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A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
23 reviews
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
sami_leigh's review against another edition
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
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5
“I don’t need you to love me in private. I need you to love me in public for the whole world to see. And that’s not something you’re prepared to do.”
🎄 Dual POV (Prologue & Epilogue in third POV)
🎄 Workplace romance; on set of a Christmas movie!
🎄 Forced proximity
🎄 Porn Star & Pop Star
🎄 Forbidden romance; “you will be pure as the driven snow” 🤣
🎄 Long-time crushes!
🎄 Well established secondary characters; Sunny 😍
🎄 MC growth
🎄 Spicy 🥵
🎄 Sex Positivity & Consent Culture; “sex isn’t dirty or wrong & just because you’re a woman who enjoys sex —& even gets paid for it — doesn’t mean you can’t live out your own warm & fuzzy HEA.”
🎄 Body respect
🎄 Representation of diverse sexualities
🎄 Banter!
⚠️ Fat phobia, mental illness, death of a parent (not on page), minor drug use.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Fatphobia
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent and Drug use
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
***I received an ARC of this book from Avon, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.***
Content Warnings: Parent with bipolar disorder, loss of a parent, fatphobia, explicit sexual scenes, and discrimination/harassment/hate towards sex workers [not by the authors or main characters its discrimination the characters face by the media/strangers within the book].
When I first heard about this book, about a month ago, I knew that I needed to get my hands on it. I sped on over to Netgalley and hit request so fast, so when I logged on to my PC yesterday and it said I’d been approved for the ARC I was ECSTATIC! So judge all you want but I DEVOURED this Christmas book in April…and I feel no shame!
From the very start of this book, I was laughing out loud, giggling, and firmly invested. A huge fan of dual narrative I adored going back and forth between Bee and Nolan’s perspectives! I also love how the prologue perfectly set up the story but came from a 3rd narrative/perspective that was hilarious!
Bee has always loved performing, even though she’s faced a lot of discrimination, and disrespect, due to her being plus-sized. Having found confidence, community, and family while creating adult content online, Bee is enjoying life but always contemplates her childhood dream of taking on more mainstream roles. So when Bee’s producer calls and tells her he needs her to star in a Hope Channel production, with a list of rules to prevent anyone from connecting her to her online persona, though extremely nervous she decides to give it a shot.
Having grown up in the limelight Nolan knows what it feels like to live under a microscope. Being part of this Hope Channel movie could open doors, and opportunities that could ensure he has a steady income to support his family, and finally shed the bad boy image that’s always followed him. After his father passed Nolan felt the need to take care of his younger sister and mom. Being employed means having the medical insurance and money his family needs to ensure his sister finishes school, and his mother is able to get the doctor’s appointments and medication she needs for her bipolar disorder.
I loved that Bee has been a fan of Nolan’s since his boy band days and Nolan has been a fan of Bee since he first saw her profile on ClosedDoors, a few years ago, and is a top-tier member/supporter of hers. The fact that they both are fans, and longtime supporters, of each other without knowing is so cute!
It may be April but I devoured this Christmas book in less than 24 hours and now I’m just sad that I’ll have to wait, hopefully not super long, to jump into more books in this series. I’m excited to see what other love stories come out of this series, there are quite a few potentials, just based on all the different characters we meet in this book.
If you’re looking for a fun holiday romance between a hot/fat,/bisexual/sex worker and a reformed/sexy/bisexual/boy band man that also has great representation you’re going to want to pre-order this book right away!
Content Warnings: Parent with bipolar disorder, loss of a parent, fatphobia, explicit sexual scenes, and discrimination/harassment/hate towards sex workers [not by the authors or main characters its discrimination the characters face by the media/strangers within the book].
When I first heard about this book, about a month ago, I knew that I needed to get my hands on it. I sped on over to Netgalley and hit request so fast, so when I logged on to my PC yesterday and it said I’d been approved for the ARC I was ECSTATIC! So judge all you want but I DEVOURED this Christmas book in April…and I feel no shame!
From the very start of this book, I was laughing out loud, giggling, and firmly invested. A huge fan of dual narrative I adored going back and forth between Bee and Nolan’s perspectives! I also love how the prologue perfectly set up the story but came from a 3rd narrative/perspective that was hilarious!
Bee has always loved performing, even though she’s faced a lot of discrimination, and disrespect, due to her being plus-sized. Having found confidence, community, and family while creating adult content online, Bee is enjoying life but always contemplates her childhood dream of taking on more mainstream roles. So when Bee’s producer calls and tells her he needs her to star in a Hope Channel production, with a list of rules to prevent anyone from connecting her to her online persona, though extremely nervous she decides to give it a shot.
Having grown up in the limelight Nolan knows what it feels like to live under a microscope. Being part of this Hope Channel movie could open doors, and opportunities that could ensure he has a steady income to support his family, and finally shed the bad boy image that’s always followed him. After his father passed Nolan felt the need to take care of his younger sister and mom. Being employed means having the medical insurance and money his family needs to ensure his sister finishes school, and his mother is able to get the doctor’s appointments and medication she needs for her bipolar disorder.
I loved that Bee has been a fan of Nolan’s since his boy band days and Nolan has been a fan of Bee since he first saw her profile on ClosedDoors, a few years ago, and is a top-tier member/supporter of hers. The fact that they both are fans, and longtime supporters, of each other without knowing is so cute!
It may be April but I devoured this Christmas book in less than 24 hours and now I’m just sad that I’ll have to wait, hopefully not super long, to jump into more books in this series. I’m excited to see what other love stories come out of this series, there are quite a few potentials, just based on all the different characters we meet in this book.
If you’re looking for a fun holiday romance between a hot/fat,/bisexual/sex worker and a reformed/sexy/bisexual/boy band man that also has great representation you’re going to want to pre-order this book right away!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent
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