What a disappointment after the fun and silliness of the first book. You barely get to see Coal, Hex, or Iris, and they're instead replaced by the piece-of-shit love interest and his family. From his first introduction, Loch is abrasive, rude, and condescending. Kris himself is self-loathing and insecure, and the combination makes me cringe. (Also, I fucking hate when the love interest is constantly trying to feed the main character.) This was painful to listen to and I don't believe in their romance. Non spoiler, but I also really hate that at the end Kris is ready to ditch an important event just to get laid. That is not the energy we are having in 2025. Also,

I don't care what his intentions were at the beginning, Loch slept with Kris while he was stealing magic from Christmas, and that's unforgivable.