I really wanted to give this book a shot since I loved the cover and the synopsis. It seemed right up my alley…but alas this book fell flat.

Right off the bat, I thought it was a bit boring as we’re in the characters heads a lot, there are a ton of side characters to remember, and when there is dialogue it’s a bit inappropriate for a work setting. I often found myself scrunching up my nose at the way these coworkers talked, especially when everyone gave Carolyn one lewd suggestion for what to give her boss for Christmas. Yuck.

I also found there were a lot of sub-plots that grew to be overly complicated and weighed the story down.

It took until the 30% mark for Carolyn and Jamie to even interact. And their attraction was instantaneous but fell flat since it seemed they were more attracted to each other for the physical reasons.

I don’t know. I think if you are in your early 20s you may like this one. I just couldn’t get over how unrealistic it is and how it lacks much about Christmas.

*An ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.