A fun, silly, festive read that I picked up almost entirely because my boyfriend is an enabler. Light, holiday-themed fluff with some truly baffling lines (“Mephistophelian simplicity” being the most egregious), and a Christmas movie marathon where they choose to watch the Christmas Prince trilogy, of all things. 

(Also, it would completely wreck the tone of the book to address it, but it was very funny to see the author try her best to sidestep any and all questions of how the religious foundations of these Holidays affect their present-day practices. I’m just saying, there’s a concept in here of Santa’s quest to maximise Christmas as a metaphor for Christian hegemony. I’m not mad that this book isn’t that — romance novels can have depth and darkness, but this one certainly doesn’t — but it is very funny to read about the MMC wondering why they’re drawing up treaties between Christmas and Easter without bringing up the one really obvious commonality between the two holidays.)