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A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
14 reviews
shutupiamreading's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Medical content
corncake's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.75
Fun, steamy, predictable….everything you need for an enjoyable holiday romance. But beware, this is NOT your Grandma’s Christmas romcom!! 🌶️😂
I’m not a huge fan of insta-love tropes, especially when there is no substance to a relationship as the story progresses…but this book doesn’t care about substance. That’s not why you’re here. You’re here because sometimes you wish Hallmark Christmas movies were more saucy and gay, and this book delivers on all of that. So come in for those vibes, and nothing else!
A few items worth mentioning, but I won’t go into huge detail because it’s not that serious:
1. Bee is a confident, plus-size adult content creator who is not ashamed of her line of work and knows what she wants in life, and we love that for her!! 👏
2. Nolan is an okay love interest. The more I read, the more I thought: “You know, Bee deserves better.”
3. There is no meet-cute, and I feel robbed.
I’m not a huge fan of insta-love tropes, especially when there is no substance to a relationship as the story progresses…but this book doesn’t care about substance. That’s not why you’re here. You’re here because sometimes you wish Hallmark Christmas movies were more saucy and gay, and this book delivers on all of that. So come in for those vibes, and nothing else!
A few items worth mentioning, but I won’t go into huge detail because it’s not that serious:
1. Bee is a confident, plus-size adult content creator who is not ashamed of her line of work and knows what she wants in life, and we love that for her!! 👏
2. Nolan is an okay love interest. The more I read, the more I thought: “You know, Bee deserves better.”
3. There is no meet-cute, and I feel robbed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Medical content
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical content, and Mental illness
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
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