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554 reviews for:

Claus and Effect

Piper Rayne

3.89 AVERAGE


This book was soo cute and funny! I could not put it down.

This is such a fiery enemies to lovers story and it’s such an emotional, heartwarming holiday romance.
It has all the things I love in romance wrapped up in a holiday bow.
The characters are intriguing and become so likable. The story has plenty of depth. There’s delicious, hot chemistry and emotions show up in a big way.
I was so charmed by this story and the characters journey. It’s a must read for the holidays!
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

That was sooooo good. Audio version is great!

This was a quick, sweet and entertaining Christmas book - a great read for this holiday season! 🎄

Tessa's life is practically falling apart.
She just lost her last living relative, she had to shut down her own business, her love life is something that's better left unmentioned. And it's almost Christmas. Way to go, you jolly season. With not much to do, Tessa decides to follow psychic's advice to find her true love - who lives in Portland, by the way, - and hopefully the rest is history.

What she didn't expect was having her first class seat being taken by an Army Ranger, she didn't expect for the plane to make an emergency stop either, and she definitely didn't expect the airport closing down because of the weather AND, on top of it all, having to share the last rental car available with said Army Ranger, Tre, to reach her destination. Phew, seriously, can't life just giver her a BREAK??

Tessa and Tre's road trip was so fun to follow. These characters are so different but I love them in their own way. Tessa definitely keeps more to herself and she doesn't open up easily, where Tre has a sort of magnetic and flirtatious personality. Their banter and bickering was amusing, and I loved how with each day spent they built this special connection and got to know each other much better. I couldn't get enough of their cute moments.

I can't say I saw the twist coming, but I probably suspected what it'd be the closer I got to it, still it surprised me and I cannot say I was expecting it. 😱

Tre's family is incredible, I specially love his Mom - she's incredibly kind and genuine.

Their journey is filled with ups and downs and it's definitely a crazy one, but it's also a journey you'd say "yup, this was meant to happen". Watching them go from enemies to sorta friends to lovers was fun and sweet, and it just has a right amount of miracle sparkle there. 🥰🫶🏼

Read this book if you love:

☃️Holiday romance
☃️Forced proximity
☃️Grumpy x Grumpier
☃️Roadtrip
☃️Slow burn
☃️Opposites attract
☃️Dual POV

Thank you Valentine PR and Piper Rayne for the ARC of this book! 💗 

Need a little Christmas cheer?

Then this is the novel for you!

Story includes:
• one bed
•travel problems
•enemies-to-lovers
• grumpy army ranger
•positive sunshine character
•cross country road trip

True rating: 4.5 ⭐️

I had such a blast listening to this book that I’m seriously considering getting a physical copy just so I can have it. The narrators did an amazing job portraying the characters, and the duel pov’s made the story even more wholesome.

I need Claus and Effect to be made into a Christmas movie! This book had everything I could ask for in a holiday story. Adorable, relatable characters who get off on the wrong foot but are perfectly matched for each other — but of course, they only find that out a series of mishaps and they must spend several days together on a road trip to get to their common destination. I chuckled, I laughed, and I even cried as Tre and Tessa fell in love with each other.


I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review!

Very sweet and cute Christmas story! They had perfect banter, some steam, and a medium to slow burn romance.

One giant cringe.

This was a fun light read - very predictable but loved it!
~ grumpy x sunshine
~ road trip vibes
~ only one bed
~ forced proximity

Two strangers just trying to get home for the holidays when their plane has to make an emergency landing - they’re forced to road trip together to make it home from NYC to Portland, Oregon. Fun holidays entertainment!