Okay, I have a lot to say. First, I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review. But this book was not for me. Not at all. So, I think the thing is that the novella format is not a good thing for a romance. I mean, it was so short, we did not get any real character development. But honestly, the characters were not a good part. I mean, the lovers did not have chemistry. Monica only has some with her grandpa, who is not an MC. 
The book is too short for the plot to really develop. Also, miscommunication, why not, but with a less than 100 pages book, big no.
So yes, I didn't like it. 
Gave it two stars because at least it was a short reading that can be fun at some point.

This was a really short book and I was able to read it in one sitting. It was a quick Christmas novella to really help get into the spirit of Christmas without over doing it.

It was a cute read. But now my cup of tea. I found the character development non existent and I was expecting something else.

Monica Adams is making her way home for Christmas. While she is excited to see her family, she is not looking forward to telling them that she is quitting school and that her longtime boyfriend broke up with her. While she arrives home, planning for the worst, she is pleasantly surprised when she hits it off with her upstairs neighbour Paige, 
This was a quick read. Different than other Christmas books I have read. I think the premise was interesting, but I just didn't feel the connection between Monica and Paige and I felt like there was too much being packed into a novella.

Cute little Christmas story… way shorter than I was expecting and didn’t blow my mind or anything, but it was nice and sweet and my brain enjoyed the easiness of it.

This book was very quick with a lot packed into less than 70 pages. I barely felt any connection between Monica and Paige, just that Paige had a crush on Monica since the tenth grade and barely any feelings from Monica towards Paige. It was a lit focused on Mon’s familial issues and less romcom.

While this story was very cute, I felt that writing this particular book as a novella prevented the story from having any character development or depth that would have added attachment for the reader. The title doesn't really go with the story once it's fully read and I felt like I was reading more of a script of a story instead of a full story. 

I would like to thank Southside Mountain Press for providing me with an ARC via NetGalley.

Thank you to NetGalley and Southside Mountain Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

I was not expecting such a tiny novella to be so captivating. I devoured this in one sitting. I adored the characters. Monica Adams Skips Christmas is a sapphic holiday novella featuring a bi Jewish Polish immigrant suffering the after effects of a breakup close to the holidays. When she returns home from college, her parents are always working, her elderly grandpa has taken over her room, her sister is super busy, and nobody seems to be excited that she's home. Nothing is going as she hoped, until she runs into her former classmate Paige. 

This novella was only about 80 pages, but I think it could have been twice as long to give the characters even more time to develop. The plot tied up nicely but felt a little rushed at times. I'm giving this 3.75 stars.

This was the perfect Christmas read! The characters captured my heart from the beginning. I love a good novella when I'm in a rut and this did the trick! I would love a full length book following Monica and 

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to reivew.

First off there wasn’t a lot of Christmas in a book with Christmas in the title. 

Secondly this book was not long enough. Personally if there was even 30 pages more they could have really explored the relationship between Monica & Paige. The way it was written left me unfulfilled with their relationship.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for an ARC copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review.

To be completely honest I did not have high expectations for this novella. I can't say why because I don't know. I thought it might be OK and the fact that it was a Christmas story was definitely a plus but still I only thought it would be mediocre.  I am very happy to say that I was wrong. It was a charming Christmas story. It was written in first person so we only get the perspective of Monica's experiences.  I don't mind that it just would have been nice to see things from Paige's point of view as well. It was unique in that Monica's family is from Poland and I believe she is the 1st generation American so we learned a bunch of Polish words and phrases. I liked that a lot. Paige is such a sweet and likable character and Monica finally notices her after her boyfriend that she should have dumped years ago dumped her. They start out as friends and Monica's feelings for Paige grow as they spend more time together. It was a novella so not a full novel but I felt the author did a good job of fleshing out the characters and story.  I would enjoy a full length novel featuring these characters and showing how their lives and relationship progresses.  I do recommend this and give it 4 stars.

A cute holiday novella that tackles different topics like school, break up, family expectations and different generations under one roof.

Monica heads home for Christmas when her boyfriend dumps her. It's one blow too many and she decides she's not gonna celebrate Christmas. Cue the cute upstairs neighbour.

I really liked this story despite it being so short. Usually these stories move fast and I have trouble getting into it but this story felt natural for me. It helps that the two MC's are really likeable.

An ARC was provided to me via Netgalley in return of an honest review.

A sweet and tender holiday novella that packs a lot of story into a short package. The romance definitely could have benefited from more time to develop.

A short and sweet holiday romance that didn’t suffer from being a novella. Would’ve been four stars but I knocked off a star for this atrocious quote: “we dated about six months, but Clare wasn’t happy with the fact that I’m bisexual. As a lesbian, she regularly informed me that in the end, bi women will always choose a man over a woman. Just like the BS that all bi men are secretly gay but won’t admit it”. Totally unnecessary and definitely put a damper on how I felt about the book. I’m tired of the narrative that all lesbians are biphobic, cause we aren’t. The author tries to make up for this by having the love jnterest(a lesbian) say she’s nothing like Clare and doesn’t agree with her, but it still rankled with me. It rankled because it read as thought the author set it up for the mc to be like 'lesbians are biphobic so I'm scared to date them.' so that the lesbian love interest could say that shes not like other lesbians, that she is one of the 'good ones'. There's ways to talk about biphobia without managing to be lesbophobic at the same time. Other than that, it was a cute romance that had me missing the holiday season. 3/5 stars.

Cute Christmas novella, but everything was wrapped up too nearly in the end. I would of loved for this book to be a full length novel

A lot going on in this short story...

Dysfunctional family dynamics and a Christmas gone wrong turned adorable Christmas rom-com. Throughly enjoyed reading this over the holidays.

Fun and quick Christmas LGBT novella. I liked the characters and their relationship but I wish it was longer as I didn’t feel invested in their relationship enough.

Very cute holiday/insta-love sapphic romance! I wish this had been a longer book to see the intricacies play out with Monica and her family whilst dealing with new feelings for Paige! Overall very cute ☺️

Does Christmas stay the same when you leave for college?  For Monica Adams, the answer is no.  She is coming home for semester break and because her grandfather is in her room, she has been stuck sleeping in the basement on a blow up mattress.  Her parents are always working so she rarely sees them.  Her boyfriend dumps her saying he is seeing someone else who could be there all the time for him.  She was going to break up with him anyway.  
She meets Paige who is a neighbor that Monica went to school with, but they didn't know each other well.  Monica finds out that Paige has been helping her grandfather out when her parents aren't home.  They bond over fondness for her grandfather.  
This book is quirky and reminds you that Christmas is never the same as it was when you were a kid, no matter how much you want it to remain the same.
I would recommend.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a super cute novella. You got what you needed to get out of this short read. It was cute and heartwarming. If your looking for a book you can read in a few hours this book is for you.

Thanks NetGalley and Southside Mountain Press for allowing me to read this ARC.