I actually really enjoy Peppernell's writing but I think I need to read something else by her

Maddy is

so fucking insufferable. Their first interaction she’s a complete bitch for no reason. Second interaction she is the same. Then she proceeds to be elitist while talking about him to her friends. Tells her sister to “speak proper English” and tells her friends “that’s why I make more money and am more accomplished” apparently her friends also throw their marriage in her face, why are you bitches even friends??

This started off well for me however I think I'm not a fan of the author's writing. That being said I can see how others would love it. It's a small Christmas town romance and it is very cute. For me things started to go downhill when the

fmc gets catty with another woman for being a little flirty. And while I can understand that the way that she handled it was immature and I didn't appreciate the way she talked about the other woman behind her back. The mmc also refers to the fmc in a "not like other girls way" that I found offputting. I also just found a lot of the dialogue to be cringey

I picked this up just to see what the hype was about and surprise surprise I didn't love it. The only reason I kept going for so long was just curiosity. I don't really like Jordan, Cole is a piece of shit and I knew exactly what would happen there. Pike is probably the character I like the most and that's not saying much,

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series but it's been almost a year since I read book 2. It also feels like its stating to shift to focusing on the next generation and I don't want that

From the beginning I was not a fan of Alexis but assumed maybe she would grow on me, However

her going on a girls trip to Daniel's bed and breakfast and pretending not to know him was so disrespectful. I understand that they are from different worlds and she wants to protect him from criticism but do that by having a conversation instead of hiding him like a dirty little secret who likes to slum it shits and giggles. Also her parents suck.

I really can't get over the excessive lust that they feel for each to the point where they are ready to bang on the dining room table in front of company
That and Aubrey annoys the hell out of me with

the narrative that because her parents relationship didn't work out then hers won't either