This was so adorable and it's being added to my very official, world renowned 'Favourite Christmas Books of All Time' list.

The trope-ificiation of books is a hot topic on booktok at the moment and the next time it inevitably comes around I'm going to wave this book in front of them as proof on how to do tropes PROPERLY. The blurb of this book uses tropes to advertise the book and said tropes are named in conversation throughout the book in a very tongue-in-cheek way because these characters are romance authors and it makes sense. It IS one bed trope! it IS second chance romance! it DOES have a HEA! And those tropes don't feel thrown in for marketability, they're seamless and they make sense for the story. It's been a pet peeve of mine recently to see publishers and authors truly reach to put meaningless tropes on their graphics to entice readers, only to pick up the book and have them not be accurate, so this made me really happy.

The magic of Christmas is in full effect during the book - snowstorms, cozy sweaters and Christmas trees galore. Having Jessica be a Christmas lover while Nick is a grinch is a great contrast. Their character development throughout the story was so interesting to read about. Their reunion felt authentic because they'd both had the time to think about what went wrong previously between them. Their reconciliation was earned. The grand gesture was also a nice touch that I think a lot of writers and readers can appreciate.

My one critique is that the reason for their original breakup seemed a little contrived. His reason for breaking things off with her didn't seem entirely reasonable or genuine so it brought me out of the story a little but it was easy to breeze through because everything else was so delightful.

Quick, cozy and full of Christmas spirit, I would 100% recommend this to anyone looking for a romance over the holiday period!

Thank you Netgalley and Headline for my ARC copy.

I absolutely adored this book, I was very unsure at how they were going to make the second chance romance work in a way that didn't annoy me. However this book did it so well I really enjoyed seeing the way they worked everything out in the end. Plus the ending was super cute. Will 100% be recommending this to everyone.

I'm a sucker for second-chance romances but this didn't quite hit it for me. It felt a bit too on the nose for the two characters to be writing a romance together that was exactly their personalities (sassy vs reserved). I also found that the pacing was a little off.

This book is an absolute favorite of mine! I enjoyed reading it during summer even though it’s a bit more holiday themed. I think it’s my favorite by Fallon so far! Her books are so relatable and funny. I was so curious to see why our MC despised our LI so much! I wanted to know why exact he did what he did and if they would get there own happy ending. Book perfection. Please check this one out’ perfect book to curl up with any season!