The Christmassy vibes of this Christmas romance were excellent! You’re nearly guaranteed to get top marks with me here if you include a reindeer, and this book included a BABY reindeer. However, the ROMANCE side of things was lacking. I didn’t really see the compatibility or even the chemistry between Haf and Kit. It felt like there was a lot of telling and not showing, and it made no sense to me that they threw the world love around after 5 days of knowing each other.

Also, the reveal of the fake dating was handled so weirdly! Kit kisses Haf thinking she’s actually dating her brother which is such a dog move.  But instead of giving up the whole game when they tell Kit, they keep it a secret from the parents? Meanwhile Kit half-commits to liking Haf. It was all very huh?? why?? and meh.

I think my dislike of the romance is also due to the fact that Haf and Kit felt like such static characters. However, while the romance sucked, I thought the author did a great job of showing platonic chemistry between Haf and Christopher. Also, I actually enjoyed my time reading the book! Hence my middle-of-the-road rating.