But for me, Haf and Christopher's fake dating bogged it down; and Haf and Kit didn't get enough romantic development. overall, this is a delightful read and one i cannot recommend enough if you can stomach the cheesiness and romance of hallmark. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Laura Kay and Carol - this is sheer festive joy as you've always wanted to see it. 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).

What happens when your life is just spiraling down, you have no one to spend Christmas with and you have been dubbed someone's girlfriend but don't come clean? As for everyone else, my life is full of disabled, queer and trans people in particular, so writing about them was natural for me. Let us tell you something horrifying (or exciting, depending on how you view this) – Christmas is actually just around the corner! The next day the news is out that they’re apparently a couple, madly in love and coming to Oxlea to spend the festive season with Christopher’s family. It’s a classic in fake-romance novels: either the MC falls in love with the person they’re faking the romance with or they fall for their sister.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. We only see the characters from the back, yet to the reader, it’s very obvious who each of them is supposed to be. I don't remember the last time I laughed so much at a book, or kept on laughing inbetween reading as I remembered the utter chaos. The next day the news is out that Christopher has a girlfriend and the two cook up a ridiculous scheme for Haf to come back I'd recommend this entertaining novel to any, no matter what their orientation, because it's just fun, festive and heartwarming.

When the fake-dating escalates to being invited home to his parents house for Christmas… I mean, maybe that’s a step further than most people would take it? The premise of fake dating someone and attending their family Christmas is completely out there and I loved it. There is so much to love about this book - the way that Haf loves everything with her whole heart, to the way she and Kit had such a perfect meet cute.

The long-awaited second instalment in Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling series Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. Why Kit and Haf feel the need to pretend they’ve never crossed paths before I’m not sure but it definitely adds tension so I’ll take it. She’s depressed because her parents are going to Madeira for Christmas, and she is probably going to have to face Christmas all alone. The next day the news is out that they're apparently a couple, madly in love and coming to Oxlea to spend the festive season with Christopher's family. When she crashes a Christmas party, she meets Christopher and the two them hit it off and share a drunken kiss.