Someone said hallmark but they fk and I agree. I can totally see this being a Christmas movie on Netflix.

The plot of the story was decent but I felt like the characters were very flat and lacked developed/growth. In a sense I felt as if the main female lead, Noel went downhill. The book started off good but she got super frustrating in the second half which made me not want to continue, however I pushed through hoping she would get better. I was a little disappointed though.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and the author for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

A super cute friends-to-lovers trope with a wonderful array of side characters! So fun and fresh & a great holiday read!

Tis the season for holiday books! 🎄🎁

Christmas decorations are up, music is on and I’m obsessed with all of the cozy Christmas books!

Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist by @authorcodihall was the cutest! I loved the Hallmark movie feel of the friends to lovers trope (one of my favs!). Thank you @sourcebookscasa for my copy!

I cannot wait to get a print copy of this book! I love a good friends to lovers romance story . This is the first book in the Mistletoe Romance series and I cannot wait for the next one. I loved getting to know the characters in this book, it’s a delightful read. So many funny moments and a few things to make you reflect . It’s a perfect Christmas read fir anytime of the year.

This cute friends to lovers book has all the cozy Christmas vibes. It’s basically a Hallmark movie but add a little spice.

I loved Nick's character and mostly enjoyed Noel too. I found her immature at times which bothered me but the story was cute enough to set that aside.

Will I remember this one in a few months? Probably not but it was a great, light and fluffy Christmas read.

I did not like this book. The plot at it's bas was fine but for the delivery failed. The way the characters treat each other was so immature and felt like it was written by someone in high school. I'm sorry but it's 2021 you can't call a friend "a sissy" for putting effort into how the dress and don't get me started on the offhanded slut shaming.
Overall not my favourite did I still finish it? yes. I will be reading more of codi hall in the future to see if the was a fluke.
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me an arc for an honest review.

I was late to reading this one but I just wasn't ready for Christmas! The good thing about this one is that it's not overly Christmas-y. There's a good balance. I mean of course it's there and it's cheesy but it's not as much as I expected. I loved the musical aspect of this book. I liked the friends-to-lovers aspect and the familial dynamic. The relationships were definitely the winning aspect of this book.

However, some parts felt a little juvenile (Noel) and there is some insta love going on here but the main characters have also been friends for a long time so I was able to look past it. I didn't love the Amber aspect of the book. Why oh why are we still having the "crazy ex-girlfriend" trope and pitting women against each other? I understand in some ways break ups don't always end well and some people really don't get along and all that is fine but I'm not sure. It didn't click with me.

It's definitely a cute Christmas romance and I'm glad I read it but this won't be a re-read from me.

This was available on audiobook last Christmas as an Audible Original, and I skipped it because the cover wasn’t cute. It was reissued as a “book” and the cover was much better, so I requested in on NetGalley. I ended up listening to the audiobook version anyway, and I was probably right to skip it to begin with. 🤷‍♀️ This was just too cheesy - like I guess I should have known to expect corny when the characters were name Nick and Noel. This was also a friends-to-lovers romance, and those are my least favorite. There is a crazy ex-girlfriend, the female lead is an orphan, a Christmas concert, forced proximity with neighboring apartments, insta-love by Christmas, etc. etc. It felt like the author threw a bunch of tropes out there and then added Christmas on top. It was just too unbelievable! (I did like that Nick was former military.) Anyways, there are better Christmas books.

Thanks to @NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for my ARC!

This book had all the festive feels, i loved the christmassy names of people and places and how it kept with the theme, with the town name and the Christmas tree farm. The story really made me smile and feel all warm inside, Nick and Noel were fabulous and all the minor characters too, Noel's found family (Nicks) was the sweetest, my favourite troupe in a book is found family and this is one of the best. This should definitely be added to everyone's December tbrs.

This is my first holiday read of the season., and I loved it! This is an adorable friends to lovers story that was surprisingly more emotional than I was expecting.

Nick and Noel have been friends since they were in diapers,but when Nick’s 8 year relationship comes to an end, friendship isn’t all that is on there minds. They are so different in what they want, Nick is a family man. He wants the whole package, marriage and kids. Where Noel is still stricken with grief after losing her parents, is unwilling to open herself up to love, only having hookups without any attachments.

I loved how they each made playlists for each other and that music was such an important thing to them both. I also absolutely loved Nick’s family, they are just the cutest. I cried way too much while reading this book, I understood Noel’s grief.

If you like hallmark movies, with small towns, friends that catch feelings and fake dating then this is the perfect book to read this holiday season.

This was a cute friends-to-lovers holiday romance with a side of fake dating. The names were a bit over the top with the holiday references, but the story overall was fun with a some open door steam.

At times the “will they, won’t they” felt repetitive or drawn out, but I enjoyed the sweet moments between Nick and Noel and loved Nick’s family dynamics.

If you’re looking for a holiday read with a bit more on page romance than your Hallmark movies, pick this one up.

I am so happy that this was my first holiday read of 2021! It had all the elements that I love this time of year: friends to lovers trope, family drama, and an emotional twist. I loved how the chapters alternated between Nick and Noel's POV, and overall it was just a well written novel. There is some cheesiness but what holiday book or movie doesn’t have that?! I loved it, and I would recommend it to my holiday romance loving friends!

DNF @ 25%

I am not really getting a Christmas vibe from this story at all. It is not what I was expecting at all and the characters are very hard to relate to. Not for me, unfortunately.

To be honest I’m a little torn on my opinion of this book. I thought it was sweet and fun and I loved Nick and Noel together. I really liked their friends and how they were all there for each other and really knew how to have fun. I did NOT like the whole Amber aspect of this story. It made me hate the parts of Nick that I loved and that was hard to reconcile. I suppose that was the point but, still not a fan. There were also moments of this book where both Nick and
Noel came off as immature, not silly or playful…immature. Overall though, I enjoyed the story and would feel okay recommending it.

*I received an ARC from NetGalley for honest review

Sweet Christmas book and it’s a series. I am so excited. This is a good palette cleanser. If you’ve just read a heavy book, read something like this and it will brighter you right up.

Nick & Noel’s Christmas Playlist had so much potential but it missed the mark for me. Don’t get me wrong, it was a perfectly fine book that I enjoyed, but I think it could have been so much more. There were a lot of times that Noel got on my nerves and a tad too much back and forth for my liking, but Nick and Noel had chemistry which I did enjoy. It was nice to read a solid friendship turn into something more as that is. trope I love. All in all I fun holiday read. Definitely one to get out of the library to get you ready for the holiday season. Oh and there is a solid playlist to the story, as if the title didn’t give that away.

This Christmas story just got remixed.

Nick Winter's Christmas at home is going nothing like he planned. What was supposed to be a memorable holiday with his long-time girlfriend goes sour when he learns she cheated on him while he was overseas. At least Nick can rely on his usual shift at the family Christmas tree farm with his best friend, Noel Carter, and her endless supply of Christmas tunes to lift his spirits. A night of fun together is just what he needs to forget about his ex.

But then they kiss. And it feels...so right.

If Noel can turn Nick's Blue Christmas merry and bright, this might be the last Christmas Nick spends with a broken heart. This year, they'll be Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree as a couple—as long as Nick's ex doesn't go standing under any mistletoe.

So cute! I love a good Christmas romance, and this was exactly that. I listened and read this one, and wow I totally enjoyed that experience. Nick was adorable and I loved Noel too, The whole town of mistletoe is all the cozy vibes I want for that time of year. So it’s def one to add to the TBR!

Thank you Sourcebooks Casablanca for my copy! All thoughts are my own.

An absolute cover impulse but I’m glad I read this one! Is it a new favorite? No. But It was a fun contemporary holiday read with some spice, so I liked it. I don’t dig super cheesy Christmas books so I liked that this had a realistic spin to it mixed in with some holiday magic.

Synopsis:

What I Liked:

The Trope—I’m a sucker for a good friends to lovers romance, especially when it’s long time friends. I loved that Noel was the grumpy and Nick was the sunshine!

The Balance—This book could have been a super cheesy classic Christmas romance (which isn’t my thing) but it also had some spice and reality to it!

The Vibes—I loved the holiday vibes, it was the perfect amount! I thought with characters names Nick Winters and Noel in a town called Mistletoe I’d be in for some major holiday cheese but was pleasantly surprised!

What Didn’t Work:

A Little Immature—The situation was a little immature but also as someone 10 years out of high school now, I do think we hold onto the anxieties we felt back then, so maybe it was just the delivery!

Slut Shaming?? Maybe?? —I really can’t decide if the cattiness between Amber and Noel was anti feminist or not. It was a little predictable so maybe that’s what bugged me, but there were some moments that just felt sooo annoying and predictable.

Content Warnings:

Loss of parents, grief

Character Authenticity: 3/5 Steam Rating: 1/5 Overall Rating: 3.75/5