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binreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A little light holiday romance with lots of spice! I really liked this! It was kinda predictable but fun to read all the same. I wish we actually got more of the book from Bee's perspective, especially at the spicer bits it kept switching back to Nolan's POV. I really loved Bee, everything she stood for and how kind she was. She was a great character.
I also enjoyed the range of different characters and their little quirks. The whole vibe made me want to watch some Hallmark movies to be honest.
Detailed thoughts below:
So quite honestly, I don't think they would've actually ended up together. The relationship felt more like lust at first sight and not love. Nolan constantly referred to Bee as Bianca Von Honey and the porn star as if she wasn't a real person really pissed me off. I think they were caught up in the atmosphere of the movie and the lust for one another that once they left, I don't know if I would have envisioned them to be together..I mean 90% of the interactions were them having s*x.
You can be heavily attracted to someone without thinking of s*x every time you interact with them and I think Nolan only wanted her for what he imagined his fantasy would be. Espeically the part after Bee got knocked over by the horse and was out for a whole day, she goes to see him and they instantly start going at it again was the part where I was like okay we get it enoughhhhhhhh.
At the end when even Bee realizes maybe it is all just a fantasy to him, I was thinking YESSS BEEEEEE DO YOUR OWN THINNNNNG but alas, they end up together which I'm not mad about!
Side note, I knew from the moment they took the picture with the stripper that it was going to be a recipe for disaster later on.
I also enjoyed the range of different characters and their little quirks. The whole vibe made me want to watch some Hallmark movies to be honest.
Detailed thoughts below:
You can be heavily attracted to someone without thinking of s*x every time you interact with them and I think Nolan only wanted her for what he imagined his fantasy would be. Espeically the part after Bee got knocked over by the horse and was out for a whole day, she goes to see him and they instantly start going at it again was the part where I was like okay we get it enoughhhhhhhh.
At the end when even Bee realizes maybe it is all just a fantasy to him, I was thinking YESSS BEEEEEE DO YOUR OWN THINNNNNG but alas, they end up together which I'm not mad about!
Side note, I knew from the moment they took the picture with the stripper that it was going to be a recipe for disaster later on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Biphobia
katmahalia's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
tbd
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Terminal illness, Sexism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, and Toxic friendship
utopiastateofmind's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Weeks after finishing A Merry Little Meet Cute, I am still overwhelmed with heart. This dual POV romance begins with quite a kerfuffle, but it dissolves into complex and endearing characters. Additionally, this author combination is delightful and spicy. I would fight for Bee and Nolan! (It is beyond cute that they are each fans of each other's work - like this melted my cold heart). I love this sex positive romance with tons of hilarious moments and spice. At the core, A Merry Little Meet Cute is also about how they're trying to (re)invent themselves.
Weeks after finishing A Merry Little Meet Cute, I am still overwhelmed with heart. This dual POV romance begins with quite a kerfuffle, but it dissolves into complex and endearing characters. Additionally, this author combination is delightful and spicy. I would fight for Bee and Nolan! (It is beyond cute that they are each fans of each other's work - like this melted my cold heart). I love this sex positive romance with tons of hilarious moments and spice. At the core, A Merry Little Meet Cute is also about how they're trying to (re)invent themselves.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
decklededgess's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
trigger warnings: mental illness, physical injury mention, poverty, sexual harassment, cyber bullying, sexual content, stalking mention, alcohol, anxiety and panic attacks, fatphobia
I am a big fucking fan of romance books featuring sex workers in an incredibly positive light and unabashedly discussing sex work coexisting with long term relationships. I feel like some romances demand that the person who does sex work stop after getting in a relationship which feels so incredibly manipulative in books. Thankfully we have zero manipulation in this book. But as a disclaimer, better opinions on this rep work come from people with firsthand experience with sex work so take my opinions here with a grain of salt.
Bee and Nolan were really superb main characters. Their chemistry jumped off the page from the get go and each character individually had so much charisma and personality that even individually they were stellar leads to follow throughout the book. The writing for both POVs was seamless and while I was easily able to tell which co author wrote which character/scene, I felt like the narrative voices were beautifully complimentary and transitioned without a hitch.
The expanded cast of characters in this little Christmas film set town were also supremely fun. I appreciated how all the side characters also had vivacious personalities and lives outside of the main story that had me salivating to read their stories.
This whole book was delightfully engrossing, sexy, and tooth achingly sweet. LOVE. Can't wait for more in this series.
I am a big fucking fan of romance books featuring sex workers in an incredibly positive light and unabashedly discussing sex work coexisting with long term relationships. I feel like some romances demand that the person who does sex work stop after getting in a relationship which feels so incredibly manipulative in books. Thankfully we have zero manipulation in this book. But as a disclaimer, better opinions on this rep work come from people with firsthand experience with sex work so take my opinions here with a grain of salt.
Bee and Nolan were really superb main characters. Their chemistry jumped off the page from the get go and each character individually had so much charisma and personality that even individually they were stellar leads to follow throughout the book. The writing for both POVs was seamless and while I was easily able to tell which co author wrote which character/scene, I felt like the narrative voices were beautifully complimentary and transitioned without a hitch.
The expanded cast of characters in this little Christmas film set town were also supremely fun. I appreciated how all the side characters also had vivacious personalities and lives outside of the main story that had me salivating to read their stories.
This whole book was delightfully engrossing, sexy, and tooth achingly sweet. LOVE. Can't wait for more in this series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Stalking
sarah_thebooknerd's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.0
4 ⭐️
4 🌶
CW: media fat shaming/ body shaming, sexual content, mental illness side character, sexism
Thank you Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
If you are looking for a December Holiday 🌶 read that features a porn star breaking into Hallmark movies and a former musician trying to change his image than this book is for you.
I listened the the audio and the narrators were amazing! Love the plus size representation in this book. That was really well done and the confidence that B has with her body is amazing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spolier >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Some parts of the book were obvious with the conflict that was going to happen and the biggest issue I had with the book is that Nolan othered himself from not being one of the men that watch B’s Porn but he was a loyal subscriber so it was weird to me that he did not see himself as the same as “those men”.
I did like the sex worker positivity with acceptance of Bs family and Nolan was accepting of her sex work career. >>>>>>>>>>>
4 🌶
CW: media fat shaming/ body shaming, sexual content, mental illness side character, sexism
Thank you Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
If you are looking for a December Holiday 🌶 read that features a porn star breaking into Hallmark movies and a former musician trying to change his image than this book is for you.
I listened the the audio and the narrators were amazing! Love the plus size representation in this book. That was really well done and the confidence that B has with her body is amazing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spolier >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Some parts of the book were obvious with the conflict that was going to happen and the biggest issue I had with the book is that Nolan othered himself from not being one of the men that watch B’s Porn but he was a loyal subscriber so it was weird to me that he did not see himself as the same as “those men”.
I did like the sex worker positivity with acceptance of Bs family and Nolan was accepting of her sex work career. >>>>>>>>>>>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Mental illness
fivecatsinacoat's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced review copy of this audiobook.
This was such a fun, spicy holiday romance! I love reading romances with fat MCs and Bee didn't disappoint. The audio was perfectly narrated and I can't count the number of times I literally laughed out loud!
This was such a fun, spicy holiday romance! I love reading romances with fat MCs and Bee didn't disappoint. The audio was perfectly narrated and I can't count the number of times I literally laughed out loud!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Biphobia
duckyreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
In A Merry Little Meet Cute, Bee Hobbes, a successful plus-size adult film star known online as Bianca Von Honey, and Nolan Shaw, a former boy band member, attempt to improve their public images and careers with a family-friendly movie on the Hope Channel. As filming continues and they get to know each other, keeping their off-camera romance a secret becomes difficult.
This was a great collaboration between Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone! They delivered a seductive romance with developed leads and tackled serious topics, namely sex work and mental health. I recommend this to anyone looking for a cute and thoughtful romance featuring two bisexual leads that want to give love a chance and has you wishing that it was the holiday season!
Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a great collaboration between Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone! They delivered a seductive romance with developed leads and tackled serious topics, namely sex work and mental health. I recommend this to anyone looking for a cute and thoughtful romance featuring two bisexual leads that want to give love a chance and has you wishing that it was the holiday season!
Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Mental illness
aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Merry Christmas in June? Regardless, this little rom com is a gift. I was familiar with Julie Murphy’s heartwarming YA novels going into this read, and am happy to report that this book delivers the same feel-good, sugar rush sweetness, just with some added spice. And I do mean SPICE, which should probably be evident from the fact that the female lead is a porn star who has just landed her breakout mainstream role in a Hallmark-esque Christmas movie. Throw in one washed up boy band bad boy in desperate need of a career rehab and a few heaping servings of fanfiction vibes, and you have an imperfect, but very fun romp of a book that is a fun read year round, not just during the holidays. I loved that both leads are bisexual, and was glad to see some mental health rep for people with Bipolar Disorders, though I can’t comment on whether the representation is good, as I am not a member of that community. All in all, this very sex positive book about a porn star and a pop star known for his inventive orgies somehow still manages to be extremely wholesome, and I highly recommend it for someone looking for a little cayenne pepper in your hot chocolate this holiday season.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Mental illness
Minor: Death
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