A review by immovabletype
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

this very much wants to be a romcom but instead employs a narration style that's just manic and over the top in lieu of actually being funny, like if the hijinks are high-key enough no one will notice the lack of real wit. that sounds so pretentious, I know, but it's true. this is being compared a lot to Red, White & Royal Blue, which feels earned because I've also criticized RW&RB for its manic energy - but at least it's actually funny.

then there's the worldbuilding; this premise should be catnip to me, but instead I ended up with a lot of questions I suspect the book never bothers answering, so I'm left with a dissonance people usually reserve for the Cars cinematic universe.