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“You’ve given me a weird bow tie kink and nothing else is appealing now. It’s terrible. All I was thinking when that guy offered to buy me a drink was. Why? He doesn’t have any stories about Aunt Edna. What can I possibly get out of this?”

“Someday soon I’ll be healthy enough to be my own knight.”

“You get to take advantage of your own happiness. You’re allowed to keep it if they don’t want it.”

“I’m not abandoning you. But I’m not abandoning myself for you, either.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️

🎄 Dual POV
🎄 Insta-love
🎄 Workplace romance
🎄 Growth in the MCs; explicitly details the journey towards healthy communication & boundary setting 🙌🏻
🎄 Steamy 🔥
🎄 Quick read
🎄 Epilogue

⚠️ Toxic friendship, toxic family relationships, abandonment, imprisonment (in past), impact of imprisonment on mental health, robbery/gun violence (in past), panic attack (on page), workplace discrimination, claustrophobia.

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macykey's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I definitely think this book suffered for how short it was. But it was cute, a quick and enjoyable read!

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shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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stressedoutreader's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

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justalittlelibrary's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

I devoured this book in less than 24 hours! It was so easy to read and much lighter to read than my previous book.

I loved the chemistry between Adrian and Stella they have so much love for each other with such a connection with each other they can just look at each other and communicate with each other.

It was an amazing piece of escapism to read and a beautiful love story.

If you like sort stories with romance and just a bit of spice in the love story then this is the book for you.

I 100% recommend this book!

*****/5 stars

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bookishgoob's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Stella-a 25 year old ex con just being let out of prison and trying to find her footing & Aiden-a well meaning and sweet 30 something who runs an upscale New York department store. They cross paths one day just a few weeks before christmas and the rest….. you’ll have to read to find out.

This short, holiday themed novella was okay. To no fault of the author, I didn’t enjoy it. It was well written, the characters were nice, the story was paced well & I love christmas. But, this story wasn’t for me. I don’t enjoy “insta love” stories and I don’t enjoy when books lean into the pandemic aspect of real life. They mention the pandemic several times, as this is supposed to take place post lockdowns (I still believe we are in a pandemic, but I also have a weak immune system so i’m more at risk than others are so it bothers me when the pandemic is brought up in a way that suggests that are out of it) The pandemic has been such a dark time for so many people, bringing it to a romance novel takes me out of the subject matter. On top of all that, I thought that the relationship was just.. too out there. He meets her in the street one day and then is obsessed with her? like i understand that that can happen but the way it did just didn’t feel as warm and gooey as i was expecting. This is my preference alone. I didn’t hate the book, I enjoyed certain parts of it and I don’t regret reading it, it just hasn’t been my favorite thing i’ve read.

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tonibaloni97's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-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

4.5

I loved this, even if it was a bit cringy at times (what rom com isn’t?). Stella and Aiden were both great characters who grew and came to realize how much they each deserved. Their chemistry was great from the beginning.

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mollydollydoodah's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

‘Endearing’ is the only proper one-word description of this novel. It’s an adorable little Christmas romance that had you in love with the characters from the very beginning. The background stories of the characters were very interesting, and the spice was phenomenal. It was cute, sweet, and short.

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