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A review by katiedermody
Under The Mistletoe With You by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
This was so wonderful! I don't have the same personal connection to it as the first one, but I still very much enjoyed the continuation of Christopher's story in his new life as a bakery owner. Since book one, he quit his job and opened a bakery in a small town in Wales. He's getting ready to close up for Christmas, to go see Haf and Kit, but it storms and the snow shuts down everything. The person who was going to rent his flat for the holiday manages to get there, though, so they have to share the space. Oh, and it turns out the man is his favorite American actor (but really Canadian)! They bicker, annoy each other, are eventually vulnerable with one another, and eventually it turns into more. It's open door but not very explicit. The best part for me was once again all the queer and disability rep! Christopher is embracing his bisexuality and briefly wonders if he's neurodivergent at one point, Nash is trans and has been publicly since he was a teen. I liked the way it was addressed directly, with care, at times and then not addressed at all other times because it was a simple fact of life. He also has a seizure disorder and the caretaking is beautiful. There's also a ton of care given regarding accessibility throughout the story, when multiple disabled side characters. It was so so good!