The appeal of a Christmas rom-com is its quintessentially cute nature and endearing characters. I found this one to fall short in both areas. The quaint English countryside at Christmas drew me in enough to see this story through. But even in the end, the author just didn’t convince me of this lifelong unrequited love. I did, however, thoroughly enjoy the banter between Kate and Drew, her new, gay BFF. This isn’t a bad book. It just didn’t spark my fancy.