual and he’s equally as emotionally driven as she is (rather than one track kind about sex)
- AAAAAHHHHHHH
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emily_mh's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

3.75

This book had one of my favourite set-ups for romance: he’s been pining forever, there’s a You’ve Got Mail twist, AND there’s the perfect amount of jealousy from the hero. As well as this, it’s super Christmassy. I think a bookshop in wintertime is automatically so, but add in a Christmas sales competition and decorating and themed events, and it becomes even more so. 

While I was really enjoying the romance, it lost me in the end. Some of the language ended up being a little TOO cringey for my liking, I wanted the love declaration to go a little differently, and I don’t think the epilogue should have been set 9 years later. 

As a side note, the playlist the author includes for the book was a WONDERFUL addition. It really set the atmosphere for each chapter and enhanced the Christmassyness. 
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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

Fave holiday romance hands down. I worship at the altar of this book. Lemme just bullet point this sh!t: own voices autism rep, own voices demisexual rep, type 1 diabetes rep, all winter holidays inclusion, bookstore setting, elf/Grinch dynamic... Need I say more??? 
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doodeedoda's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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