Synopsis
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?
Rating
★★
Thoughts
Book two in the Christmas Notch series, A Holly Jolly Ever After, didn’t fare any better for me than book one. It also earned two stars for its adorable cover and aiming to add some uniqueness to the holiday romance book niche.
Written in the same tone with some familiar cast members, this was not a story I could connect with. Too many cottonheaded ninnymuggins for my taste. I didn’t enjoy the characters or the story progression. The smut was just cringey and elfin’ exhausting. I don’t like to DNF, so I wanted to give the book a chance since I recently purchased it. However, I’ll be passing this along to someone else.
Now, with hot cocoa and crossed fingers, I’m off to jump into another holiday romance book!
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