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Drop, Cover, and Hold On

Jasmine Guillory

2.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cute. Most wholesome and most steamy somehow

Worst Wingman Ever

Abby Jimenez

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

holy hail Abigail wtf you doing to me! Making me cry and laugh and swoon in a novella? May be the best novella ever written

Once Upon a Christmas Eve

Elizabeth Hoyt

3.0

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Christmas Orphans Club

Becca Freeman

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m floored with this book!!! It was so good. Dare I say, this book is what Happy Place wanted to be….

It was soooo oddly specific but in a way that worked from beginning to end!!! (The only flaw is having someone from metro Atlanta say “subdevelopment” instead of “neighborhood.” (Subdivision would have been acceptable but still noted)

Ugh it was so good and I immediately sent Nancy a voice-memo thanking her for encouraging me to read it

I’m so glad I had a very awkward encounter with Becca Freeman to ask her to sign my copy last year because I’ll treasure it on my shelf 5eva now

Only Santas in the Building

Alexis Daria

4.0

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I can’t believe this was a novella I liked it so much!!! Alexis Daria is the only author in this collection I hadn’t read and this was one of my favorites! 2025 I will be picking up her entire backlist 🫡

Merriment and Mayhem

Alexandria Bellefleur

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Spicy with the perfect amount amount of plot build up. Instant-lust was a bit much but I appreciate they didn’t go from strangers to soulmates in 45 seconds!!!