Tag: Holiday Romance

Posted in Romance

Yule Know It When You See It

Posted on by Little Bee

By Carly Spade

Rating 4 out of 5 Stars

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Theodora is a romance writer with a monthly column in a magazine. She is teamed up with the new sports writer, Axel Nord, for a co-piece. Theo is rude to him when they first meet and from there they are kind of “frenemies.” As the story goes on, they have small moments where they start liking each other. Eventually, they both fully let themselves dive off the deep end, ultimately ending in a happily ever after.

This story is a holiday rom-com, standalone. While this story a lot of tension, of all kinds, between the two MCs, there is little to no spice until the last 15-20% of the book. It is listed as a slow burn, but it is almost nonexistent. The spicy scenes involved are not fade to black.

I did enjoy reading this book but only give it 4 stars. I liked how when Axel used a word in his language, the author also quickly gave the meaning as well. I enjoyed the Yule/Jul information. I had a hard time connecting with Theodora, but I am not really sure why. The story is well written, I will definitely explore more books by Carly Spade. The story was evenly paced. I loved all the holiday things occurring, from going to hockey games, ice skating, office party, etc. Overall, it is a cute, feel good story, and a perfect year end, holiday read!

Posted in Spicy Romance

The Sugarplum Fairy

Posted on by Little Bee

by Piper Collins

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

First, let me say, I love a holiday romcom, and when it is spicy, it is really up my alley. Just briefly, The Sugarplum Fairy centers around the budding romance between Ava and Zac. Ava ups and moves her whole life to a small, picturesque, Christmas type village in Alaska. She meets Zac, literally the only male in the village around her age and available. Obviously the two hit it off. Ava realizes she moved to Alaska during winter incredibly unprepared. Zac is oh so willing to help her out. They get to know each other and they tend to fall fast. Zac took over his grandmother’s bakery, so much of the story follows along this. There is an attempt of a third act breakup, but Ava is stubborn and does not allow it to happen. This story is standalone and HEA.

I like that this book centers around winter and getting ready for holidays. It is such a sweet story. It is an easy read, I read it pretty quickly. I will say, the spicy scenes seemed to end rather quickly. So in my head, reading it, it felt like a couple minutes, but I am thinking, hopefully, maybe a bit longer. Zac was a bit dominating, and I felt it could go a little further to round it out. He is such a sweet guy that it is nice to see him let out that side of him.

Overall, I recommend this story if you are looking for a fun, spicy, holiday romcom!