What do you think?
Rate this book
Under the Mistletoe with You
'Warm, joyful and full of heart. The perfect feel-good Christmas rom com with characters I didn't want to leave behind' LAURA KAY
'I was reading this on the grass in a literal summer heatwave, and it still managed to get me in the festive mood' LILY LONDON
'The perfect blend of charming, cosy, festive joy and steamy romance! Full of warmth, laugh-out-loud humour, compassion and the very best of CHristmassy tropes, this is a total smash-hit that will have you swooning under the mistletoe this Christmas!' BETH REEKLES
Ready for a long Christmas break away from his little bakery, Christopher has closed up shop and found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is, until the mysterious person renting his home turns out to be...
Nash Nadeau, an actor. The star of all Christopher's favourite Christmas movies. The guy he's been crushing on for the whole past year. And, it turns out, a typically rude celebrity.
When a huge snowstorm hits, Christopher and Nash find themselves snowed in together for Christmas. But while it's still cold outside, the frosty tension between Christopher and Nash finally starts to thaw. And maybe even heat up into something more...
'I was reading this on the grass in a literal summer heatwave, and it still managed to get me in the festive mood' LILY LONDON
'The perfect blend of charming, cosy, festive joy and steamy romance! Full of warmth, laugh-out-loud humour, compassion and the very best of CHristmassy tropes, this is a total smash-hit that will have you swooning under the mistletoe this Christmas!' BETH REEKLES
Ready for a long Christmas break away from his little bakery, Christopher has closed up shop and found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is, until the mysterious person renting his home turns out to be...
Nash Nadeau, an actor. The star of all Christopher's favourite Christmas movies. The guy he's been crushing on for the whole past year. And, it turns out, a typically rude celebrity.
When a huge snowstorm hits, Christopher and Nash find themselves snowed in together for Christmas. But while it's still cold outside, the frosty tension between Christopher and Nash finally starts to thaw. And maybe even heat up into something more...
Audible Audio
Published October 24, 2024
43 people are currently reading
1060 people want to read
About the author
Lizzie Huxley-Jones
13 books387 followersHello! Thanks for joining me in the 5 star recs zone. Please feel free to follow - I don't tend to add people back as I don't actually use Goodreads myself any more. I just come back here to pop down the recommendations that I post on Twitter and Instagram where I'm @littlehux so you're better off finding me there as I really don't use Goodreads much at all any more.
Official Bit:
Lizzie Huxley-Jones (they/them) is an autistic author and editor based in London. They are the author of the queer holiday rom-com Make You Mine This Christmas (2022) from Hodder Books, the summer romance Hits Different co-written with Tasha Ghouri (2024) from Hot Key Books, and Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend (2023) from Knights Of. They write joyful stories that centre queerness and disability.
They are the editor of Stim, an anthology of autistic authors and artists, which was published by Unbound in April 2020 to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. They are also the author of the children’s biography Sir David Attenborough: A Life Story (2020) and a contributor to the anthology Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again (2021).
They also work with writers and publishers as a sensitivity reader and editorial consultant, and were an editor at independent micropublisher 3 of Cups Press.
In their past career lives, they have been a research diver, a children’s bookseller and digital communications specialist.
They tweet too much at @littlehux, taking breaks to walk their dog Nerys.
They are represented by Abi Fellows of DHH Literary Agency.
Official Bit:
Lizzie Huxley-Jones (they/them) is an autistic author and editor based in London. They are the author of the queer holiday rom-com Make You Mine This Christmas (2022) from Hodder Books, the summer romance Hits Different co-written with Tasha Ghouri (2024) from Hot Key Books, and Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend (2023) from Knights Of. They write joyful stories that centre queerness and disability.
They are the editor of Stim, an anthology of autistic authors and artists, which was published by Unbound in April 2020 to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. They are also the author of the children’s biography Sir David Attenborough: A Life Story (2020) and a contributor to the anthology Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again (2021).
They also work with writers and publishers as a sensitivity reader and editorial consultant, and were an editor at independent micropublisher 3 of Cups Press.
In their past career lives, they have been a research diver, a children’s bookseller and digital communications specialist.
They tweet too much at @littlehux, taking breaks to walk their dog Nerys.
They are represented by Abi Fellows of DHH Literary Agency.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 183 reviews
September 2, 2024
Actual rating 3.5 stars.
Under the Mistletoe with You is incredibly sweet. And witty. And oh, so Christmassy with the snow and the baking and the coziness.
I loved the scene with the puppies, laughed out loud about the text messages Christopher exchanged with his friends and family, and smiled every time Christopher and Nash annoyed each other. I believe this book will be a huge Christmas hit, and many of you will adore it.
I didn’t love love it, though. I really liked everything I mentioned above, but it might have been a bit too insta love (the book takes place in only a few days), a little too sweet for me, and somehow I need a little more angst. And I felt that the conversation about Nash being trans came a little late. Nash is just trans like it’s no big deal, and of course, that’s fantastic. No one talked about it, and everyone assumed he was a guy. But somehow, I couldn’t believe that he never had any issues as a trans teen, and for a while, it almost felt like he was a cis man with a trans sticker on his body. Only in the last part of the book did Christopher and Nash have some meaningful conversations about Nash being trans. I simply had wanted to see those conversations a bit earlier in the book. But overall, this story is charming and romantic.
Thank you, Hodder and Stoughton, for this romantic ARC.
Follow me on Instagram
Under the Mistletoe with You is incredibly sweet. And witty. And oh, so Christmassy with the snow and the baking and the coziness.
I loved the scene with the puppies, laughed out loud about the text messages Christopher exchanged with his friends and family, and smiled every time Christopher and Nash annoyed each other. I believe this book will be a huge Christmas hit, and many of you will adore it.
I didn’t love love it, though. I really liked everything I mentioned above, but it might have been a bit too insta love (the book takes place in only a few days), a little too sweet for me, and somehow I need a little more angst. And I felt that the conversation about Nash being trans came a little late. Nash is just trans like it’s no big deal, and of course, that’s fantastic. No one talked about it, and everyone assumed he was a guy. But somehow, I couldn’t believe that he never had any issues as a trans teen, and for a while, it almost felt like he was a cis man with a trans sticker on his body. Only in the last part of the book did Christopher and Nash have some meaningful conversations about Nash being trans. I simply had wanted to see those conversations a bit earlier in the book. But overall, this story is charming and romantic.
Thank you, Hodder and Stoughton, for this romantic ARC.
Follow me on Instagram
November 25, 2024
4.5 stars. I humbly petition Lizzie Huxley-Jones to give us a holiday romance every year, please and thank you. I was delighted not only for Christopher to get his romance but for him to have a romance with the “Hallmark” Christmas movie trans actor he’s been crushing on, Nash. Who unexpectedly has rented Christopher’s flat and then, even more unexpectedly, is stuck with Christopher when a massive snowstorm blows in.
This isn’t just about them getting to know each other but about Christopher getting more integrated into his new town in Wales where he’s opened a bakery. Since everything in the country is shut down due to the snow, the community has to take care of each other. This leads to some great subplots (bawdy mugs! Shaz owning every scene she’s in! puppies! reunited feuding neighbors!). It shows the importance of community life and the importance of helping others in the ways we can. And all the while, Nash and Christopher slowly get to know each other and then act on the spark between them.
I absolutely loved this. There were a few wobbles at the end, courtesy of “only in a Hallmark movie” romcom choices that made no logistical sense but would probably be perfect if Hallmark was brave enough to option this series. Now we just need Laurel, Ambrose, and Bryn’s books and more cameos from Kit and Haf who are living their best HEA.
Characters: Christopher is a bisexual white British bakery owner. Nash is a disabled gay trans white Canadian actor. This is set in Pen-y-Môr, Wales.
Content notes: on page seizure (Nash), anxiety, mild gender dysphoria, Christopher wonders if he might be neurodiverse, blizzard, Hollywood diet culture, past death of spouse (secondary character), past divorce (secondary characters), farm dog labor and delivery, stray cat rescue, Christopher’s sister has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, autistic secondary character, secondary character uses a walker, on page sex, alcohol, past marijuana, gendered pejoratives, mention of past death of grandparent, mention of past death of secondary character’s cat
*Buddy read with Vicky!
This isn’t just about them getting to know each other but about Christopher getting more integrated into his new town in Wales where he’s opened a bakery. Since everything in the country is shut down due to the snow, the community has to take care of each other. This leads to some great subplots (bawdy mugs! Shaz owning every scene she’s in! puppies! reunited feuding neighbors!). It shows the importance of community life and the importance of helping others in the ways we can. And all the while, Nash and Christopher slowly get to know each other and then act on the spark between them.
I absolutely loved this. There were a few wobbles at the end, courtesy of “only in a Hallmark movie” romcom choices that made no logistical sense but would probably be perfect if Hallmark was brave enough to option this series. Now we just need Laurel, Ambrose, and Bryn’s books and more cameos from Kit and Haf who are living their best HEA.
Characters: Christopher is a bisexual white British bakery owner. Nash is a disabled gay trans white Canadian actor. This is set in Pen-y-Môr, Wales.
Content notes: on page seizure (Nash), anxiety, mild gender dysphoria, Christopher wonders if he might be neurodiverse, blizzard, Hollywood diet culture, past death of spouse (secondary character), past divorce (secondary characters), farm dog labor and delivery, stray cat rescue, Christopher’s sister has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, autistic secondary character, secondary character uses a walker, on page sex, alcohol, past marijuana, gendered pejoratives, mention of past death of grandparent, mention of past death of secondary character’s cat
*Buddy read with Vicky!
December 6, 2024
This was my most anticipated release for the holidays, and it somehow exceeded my already sky-high expectations. I took my time reading this to fully appreciate and savour it, and I would like to please live in this story.
This book takes the very common "snowed in together and there's only one bed" trope, but it expands it to include so much community care. It wasn't just Christoper and Nash's romance, but also Christopher finding his place in the new community he's moved to in the past year, and them helping out other people together due to the snowfall. This was such a good Christmas message, and one I think we really need right now.
But of course I also loved the romance. There's so much adorable awkwardness and so much bickering and I was absolutely charmed by it all.
This book takes the very common "snowed in together and there's only one bed" trope, but it expands it to include so much community care. It wasn't just Christoper and Nash's romance, but also Christopher finding his place in the new community he's moved to in the past year, and them helping out other people together due to the snowfall. This was such a good Christmas message, and one I think we really need right now.
But of course I also loved the romance. There's so much adorable awkwardness and so much bickering and I was absolutely charmed by it all.
January 4, 2025
The cackle I let out at the Club Chalamet mention 😭
This was a great Christmas romance with some forced proximity, a strong sense of community, and of course only one bed.
This was a great Christmas romance with some forced proximity, a strong sense of community, and of course only one bed.
November 22, 2024
So I read this the day after the 2024 US election and I needed something happy and something hopeful and this delivered. I loved this author's first book in the series and I loved this one as well. I especially loved all of the community organizing and just the small acts of community that these characters show as they're snowed in. I love the concept of ending up trapped with one of your favorite actors but you don't tell him that you're a fan. I love the trans rep and the queer rep and the autistic rep and the disability rep. Everything about this book is hopeful and just a burst of queer joy. It is the perfect book to read at any time but especially during the holidays.
Of course I also liked this one because one of the main characters is a baker and I love baking books.
Queer trans disabled MC, bi autistic MC
Of course I also liked this one because one of the main characters is a baker and I love baking books.
Queer trans disabled MC, bi autistic MC
December 31, 2024
This was absolutely lovely but I didn't go as feral over it as I did the first book. That's fine, it's probably healthier that way. Read this if you love communities coming together to help each other out. And kissing, obvs.
Will re-read. Will enjoy again.
[4.5 stars]
pre-review: Excuse me while I FROTH AT THE MOUTH.
Will re-read. Will enjoy again.
[4.5 stars]
pre-review: Excuse me while I FROTH AT THE MOUTH.
December 1, 2025
3,5 ⭐️
простенько, миленько, середина чуть чуть проваливается, а так структурно классический small town christmas romance где два гг потихоньку влюбляются и в свободное время выполняют мини квесты с помощью остальным жителям в заваленном снегом городке
простенько, миленько, середина чуть чуть проваливается, а так структурно классический small town christmas romance где два гг потихоньку влюбляются и в свободное время выполняют мини квесты с помощью остальным жителям в заваленном снегом городке
December 31, 2025
3⭐️
Good for the season.
I have mixed feelings about this one. This one started really strong; I loved the force proximity trope, I felt like it had a lot going for it, but then it just soured for me around the midway point. It felt like there was a little too much meandering of the story, almost like the book needed to be padded with excess, exterior drama to fill out the book. If this had focused more on the relationship between the two MC’s, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more. All of the surrounding drama and “adventures,” I felt, took away from the main romance and the drama of that.
Speaking of the MC’s, I have thoughts… I liked where Christopher started with: determined to make his small business work in a small town, trying to feel a part of, all good things. However, his growth almost stagnates in the middle and I don’t really feel like there’s much movement after the halfway point. Same thing with Nash, but worse because his whole backstory just comes out of nowhere in the third quarter of the book and felt a little like information dumping. The side characters were ok, but maybe I’d feel differently if I’d read the first book.
Overall, I’d say if you’re looking for something with holiday vibes, this is good; but I fear there are other queer, holiday romance books that would be better picked up.
Good for the season.
I have mixed feelings about this one. This one started really strong; I loved the force proximity trope, I felt like it had a lot going for it, but then it just soured for me around the midway point. It felt like there was a little too much meandering of the story, almost like the book needed to be padded with excess, exterior drama to fill out the book. If this had focused more on the relationship between the two MC’s, I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more. All of the surrounding drama and “adventures,” I felt, took away from the main romance and the drama of that.
Speaking of the MC’s, I have thoughts… I liked where Christopher started with: determined to make his small business work in a small town, trying to feel a part of, all good things. However, his growth almost stagnates in the middle and I don’t really feel like there’s much movement after the halfway point. Same thing with Nash, but worse because his whole backstory just comes out of nowhere in the third quarter of the book and felt a little like information dumping. The side characters were ok, but maybe I’d feel differently if I’d read the first book.
Overall, I’d say if you’re looking for something with holiday vibes, this is good; but I fear there are other queer, holiday romance books that would be better picked up.
Read
December 8, 2025abgebrochen bei ungefähr s250 sorry aber das war gaaaar nix!! 0 chemie und gar nicht funny :( Schade den ersten Teil mochte ich
December 12, 2024
I am a Christmas hater, but a Lizzie Huxley-Jones enthusiast, so it says a lot about this absolute treat of a book that it was so delightful that it warmed even my cold, dead, Grinch-y heart.
Lizzie Huxley-Jones supremacy!!
Lizzie Huxley-Jones supremacy!!
December 12, 2025
3.5 ⭐️
also han bitz länger gha als erwartet...
es isch sehr sehr sehr kitschig, aber halt mega süess! es het nöd e mega spannig oder so geh, es isch meh eifach so eis nachem andere passiert. langsam. langatmig. viel inneri dialög wommer scho vorher zweimal glese het. aber ich empfiehls trotzdem allne wiehnachtsfreaks, wo uf de suechi nachemne süesse, ruhige wiehnachtsbuech sind. 🎄
also han bitz länger gha als erwartet...
es isch sehr sehr sehr kitschig, aber halt mega süess! es het nöd e mega spannig oder so geh, es isch meh eifach so eis nachem andere passiert. langsam. langatmig. viel inneri dialög wommer scho vorher zweimal glese het. aber ich empfiehls trotzdem allne wiehnachtsfreaks, wo uf de suechi nachemne süesse, ruhige wiehnachtsbuech sind. 🎄
December 20, 2024
This was such a festive treat! Probably more like 4.5 stars. Lots of festive fun with some romance trope eye rolling moments, but it was packed full of genuine emotions and relatable issues. Highly recommend this for lovers of queer festive romances!
December 17, 2024
Make you Mine this Christmas is my favorite holiday romance ever (and one of my favorite romances in general) so I was obviously very excited for the sequel!! And it did not disappoint!!
I adored the characters and their romance. But I maybe loved the small town vibes and the "snowed in during Christmas and helping out the community"vibes even more !
The conversations around disability (Nash deals with seizures and Christopher with anxiety) were also so well done and hit very close to home
I adored the characters and their romance. But I maybe loved the small town vibes and the "snowed in during Christmas and helping out the community"vibes even more !
The conversations around disability (Nash deals with seizures and Christopher with anxiety) were also so well done and hit very close to home
December 22, 2024
This sort of behaviour could make you fall in love with a man.
This was soooooo cute. Really delightful little snowed-in, small town romance between a baker and a Christmas movie star looking for a getaway. Maybe it's more like. 3.75 stars, because there were a couple things that sorta bugged me. But it turned into a really wonderful romance. I read this author's debut last year, and I really enjoyed it, and it was so nice to revisit some of the characters. Christopher is a baker who quit his office job to pursue his dreams, and moved to Wales to open up his business. Nash is a movie star mostly known for starring in Christmas romcoms, and ends up in Wales while trying to figure out the next steps in this career. Christopher is a huge fan of his, but they end up not quite hitting it off, for various reasons. Nevertheless, they're stuck in the same small apartment in a small town for Christmas, trapped by the terrible weather, and they have to make things work.
This didn't quite grasp me at first. I did like the dynamic of Christopher having this huge crush on Nash from the movies, but finding him really irritating once he meets him in real life. Good basis for a romcom, and also just very cute. And to be fair, I found Nash a bit irritating too. Cocky, teasing, love interests can be cute... up to a point. Too much of it, and it's just annoying and immature, and Nash kiiinda got to that point. Christopher is awkward, a little prickly, and Nash loves pushing his buttons. Pretty sure a lot of people will find it charming and cute; I didn't, not really? But the rest of the book, thankfully, more than made up for it. I ended up really liking the forced proximity, the cosy vibes, and the way they opened up to each other so beautifully. After a period of intense prickliness. This is one of those books that does take place in a pretty short period of time, but they bond in a way that feels genuine and realistic. My favourite part of this was really the small town aspect. Christopher wants to really help out and be a part of his new community in this Welsh town, especially as an outsider, and this is his first Christmas with them. Nash, meanwhile, is looking for anything to take his mind off of his big decisions he needs to make. So they end up attending a council meeting and signing up to help a bunch of the villagers who've been negatively affected by the snow; who need assistance because of a disability; who need help help with food or chores. They cook together. They go on errands together. They go to a farm and there are puppies. They help and older couple reconcile. A kitty breaks into the apartment. It's all SO FREAKING CUTE, endlessly charming, and I found myself melting all the way through. I loved the discussions of fame and disability and transness. I loved the focus on small community, and togetherness, and the little friendships that they built in the village. I loved the banter, and how they really peeled each other layers back. Christopher was such an utter sweetheart; I loved him. At one point, Nash's teasing stopped being so grating to me, and the last quarter of the book was really swoony. I wanted a few more romantic moments, maybe, but there were a few really load-bearing scenes and moments that absolutely sold me on them as a couple. Particularly Christopher helping him through the seizure.
I did feel like there were a few instances where Nash's dialogue felt more British than it should have, but I'm definitely not the nest judge. I think I wanted this to feel a liiiiittle more Christmassy, but I did enjoy what we got. It's really rare that an author can give me found family feels when a book takes place in such a limited amount of time, but I really adored the way this little village rallied about Christopher and Nash. Loved the glimpses we got of Kit and Haf, and I'm hoping the other side characters will get romances as well. Really glad I got to this. Super heartwarming, through and through.
December 26, 2025
Als kurz vor Weihnachten ein Schneesturm alles lahmlegt, ist Christopher gezwungen das Fest zuhause anstatt mit seiner Familie zu feiern. Blöd nur, dass er seine Wohnung eigentlich bereits über die Feiertage untervermietet hat. Und so stolpert der attraktive und ihm äußerst bekannte Nash in sein Café. Dieser ist nämlich Schauspieler und Christopher sein größter Fan. Die beiden sitzen nun also wohl oder übel in der viel zu kleinen Einzimmerwohnung zusammen fest.
❄️
Wir erleben die Ereignisse aus den Perspektiven der beiden Protagonisten. Sie wirken nahbar und sympathisch – ihre Hoffnungen, Unsicherheiten und Probleme machen sie authentisch.
💖
Es ist eine wunderschöne Geschichte voller Queerness und Akzeptanz, voller Freundschaft und Liebe. Es wird humorvoll, romantisch, sehr emotional und herzerwärmend. Natürlich werden auch ernste Themen behandelt, aber auf eine respektvolle und „schöne“ Art und Weise, so dass die Handlung ohne größere Dramen auskommt.
❤️
Die Mischung aus Romantik, Humor und tiefgründigen Momenten zieht sofort in ihren Bann. Besonders gefallen hat mir die positive Botschaft, die direkt ans Herz geht: Weihnachten bedeutet mehr als nur Geschenke: und zwar Nächstenliebe, Gemeinschaft, Vergebung, zweite Chancen und das gemeinsame Mutmachen.
🎄
Ich mochte bereits den Vorgänger „Weihnachten - nur du und ich“ sehr gerne. Die beiden Bücher können allerdings unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.
👍🏻
❄️
Wir erleben die Ereignisse aus den Perspektiven der beiden Protagonisten. Sie wirken nahbar und sympathisch – ihre Hoffnungen, Unsicherheiten und Probleme machen sie authentisch.
💖
Es ist eine wunderschöne Geschichte voller Queerness und Akzeptanz, voller Freundschaft und Liebe. Es wird humorvoll, romantisch, sehr emotional und herzerwärmend. Natürlich werden auch ernste Themen behandelt, aber auf eine respektvolle und „schöne“ Art und Weise, so dass die Handlung ohne größere Dramen auskommt.
❤️
Die Mischung aus Romantik, Humor und tiefgründigen Momenten zieht sofort in ihren Bann. Besonders gefallen hat mir die positive Botschaft, die direkt ans Herz geht: Weihnachten bedeutet mehr als nur Geschenke: und zwar Nächstenliebe, Gemeinschaft, Vergebung, zweite Chancen und das gemeinsame Mutmachen.
🎄
Ich mochte bereits den Vorgänger „Weihnachten - nur du und ich“ sehr gerne. Die beiden Bücher können allerdings unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.
👍🏻
December 31, 2025
My first christmas novel and I loved it! ❤️
October 25, 2025
Squeeeek so süß, wie Puderzucker auf einem Lebkuchenhaus!
January 10, 2026
2,5 ⭐️
Eine nette Geschichte, die mir stellenweise wirklich Spaß gemacht hat. Während die Nebencharaktere für mich durchwegs witzig und sympathisch waren, hatte ich mit den Hauptfiguren zu kämpfen, ich hoffte so auf eine tolle Charakterentwicklung, die auch am Ende des Buches kam, jedoch haben mir die Dialoge zwischen den Hauptprotagonisten zum Teil wirklich einen Dämpfer verpasst und mich aus dem Leseflow gebracht.
Eine nette Geschichte, die mir stellenweise wirklich Spaß gemacht hat. Während die Nebencharaktere für mich durchwegs witzig und sympathisch waren, hatte ich mit den Hauptfiguren zu kämpfen, ich hoffte so auf eine tolle Charakterentwicklung, die auch am Ende des Buches kam, jedoch haben mir die Dialoge zwischen den Hauptprotagonisten zum Teil wirklich einen Dämpfer verpasst und mich aus dem Leseflow gebracht.
November 30, 2025
2,5 ⭐️ Ich fand das erste um Welten besser, irgendwie kam ich hier nicht klar mit dem Schreibstil und den Charakteren. Fand Nash irgendwie echt gemein?? War nicht mein vibe aber an sich schon süß
December 17, 2024
I struggled pretty hard with this one. I love the famous guy meets regular guy trope, esp when the regular guy has an already-established crush on the famous guy, but too much got in the way here.
My biggest issue was the ongoing, neverending, constant (there aren't enough synonyms) bickering and sniping between the MCs. It was exhausting and a total turn-off. Nothing cute about it at all. It wasn't fun and banter-y and it got completely in the way of any kind of chemistry between them. Even at the end, when .
Also I felt the issue of one of the characters being trans was oddly handled. It wasn’t mentioned in the blurb, which obvs is not required, but still, that’s something I like to know about an MC going into a story. And the way it was approached in the story just felt clunky. When it was first mentioned, it was so glossed over and tied to a discussion of one of Nash’s acting roles that I wasn’t sure what was being said. Then it was never mentioned again until around the 75% mark, when the MCs finally discussed it. It came across muddled and unclear and with way too much of an oh-by-the-way quality. I assume the author was trying to focus the story not on Nash’s trans-ness but on his relationship with Christopher but I ended up feeling like if you're going to sweep it under the rug so hard, why make the character trans in the first place?
I did love how the community came together to help and support each other during the snowmageddon and the story did have a nice Christmas vibe. But yeah, all the sniping and the lack of discernible chemistry made this mostly a miss for me.
My biggest issue was the ongoing, neverending, constant (there aren't enough synonyms) bickering and sniping between the MCs. It was exhausting and a total turn-off. Nothing cute about it at all. It wasn't fun and banter-y and it got completely in the way of any kind of chemistry between them. Even at the end, when .
Also I felt the issue of one of the characters being trans was oddly handled. It wasn’t mentioned in the blurb, which obvs is not required, but still, that’s something I like to know about an MC going into a story. And the way it was approached in the story just felt clunky. When it was first mentioned, it was so glossed over and tied to a discussion of one of Nash’s acting roles that I wasn’t sure what was being said. Then it was never mentioned again until around the 75% mark, when the MCs finally discussed it. It came across muddled and unclear and with way too much of an oh-by-the-way quality. I assume the author was trying to focus the story not on Nash’s trans-ness but on his relationship with Christopher but I ended up feeling like if you're going to sweep it under the rug so hard, why make the character trans in the first place?
I did love how the community came together to help and support each other during the snowmageddon and the story did have a nice Christmas vibe. But yeah, all the sniping and the lack of discernible chemistry made this mostly a miss for me.
December 19, 2024
"Under the Mistletoe with You" by Lizzie Huxley-Jones was such a cozy and wholesome read - perfect for December! Thank you to my friend Kate for recommending it. 🩷
I loved the diverse cast of characters, and the side characters were an absolute hoot! I found myself rooting for Nash and Christopher the entire time, and it was so satisfying to see their story unfold. One of my favourite things about romance is knowing you can always count on a happy ending, and this book delivered beautifully! 🥰
I also adored the Welsh setting -- it added so much charm and atmosphere to the story. I wish we had more books set in Wales!
A lovely festive read that left me smiling.
4/5 ⭐
I loved the diverse cast of characters, and the side characters were an absolute hoot! I found myself rooting for Nash and Christopher the entire time, and it was so satisfying to see their story unfold. One of my favourite things about romance is knowing you can always count on a happy ending, and this book delivered beautifully! 🥰
I also adored the Welsh setting -- it added so much charm and atmosphere to the story. I wish we had more books set in Wales!
A lovely festive read that left me smiling.
4/5 ⭐
December 17, 2025
It was a witty, Christmas themed romantic comedy filled with cliche after cliche, but that didn't matter at all.
I enjoyed this fun story about a community coming together after a dramatic snowstorm cuts off a small Welsh village and it's residents from their Christmas plans and their loved ones.
Nash was a brilliant foil for Christopher's 'straight' man, and I liked the development of their relationship.
I enjoyed it so much that I'm now reading the first book in this series (yes, out of order!)
I enjoyed this fun story about a community coming together after a dramatic snowstorm cuts off a small Welsh village and it's residents from their Christmas plans and their loved ones.
Nash was a brilliant foil for Christopher's 'straight' man, and I liked the development of their relationship.
I enjoyed it so much that I'm now reading the first book in this series (yes, out of order!)
December 22, 2025
So süß und cozy und weihnachtlich: ich habs sehr gemocht 🥰
Am Anfang hatte ich etwas Probleme mit dem Schreibstil, aber nach einer Weile war es einfach nur noch schön. Eine kleine Prise Humor, sehr besondere und sympathische Charaktere und Nebencharaktere, ein verschneites Dorf in Wales, eine gemütliche Bäckerei und ganz viel Winter- und Weihnachts-Vibes ❤️ Das perfekte Buch für diese Jahreszeit.
Am Anfang hatte ich etwas Probleme mit dem Schreibstil, aber nach einer Weile war es einfach nur noch schön. Eine kleine Prise Humor, sehr besondere und sympathische Charaktere und Nebencharaktere, ein verschneites Dorf in Wales, eine gemütliche Bäckerei und ganz viel Winter- und Weihnachts-Vibes ❤️ Das perfekte Buch für diese Jahreszeit.
December 28, 2024
I guess I now have a favourite Christmas romcom novel.
This simply has everything:
- (kinda) Enemies to Lovers
- Hurt/Comfort
- Only One Bed
- Bakery
- Community Feelgoods
- Amazing Friends and Side Characters
- and so much more, including some GREAT trans and disability rep
There is one last development towards the end that feels superfluous, like it was added only because it's an expected beat in this kind of story, but otherwise everything fits really well together. Soft, ridiculous and delightfully heartwarming.
This simply has everything:
- (kinda) Enemies to Lovers
- Hurt/Comfort
- Only One Bed
- Bakery
- Community Feelgoods
- Amazing Friends and Side Characters
- and so much more, including some GREAT trans and disability rep
There is one last development towards the end that feels superfluous, like it was added only because it's an expected beat in this kind of story, but otherwise everything fits really well together. Soft, ridiculous and delightfully heartwarming.
November 18, 2024
perfect christmas romance. 🥹🫶🏼✨
December 20, 2024
Is this a perfect novel? Nope. Does it have pretty much everything I want from a Christmas rom-com? Pretty much, yes! I'm here for the vibes and the vibes delivered.
Excuse me while I spend the next few days daydreaming that in an extremely meta move Netflix gets one of their go to Christmas movie actors to make their final role Nash Nadeau.
Excuse me while I spend the next few days daydreaming that in an extremely meta move Netflix gets one of their go to Christmas movie actors to make their final role Nash Nadeau.
January 1, 2025
Such a wholesome queer festive read! Loved returning to some of the characters from Make You Mine This Christmas (though this can be read standalone).
Loved the blossoming bickering romance of Christopher and Nash, the wholesome community vibes and the trans and disability rep!
I just want all the Christmas books from this author plz 😭❤️
Loved the blossoming bickering romance of Christopher and Nash, the wholesome community vibes and the trans and disability rep!
I just want all the Christmas books from this author plz 😭❤️
December 28, 2025
3.5 stars, I definitely didn’t cry at the end.
December 18, 2025
Ne richtig sweete winter-weihnachtliche RomCom ❄️🧣✨🎄🤗
Displaying 1 - 30 of 183 reviews