A review by 13rebecca13
This Is Not a Holiday Romance by Camilla Isley

emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is a cute little festive read. When I need something sweet, easy to get into with great female main characters, I'll always reach for a Camilla Isley novel.

This one follows Nina who has had an ongoing rivalry with her brother Dylan's best friend Tristan. She has her own issues and has always believed that Tristan has made fun of that for all the years that she's known him.

Every Christmas Dylan and Nina go back home from New York to their parents house and Nina is less than impressed that Tristan will be there too as she believed he was spending the holidays with his own family.

This is very much a brother's best friend/enemies to lovers book and I really liked Tristan's background with his family. It really added depth to the character. The novel is set over a couple of days so it felt like it goes from over a decade of hatred between these two to a romance very quickly but it was fun to read.