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A review by thebritishbibliophile
Merry Kissmas to Me by Jerica MacMillan
4.0
'Back in the wonderful world of Jerica MacMillan, we're treated to another Christmas romance set to give all the festive feels to even the grumpiest of grinches! -The British Bibliophile
Thank you to Grey's Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review.
I was first introduced to Jerica through her previously released novel A Very Grumpy Christmas , which earned a very solid four stars. A promising start for a first-time read author. After this successful read, I looked forward to when I could read another one of her novels and the time officially came now with this read.
Merry Kissmas to Me is another Christmas-themed romance from Jerica, much to my delight. As anyone who knows me will know that my favourite time of the year is the Christmas season, and I'm a sucker for a Christmas romance, so reading one is twice as thrilling and this novel promised to be just as so.
So, what tropes are we looking at? We have:
✔ Holiday Romance/Christmas Romance
✔ Best Friends Older Brother/Best Friends Sibling
✔ Forbidden Romance (minor trope)
✔ Second Chance
✔ Fling-to-Love
✔ Enemies-to-Lovers
✔ Return to Hometown
With those tropes, you're getting plenty of content to fill each one even in the smallest of ways. There's something in those tropes for everyone and perhaps, this read will sway in favour of a previous trope you weren't keen on. Anything can happen at Christmas, after all.
As outlined in the blurb, Ty Daniels--our leading man--, has picked on Olivia Banks--our leading lady--for what seems like a lifetime and a half. Childhood 'enemies' of sorts, if you will. The way they communicated between one another, was through their bickering, pranks and teasing. That childhood pastime extended into adulthood, and the 'feud' between them only grew as they themselves did.
One year and one kiss under mistletoe changed all that. It altered the course of their friendship and put them on a whole new path entirely. And Olivia doesn't know how to deal with that. At least, she thinks she doesn't.
Back in town, Ty now has no choice but to get along with Olivia for the sake of a wedding they're both attending. This path to a truce isn't as easy as either of them thinks it would be. Years of their pasts and the events within them are constantly at the forefront of their minds, and its up to them both to see if they're able to push past everything they've only ever known between them, for people that mean the world to them as after all, they don't want to be the ones to ruin the best day of someone's life.
The pair soon discover that getting along is not a problem for them, in more ways than one. It's easier to get along when all walls come down, and hidden desires are given into. Ty and Olivia are as right for each other as Christmas and snow, and it only took a situation outside of their control--and people they love--to give them a friendly nudge together and a point in the right direction.
Their time together was only meant to last during the wonderful Christmas season--a Christmas fling--, but it soon became so much more than either of them were willing to give up. Such as the magic of the festive season and with the help of some strategically placed mistletoe, Ty and Olivia become so much more than a best friend's older brother & a festive fling. And the journey to get them to the point of realisation was one I was glad to be there to read.
Merry Kissmas to Me is a sweet, romantic read that I would highly recommend lovers of romance novels, and all things Christmas, give a chance on for all the feels of the season to have in one, satisfying story.
4.5 stars!
Thank you to Grey's Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review.
I was first introduced to Jerica through her previously released novel A Very Grumpy Christmas , which earned a very solid four stars. A promising start for a first-time read author. After this successful read, I looked forward to when I could read another one of her novels and the time officially came now with this read.
Merry Kissmas to Me is another Christmas-themed romance from Jerica, much to my delight. As anyone who knows me will know that my favourite time of the year is the Christmas season, and I'm a sucker for a Christmas romance, so reading one is twice as thrilling and this novel promised to be just as so.
So, what tropes are we looking at? We have:
✔ Holiday Romance/Christmas Romance
✔ Best Friends Older Brother/Best Friends Sibling
✔ Forbidden Romance (minor trope)
✔ Second Chance
✔ Fling-to-Love
✔ Enemies-to-Lovers
✔ Return to Hometown
With those tropes, you're getting plenty of content to fill each one even in the smallest of ways. There's something in those tropes for everyone and perhaps, this read will sway in favour of a previous trope you weren't keen on. Anything can happen at Christmas, after all.
As outlined in the blurb, Ty Daniels--our leading man--, has picked on Olivia Banks--our leading lady--for what seems like a lifetime and a half. Childhood 'enemies' of sorts, if you will. The way they communicated between one another, was through their bickering, pranks and teasing. That childhood pastime extended into adulthood, and the 'feud' between them only grew as they themselves did.
One year and one kiss under mistletoe changed all that. It altered the course of their friendship and put them on a whole new path entirely. And Olivia doesn't know how to deal with that. At least, she thinks she doesn't.
Back in town, Ty now has no choice but to get along with Olivia for the sake of a wedding they're both attending. This path to a truce isn't as easy as either of them thinks it would be. Years of their pasts and the events within them are constantly at the forefront of their minds, and its up to them both to see if they're able to push past everything they've only ever known between them, for people that mean the world to them as after all, they don't want to be the ones to ruin the best day of someone's life.
The pair soon discover that getting along is not a problem for them, in more ways than one. It's easier to get along when all walls come down, and hidden desires are given into. Ty and Olivia are as right for each other as Christmas and snow, and it only took a situation outside of their control--and people they love--to give them a friendly nudge together and a point in the right direction.
Their time together was only meant to last during the wonderful Christmas season--a Christmas fling--, but it soon became so much more than either of them were willing to give up. Such as the magic of the festive season and with the help of some strategically placed mistletoe, Ty and Olivia become so much more than a best friend's older brother & a festive fling. And the journey to get them to the point of realisation was one I was glad to be there to read.
Merry Kissmas to Me is a sweet, romantic read that I would highly recommend lovers of romance novels, and all things Christmas, give a chance on for all the feels of the season to have in one, satisfying story.
4.5 stars!