By Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
A Christmas Notch Book 2
Star rating: ★★★★☆
Blurb
Kallum Liebermanis the funny one™. As the arguably lesser of the three former members of the boy band INK, he enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame and then moved home where he opened a regional pizza chain called Slice, Slice, Baby! He’s living his best dad bod life, hooking up with bridesmaids at all his friends’ weddings. But after an old one-off sex tape is leaked and quickly goes viral, Kallum decides he’s ready to step into the spotlight again, starring in a sexy Santa biopic for the Hope Channel.
Winnie Baker did everything right. She married her childhood sweetheart, avoided the downfalls of adolescent stardom, and transitioned into a stable adult acting career. Hell, she even waited until marriage to have sex. But after her perfect life falls apart, Winnie is ready to redefine herself—and what better way than a steamier-than-a-steaming-hot-mug-of-cider Christmas movie?
With decade old Hollywood history between them, Winnie and Kallum are both feeling hesitant about their new situation as costars…especially Winnie who can’t seem to fake on screen pleasure she’s never experienced in real life. She’s willing to do the pleasure research—for science and artistic authenticity, of course. And there’s no better research partner than her bridesmaid sex tape hall of fame costar, Kallum. But suddenly, Kallum’s teenage crush on Winnie is bubbling to the surface and Winnie might be catching feelings herself.
They say opposites attract, but is this holly jolly ever after really ready for its close-up?
Genre: Holiday Romance
Read if you Like:
🍕 Sex lessons
🍕 Forced proximity
🍕 Film set setting
🍕 Romcom
My Thoughts:
I am a big fan of A Merry Little Meet Cute so I knew I wanted to read this one! I loved how while the setup was similar, the characters and relationships were so different that it made the story very different and interesting!
I really loved Winnie! I liked reading about her learning to appreciate her sexuality and I loved how the authors dealt with purity culture. I also really appreciated reading about her struggles with narcolepsy. I did really with though, that she and Kallum had found time to discuss her disorder. I would have liked to see him be supportive and have her realize how problematic her ex-husband and parents' views on it were.
I also felt like this book was a little longer than was needed. The first half was completely five stars and then there was 3 hours left when I expected it to be thirty minutes. I still recommend this one but I didn't love it the same way I did a Merry Little Meet Cute.
I listened to the audiobook version of A Holly Jolly Ever After and really enjoyed it! It is dual narrator and both did a wonderful job!
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