A review by _basicbookworm
Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall

5.0

Nick and Noel have been best friends their entire lives. When Nick comes home after a deployment to find out his girlfriend has been cheating on him, Noel steps in as a fake girlfriend to make his ex (as well as the guy who just broke her heart) jealous. Only in the process of making them jealous, the lines between friendship and something more start to get blurry. The question is, are these feelings worth risking a lifelong friendship?

Most of the holiday books I’ve shared have been on the less steamy side. If you are someone who is looking for an open-door Christmas book, THIS IS THE ONE. This one is definitely at the top of my holiday reading list and was so much fun. There was a lot to love about this book, but my absolute favorite touch was the playlist in the back of the book - it had so many great songs that were referenced throughout the story and I want to listen to it.

Aside from the playlist, this was a fabulous best friends to lovers romance that felt so genuine. You could feel the chemistry between Nick and Noel and wanted them to figure it out, but their conflicts were so realistic. I appreciated that the struggle of wanting to be together yet not wanting to ruin their friendship was shown because that was so real. I loved their family and friends, who were some of the best side characters. This one was just so good!!

It looks like this is the first book in a series and I am so excited to see what else happens in Mistletoe!

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advanced copy.