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Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
4.0
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Christmas ended weeks ago, but naturally I'm still reading my holiday romances. Oops 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[This would have been 3.5, but the second half just really pushed it up a notch]

Tropes:
Grump + sunshine
One bed (sort of, anyway)
Friends to lovers

Two Irish strangers end up travel buddies for ~10~ Christmases flying from Chicago back home, and share the bumps and bruises a decade of life brings with it. workaholic Molly and go-with-the-flow Andrew. Their banter was amazing, their chemistry palpable through the pages, and their families are dynamic and just plain FUN. This was a good mix of lighthearted, holiday fun but also just a dash of seriousness. I wish we had gotten more time with the families, and I wish we had explored some of the struggles both Molly and Andrew were facing. But Andrew was a perfect dream and I'm obsessed with him.