By Meghan Quinn
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Pub date: 10/15/2024
Blurb
Living in a year around Christmas town has it's drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave--I mean house--keeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits.
And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determine to win.
Well guess what? Over my cold-hearted body.
There was no way I was going to let her win, not after the history we'd shared.
So despite my promise to myself of never participating in the sickening Christmas season, I entered the competition as well. That's right, I planned on beating Storee at her own game by pretending this grump’s heart grew three sizes this season.
And it was working until feelings between us started heating up
We pretended to date.
We kissed.
And well, sparks flew from there.
Which led to one explosive night involving Christmas lights, the competition, and a ladder. Don't let me convince you who stole Christmas, I think you need to find out for yourself . . .
Category: Romantic Comedy
Read if you Like:
🦌 Small town
🦌 Grumpy sunshine
🦌 Christmas competition
🦌 Enemies to lovers
My Thoughts:
A romcom inspired by the Grinch? Yes please I am so in! I had so much fun reading this story! If you want something to bring some joy to your holiday season How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is an excellent pick.
I loved reading about Kringletown and all its Christmas traditions! It is a town that really commits to its Christmas theme including a competition to see who can be the most Christmasy citizen of Kringletown. That alone was fun to read about but seeing Storee and Cole compete while also sort of fake dating but not really and also sort of being enemies but maybe falling for each other was really fun.
If you like a lighthearted romcom, Christmas hijinks, meddling relatives, a small-town romance, or want to never look at a candy cane the same way this should be on your holiday TBR. I really want to move to this town for the holidays now!
Thanks to Bloom Books for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.
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