A review by boomwormbrittany
Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

Merriment and Mayhem follows Everleigh who finds herself feeling like a walking disaster after she nearly sets her grandmother's former home ablaze. But it also makes the firefighters of the town come to her door and she finds herself running into one of the firefighters over and over agian.
I really liked this novella. I thought it read pretty quick and was super fun to read. I flew through this novella in one day and really found I liked Everleigh and Griffin. Everleight was such a fun character to follow as shes trying really hard to keep her grandmother's memory alive through decorating her hosue for Chritsmas for one last time. I really loved how her and Griffin kept on running into each other and thought this was a really well written novella.
I will say that this wasn't as super Christmas as the other novellas in this grouping was but I still found it to be a really fun time. I really like Alexandria's writing and hope I can read more from her in the future.
Overall, I would say this was such a fun novella to read. I would definitely recommend picking up this novella.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Death of parent