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Lix Club #4
Her Christmas Love
Strong Jamaican butch, Mickey struggles to date and to let women in, emotionally and sexually. Her best friend sees how lonely she is, she is determined to find Christmas love for Mickey and sets her up on a dating app. Will Mickey find love for Christmas?
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 27, 2020
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Emily Hayes
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November 12, 2020
This is another book where like... the rating looks harsher than what my feelings actually are. It is what it says on the tin: a cute lesbian Christmas-y romance. It featured two women of colour (one of them Jamaican, and I feel like the author did more research than most people usually do when trying to write characters from the Caribbean, which is none). There's a little subplot about the butch character learning to be vulnerable with her partner after being burned in the past, and trying to move past what everyone expects of her as a butch and a top. I really liked that.
Otherwise... I really really couldn't get into the writing. It was pretty easy to read, which I appreciated, because I really was looking for something simple and cute. But it was all tell and no show. The dialogue felt extremely stilted and weird at all times, and the prose wasn't much better. Little things made no sense. Like, two millennial women who are that clueless about online dating? Not realistic. Things moved fast, which I expected since this is a novella, but I felt like they barely had time to get to know the basics about each other before they were catching feelings. I flew through this, and I mean, it was never bad, I never wanted to stop reading, but I also just couldn't get invested.
It's very steamy with some mild D/s undertones, if that's what you're looking for. I feel like I'd still recommend this? There's truly nothing objectively that bad, and I don't regret reading it. Just like, know what you're getting before you get into it.
2.5 stars.
Otherwise... I really really couldn't get into the writing. It was pretty easy to read, which I appreciated, because I really was looking for something simple and cute. But it was all tell and no show. The dialogue felt extremely stilted and weird at all times, and the prose wasn't much better. Little things made no sense. Like, two millennial women who are that clueless about online dating? Not realistic. Things moved fast, which I expected since this is a novella, but I felt like they barely had time to get to know the basics about each other before they were catching feelings. I flew through this, and I mean, it was never bad, I never wanted to stop reading, but I also just couldn't get invested.
It's very steamy with some mild D/s undertones, if that's what you're looking for. I feel like I'd still recommend this? There's truly nothing objectively that bad, and I don't regret reading it. Just like, know what you're getting before you get into it.
2.5 stars.
November 7, 2020
DNF. Got to about 25% and gave up. Too much unnecessary information and too many unnecessary sentences, which made this slow and boring. Didn’t have the patience to wait for the better bits anymore, but maybe others will enjoy this.
May 22, 2022
Her Christmas Love by Emily Hayes (2.5/5) is a lesbian romance featuring two main characters of colour. It isn't super Christmas-themed, but it happens at Christmastime. Our main character Mickey, a Black stud and top, is a bouncer of a sapphic sex club in LA called "Lix". Our other protagonist Katrina, a Mexicadorian femme and verse, is a receptionist at a plastic surgery clinic and a bartender at a strip club as well as a single mother. The two women find it hard to date with their busy and unconventional schedules, and each turn to the sapphic dating website called "Ruby": which is where they meet.
This book is super sexy and all about sexual liberation; I love how it revolves around sex-positivity and there were many conversations around consent and boundaries. I especially enjoyed the fact that it's a stud/femme romance. Butches and studs especially are so underrepresented in lesbian media and they deserve more support, attention and love! Finally, I love how most of the main characters are of colour.
As a whole, the book had potential but it was disappointing and fell flat for me. The dialogue is a bit unrealistic- it feels stilted and unnatural. It is often formal and they rarely spoke with contractions. I was uncomfortable with how sometimes when Black characters were described, they were compared to food (ie. "chocolate skin"). As the author is non-Black, this is problematic and a type of writing that- as far as I understand- should be avoided. However since I'm not Black myself, I'm not the authority on this.
Although the book is short, it takes a bit of time before Katrina and Mickey even go on their first date, and by the time the main conflict occurs between the two characters, they'd only been on two dates up until that point. It seemed like the focus of the book was more on the dynamics of the sex club, Lix, than on the plot or characters themselves. Overall, it was an easy and light read but not my favourite.
CW: sex, BDSM, exhibitionism/voyeurism, kink, single parenthood, semi-public sex
This book is super sexy and all about sexual liberation; I love how it revolves around sex-positivity and there were many conversations around consent and boundaries. I especially enjoyed the fact that it's a stud/femme romance. Butches and studs especially are so underrepresented in lesbian media and they deserve more support, attention and love! Finally, I love how most of the main characters are of colour.
As a whole, the book had potential but it was disappointing and fell flat for me. The dialogue is a bit unrealistic- it feels stilted and unnatural. It is often formal and they rarely spoke with contractions. I was uncomfortable with how sometimes when Black characters were described, they were compared to food (ie. "chocolate skin"). As the author is non-Black, this is problematic and a type of writing that- as far as I understand- should be avoided. However since I'm not Black myself, I'm not the authority on this.
Although the book is short, it takes a bit of time before Katrina and Mickey even go on their first date, and by the time the main conflict occurs between the two characters, they'd only been on two dates up until that point. It seemed like the focus of the book was more on the dynamics of the sex club, Lix, than on the plot or characters themselves. Overall, it was an easy and light read but not my favourite.
CW: sex, BDSM, exhibitionism/voyeurism, kink, single parenthood, semi-public sex
November 15, 2020
Awesome Book. I love Micky and am glad she got her own story. This is one of the sexiest Christmas romance stories every. Katrina is sweet and is the perfect femme for Micky. This will keep you hot all winter. 🔥
December 29, 2020
Mickey was first introduced as a minor character in the Lix series and I’m so happy Emily Hayes gave Mickey her own story. I’ve LOVED all of Emily Hayes’ books but this is my favorite if I had to pick just one. Mickey is the big sweet butch top that dreams are made of and Katrina was such a sweet femme dreamboat. This is a short book but I still felt fully invested in the MC’s and their chemistry just worked.
November 25, 2020
I’ve already loved Mickey from the Lix series and was excited that she gets her own love story. And I didn’t get disappointed. It was another sweet and very hot book by Emily Hayes. It’s perfect for when you need a break from all the hectic around you. I was smiling a lot during it and highly recommend it.
February 27, 2021
This main character, Mickey, is a character from Emily Hayes Lix Club series. It was a nice story but something about the character Mickey just doesn’t do it for me. Oddly though, I did like her when she was the assistant to the main character of the Lix Club series. Not a bad story, just didn’t do it for me !!!! This is book 5 of the Lix Club series
November 5, 2020
The butch/femme main characters make a potentially interesting couple and there are some decent sex scenes. However the other dialog is often stilted and the couple jumped from first date to heavily committed in record time. Fast isn't always bad, but this reader was not sold on the relationship.
November 30, 2020
Wonderful!
This was an excellent Christmas love story for Mickey, a character from the author's "Lix" series. If you love feel-good, happy-ending lesfic, be sure you have this author on your must read list!
This was an excellent Christmas love story for Mickey, a character from the author's "Lix" series. If you love feel-good, happy-ending lesfic, be sure you have this author on your must read list!
December 21, 2020
I love this story. Katrina and Mickey are a very hot couple. I am happy to see Mickey find love. Katrina is just what she needs. The fact that they are women of color should have no bearing on the story. Great story. Very hot with a nice ending.
December 27, 2020
Wonderful book
I really liked this book. I love how they met online and really hit if off. I loved how Mickey finally felt secure enough in a relationship that she could finally let herself go and feel everything that goes with being in a loving relationship.
I really liked this book. I love how they met online and really hit if off. I loved how Mickey finally felt secure enough in a relationship that she could finally let herself go and feel everything that goes with being in a loving relationship.
January 5, 2022
Both main characters meet over an online-dating app - when they meet there’s an immediate spark and after just a few meetings they fall in love. Despite it being a Christmas romance, there’s not much Christmas stuff happening.
February 4, 2021
Great Book
I enjoyed this glimpse into Mickey’s life. It was a feel good read. Looking forward to more stories about Mickey and Katrina.
I enjoyed this glimpse into Mickey’s life. It was a feel good read. Looking forward to more stories about Mickey and Katrina.
July 1, 2024
Great story
Emily I've loved this series its amazing ill be on to the next one keep up the great sexy writing
Emily I've loved this series its amazing ill be on to the next one keep up the great sexy writing
November 19, 2025
It's too educational for my taste.
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