The Mistletoe Motive
Ratings29
Average rating3.7
Everybody is raving about this book, but I found it insufferable. The main character is the most unlikable woman and the story is completely predictable. The last 15 minutes or so were by far the worst. Save yourself, pass on this.
omfg i was having such a bad fucking week and then this book came along was like I'M HERE FOR YOU BITCH,,,
the entire thing was just pure fluff and i love nothing more than that in life!!
also we need to talk about the demisexual rep??? as an ace person myself, i can't even tell you how fucking happy that made me (autism and diabetes rep are some other reasons to check out this book !)
this book got the classic grumpy/sunshine trope ~exactly~ right!! it was truly ✨chef's kiss✨
jonathan was soooooo hot omg!! the way he was so caring and protective of gabby had me SWOONING
i loved all the side characters so, so much and this was the cheesy, sappy, You've Got Mail-esque rom-com of my dreams !
AAAAND i loved all the meta-bookish parts of this shit way too much 😭
OH BTW SHE HAS A CAT NAMED GINGERBREAD??? I'LL NEVER RECOVERRRRR
omfg i was having such a bad fucking week and then this book came along was like I'M HERE FOR YOU BITCH,,,??
the entire thing was just pure fluff and i love nothing more than that in life!!??
also we need to talk about the demisexual rep??? as an ace person myself, i can't even tell you how fucking happy that made me (autism and diabetes rep are some other reasons to check out this book !)??
this book got the classic grumpy/sunshine trope ~exactly~ right!! it was truly ???chef's kiss???
jonathan was soooooo hot omg!! the way he was so caring and protective of gabby had me SWOONING
i loved all the side characters so, so much and this was the cheesy, sappy, You've Got Mail-esque rom-com of my dreams?? !??
AAAAND i loved all the meta-bookish parts of this shit way too much ????
OH BTW SHE HAS A CAT NAMED GINGERBREAD??? I'LL NEVER RECOVERRRRR
a super cute grump sunshine holiday romance! i normally don't enjoy holiday romances but this one is a good one. the set up is great and i also loved the characters and super related to the heroine
Enemies-to-lovers slow burn romance set in a bookstore at Christmas? Did Chloe Liese intercept my letter to Santa? Because that's EVERYTHING I LOVE.
I could read this over and over and still not be satisfied. I just love gabby and jonathan that much.
Everybody is raving about this book, but I found it insufferable. The main character is the most unlikable woman and the story is completely predictable. The last 15 minutes or so were by far the worst. Save yourself, pass on this.
It took me a minute to get into this book. The characters being over the top clichés was questionable at first, but the consistency of it ended up making everything more enjoyable. It was cute. First time I've read a romance with a male lead being diabetic. I liked that representation. This next bit is just because I'm picky, but I wish the spice could have been built up more organically. The overtly sexual thoughts in the first scene didn't leave a whole lot of room to build. The reason enemies to lovers is so popular is because of the subtleties. Anyway. It was good christmasy read.