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A review by stevie
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Jenny Bayliss knows how to write a cozy cute winter atmosphere !! Something about the tone of this one felt different than her others; it was quieter and definitely more chaste.
Did not love the constant excusing of privileged people’s behavior — as if rich people need defending? The main character spends so much time defending them that I assumed part of the story progression was the rich friends’ growth in understanding their privilege; it wasn’t. It got exhausting, especially with the tension between the “it’s not rich people’s fault they’re so rude, it’s the money’s fault” camp and the “blue collar labor is the only good honest labor” one. So simplistic. Very boomer Facebook group-y tbh.
Did not love the constant excusing of privileged people’s behavior — as if rich people need defending? The main character spends so much time defending them that I assumed part of the story progression was the rich friends’ growth in understanding their privilege; it wasn’t. It got exhausting, especially with the tension between the “it’s not rich people’s fault they’re so rude, it’s the money’s fault” camp and the “blue collar labor is the only good honest labor” one. So simplistic. Very boomer Facebook group-y tbh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide