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The Christmas Leap by Keira Andrews
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
How did I ever think I could get by without Will in my life? My plan had been doomed from the start. Even if he’d never love me back the way I wanted, I’d take everything I could get. It would have to be enough.
This book has a lot of stuff I don’t normally go for (fake relationship, best friends to lovers, pining), BUT, if you’re not sick of christmas books yet, I very highly recommend this one. It was absolutely fabulous, and had just the right amount of pining and sweetness to make it amazing. The two MCs fell out of touch because one of them had been in love with the other for ages, and couldn’t take being close to him anymore. It sounds more angsty and sad than it was, which I’m thankful for. It wasn’t overly christmas-y either really, as a big chunk of it is set in a warmer climate.
Rarely do I care too much about what the spice is like in the books I read (as long as there is some), but my friend sent me a screenshot of their dynamic in bed, and I immediately wanted to read it. Think ‘I’ll-hold-you-down-and-make-you-feel-how-I’m-in-charge-while-I-also-call-you-sweet-names-so-you-know-I-love-you’ kinda deal. Fucking swoon. The whole book made me feel warm and fuzzy.
The truth was undeniable: I was happy. Joyfully, deliriously happy. I wished Will could keep driving all night. I wanted to escape with him and go… Anywhere. Everywhere.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Fake dating
(Former) best friends to lovers
Sexual awakening/realization
Pining
Christmas themed
Only one bed
Slow burn
Mild D/s dynamic (in bed)
Scottish MC
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Near-drowning experience
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Contemporary holiday romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MC age: 30 and 30
Pages: 230
[…] “Goodness, what happened to your face?” I wished I could wear a sign around my neck that read: Life and a Christmas tree kicked my ass. I won’t be taking questions at this time.
I’d never loved anyone as much as I loved Will, and I couldn’t imagine how I ever would. Will would never be mine, but I’d always have our kiss under plastic mistletoe in the sunshine.
“Ohh, ‘lothario,’ huh? That’s a twenty-five-cent word.” I laughed. “More like a dollar at least with inflation these days. A pound-fifty in the UK.”
How did I ever think I could get by without Will in my life? My plan had been doomed from the start. Even if he’d never love me back the way I wanted, I’d take everything I could get. It would have to be enough.
This book has a lot of stuff I don’t normally go for (fake relationship, best friends to lovers, pining), BUT, if you’re not sick of christmas books yet, I very highly recommend this one. It was absolutely fabulous, and had just the right amount of pining and sweetness to make it amazing. The two MCs fell out of touch because one of them had been in love with the other for ages, and couldn’t take being close to him anymore. It sounds more angsty and sad than it was, which I’m thankful for. It wasn’t overly christmas-y either really, as a big chunk of it is set in a warmer climate.
Rarely do I care too much about what the spice is like in the books I read (as long as there is some), but my friend sent me a screenshot of their dynamic in bed, and I immediately wanted to read it. Think ‘I’ll-hold-you-down-and-make-you-feel-how-I’m-in-charge-while-I-also-call-you-sweet-names-so-you-know-I-love-you’ kinda deal. Fucking swoon. The whole book made me feel warm and fuzzy.
The truth was undeniable: I was happy. Joyfully, deliriously happy. I wished Will could keep driving all night. I wanted to escape with him and go… Anywhere. Everywhere.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Fake dating
(Former) best friends to lovers
Sexual awakening/realization
Pining
Christmas themed
Only one bed
Slow burn
Mild D/s dynamic (in bed)
Scottish MC
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Near-drowning experience
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Contemporary holiday romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MC age: 30 and 30
Pages: 230
[…] “Goodness, what happened to your face?” I wished I could wear a sign around my neck that read: Life and a Christmas tree kicked my ass. I won’t be taking questions at this time.
I’d never loved anyone as much as I loved Will, and I couldn’t imagine how I ever would. Will would never be mine, but I’d always have our kiss under plastic mistletoe in the sunshine.
“Ohh, ‘lothario,’ huh? That’s a twenty-five-cent word.” I laughed. “More like a dollar at least with inflation these days. A pound-fifty in the UK.”