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4.0

I'm becoming more and more obsessed with Jackie Lau's books! This time it's "Her Pretend Christmas Date" which is a novella in the Cider Bar Sisters Series!

The Good
This book has all the tropes of a good Christmas romcom – fake dating, family drama, and fun Christmas activities. Julie and Tom are really opposites. A free spirit versus type A personality. They are set up by a friend and it goes horribly as they find each other attractive but start off on a bad foot. But once they let their walls down and play the happy couple, their bickering becomes great flirty banter. They fell quickly and hard and I loved it!

Tropes:
— Fake Dating
— Opposites Attract
— Asian MCs

Horn Level: 3/5