🎄 How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn is supposed to be a spicy enemies to lovers holiday rom com… but I have some thoughts. 🫣

So, we’ve got the classic grumpy guy vs. sunshine girl, right? He’s the ultimate Christmas Scrooge living in a year-round Christmas town (literally the worst place for a Grinch). Enter Storee, the sunshine nemesis who moves in next door and immediately starts causing trouble by entering the town's Christmas contest. Cue drama. 🎅

The premise? Cute. The potential? There. But, here’s the thing: this book was not as funny as I thought it would be. Like, at all. 😬

Let’s break it down:

Too Juvenile: The humor felt really forced and childish. So many eye roll moments and it drove me nuts. They were everywhere and honestly, it just got repetitive. 🎄

Repetitive: You get the same phrases OVER and OVER again, and by the end, it felt like they were just filling space. Instead of funny, it felt lazy. 🙄

Not Funny: The jokes just didn’t land for me. It’s supposed to be a rom com but it’s more like a... “meh com”? The banter between the leads? Kinda cringey. The enemies to lovers tension? Kind of not there. 💔

WAY too long: It’s a holiday romance, not a 500 page saga. The middle dragged on and I found myself wondering, "When is this going to get good?" Spoiler: it never quite did. ⏳

Look, if you’re really into Christmas fluff and don’t mind repetitive writing, this might still be fun for you. But personally, it didn’t give me the laughs or the swoons I was hoping for. 🎁

So, if you’re looking for a spicy holiday romance that actually hits the mark, maybe try something else. This one was a bit of a letdown. 😬