3.5 ⭐️

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

I am a huge fan of everything Christmas!! So a Holiday romance book? Yes please. This was a hallmark holiday wholesome story.
The story started out strong and kind of slowed down later on but it was a fun and easy read overall. I enjoyed it.

Thank you Netgalley & The publisher for giving me an early access to the book in exchange for an honest review!
Overall Review: 3 out of 5 Stars

This book gave me cozy Hallmark/Lifetime Christmas movie vibes. I loved the cover and I enjoyed the whole premise of friends to lovers pact. Evie & Dan gave me the little butterflies that you get when reading or watching a cozy romance. I do feel like the book had missed the mark with the drunk Vegas marriage and the characters taking forever to admit that they had feelings for each other. Granted I did enjoy the novel I just felt the slow burn to be a little too slow for a stand alone rom com. The time jumps sometimes left me little confused but I managed. I did like the POV from both characters, I feel like more romance novels need the dual POV. I want to feel the love from both ends!! Dan had moments where he could have worked on listening but i think that added a better conflict to the overall story

I would recommend this book if you enjoy snow day cozy rom com movies/books. I would put this in that category because it’s just that little sweet comfort to be in for the upcoming holidays!

I really really wanted to love this book. I'm a huge fan of holiday romances. Unfortunately I found myself disappointed by this book.

Evie and Dan have been friends for years. On her 22nd birthday they make a pact to get married on her 30th if they are both still single. On her 30th birthday they wake up in Vegas married. They quickly get a divorce and agree to go the separate ways. Part of my disappointment came from this as I felt it would have been a lot more interesting if they stayed married, especially considering they posted it all over social media. Which brings me to the first issue which was the fact they posted it everywhere and it was never really brought up by anyone. Even if it written off as a joke this is still a major plot hole.

Another issue was the timeline, it often was quite jumbled and unclear. While then and now can be well done, the jumps and back and forth were quite confusing in this book. Her sister's age was one part of this. I also felt the book just went in circles for the majority of it with no real plot or character development. Overall it was just a meh holiday book. Although for a book with mistletoe in the title there was a disappointing lack of Christmas spirit.

3 stars – The Mistletoe Pact by Jo Lovett is a friends to lovers trope (well, best friend’s brother to lover, really). I was thoroughly looking forward to reading this book, but it was challenging to finish. The story line was interesting, and I even liked the story jumping between the 2 main character perspectives. Dan and Evie were likable characters, but it was a little frustrating how they spent many years not acting on their feelings.

The real challenge was how each chapter jumped to various points in their history (past chapter, present day chapter, a year ago, present day…). The timeline was a bit all over and made the story difficult to follow. Also, not quite sure where the author was headed when Dan’s ex and baby were introduced towards the last quarter of the book.

A big thank you to Net Galley and Bookouture for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Great story full of romance and some angst. I loved following Dan and Evie’s love story with the ups and downs. When I was able to read, it was hard to put down. I would love a sequel!

The writing is good and the story started out alright. I just did not feel connected to either main character or their story. I’m sure a lot of people will really enjoy it but I couldn’t get invested enough to finish it.

Friends to lovers. A crazy night in Vegas and a secret pact to get you through the holiday season. The story is just as cute as the cover. If you're like me and look forward to the new Hallmark movies every season no matter how cheesy they may be then you need this book. It's funny and witty.

3.5⭐️

Friends to lovers, unrequited love, a drunk Vegas wedding - this British romcom had it all. I LOVED the main characters in this book. Their chemistry together was incredible. The book flashes from present day (post accidental nuptials) back to events of the previous ten years, which gave a great sense of their love for each other. I just wanted MORE time with them together! I found myself a bit distracted. Overall, still a great book!

YES. This must become a movie, series, anything. I want to see this cast out and played on a screen. Any screen. HERE FOR THIS.

What a feel good heart warming story. Characters that became family made it impossible to put this book down. I smiled the whole way through. This is a must read for a great start to the holiday season.

Ahh another Christmas book post from me…what a surprise 😂

Honestly guys I can’t help myself, reading Christmas books is just my thing😂

This was a really sweet and easy read and it also includes a ‘if I’m not married by this age’ marriage pact and we all love those in our romances, don’t we? 🙌🏻

If you like friends to lovers, Vegas weddings, CHRISTMAS and a lot of will they won’t they and especially if you love the Rachel/Ross storyline in Friends then you will really, really like this sweet, adorable Christmas read!

The Mistletoe Pact comes out on October 1st.

P.s this is a book where the main events take place at Christmas but it also shares the whole year with you. I always like to share that as I know some people like there Christmas books to take place only in December etc ❤️

Advanced copy from Netgalley ✨

Evie and Dan have known each other their whole life’s. One Christmas they make a pact to get married, if they are still single at 30. The book is written back and forth between current and past times.
The book is not a Christmas book, but it’s still a good read! Fall in love with Evie and Dan throughout their whirlwind of a friendship and relationship.

The Mistletoe Pact by Jo Lovett gives all the hallmark, missed-connection, holiday love story vibes you could want.

This story, told in alternating timelines, is everything I love in my hallmark Christmas movies – but in a book. A full cast of loveable characters, and a characters’ love story you can route for.

My one and only complaint about this book is that I wanted to yell at the characters because they weren’t communicating with each other.

If you’re looking for a light and fun festive read this holiday season then you need to pick this one up!

Thanks to Net Galley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

In spite of knowing exactly how this book would end, because what is a feel good Christmas novel without a happy ending, I loved the back and forth perspectives from the past to the present day. Evie and Dan's path to love, centered around an annual holiday celebration was just the holiday novel we needed this year.

Simply adored this story. It was a fun romance book and I loved the writing. The interactions between Dan and Evie. It is a perfect Christmas romance book and one that I will reread.

This book left me feeling ‘meh.’ Evie & Dan are friends who have grown up together & make a pact to get married once they are 30 (if they are both still single). I love a sweet Christmas story but this really didn’t feel like a holiday romance. And I felt like the story just dragged on. Thanks to the publishers & NetGalley for the ARC.

Evie and Dan get married in Vegas - is it by accident given what has happened between them and what will happen next for them?

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I really enjoyed Jo's previous books so I knew I was in for treat with this one.

Evie is such a sweetie. I really liked her. Apart from Dan she has terrible taste on men. Evie goes for safe and quite frankly boring men because she thinks they won't hurt her like every man has hurt her mum.

Dan, Dr Dan. I can see why Evie fell for Dan. He might be a man full of issues but underneath that is a heart of gold. Dan is just scared of getting hurt and hurting others.

I loved all the supporting characters on this. Sasha, Evie's mum and little Autumn were my favourites.

I loved the way the book flicked between now and the past. I really liked seeing how things came to be.

This book is full of humorous moments, romantic moments and down right cringe moments. This is the perfect weekend escape!

'The Mistletoe Pact' by Jo Lovett is certainly a feel-good romantic comedy that didn't disappoint at all. My first book by this author and one I definitely enjoyed.
The story centres on Evie and Dan and we are told the story by both of their perspectives, which is always great. I love getting to know each character properly this way. These two have always been friends and the story is told from present day as well as from the past. So we see exactly how they end up as they are at the start of the book. At 22 they made a Pact that I they were single as she turned 30 they would marry each other, and that's were we start.
They go to Vegas and get married. As the story unfolds things start to get a bit more complicated and the story then takes us back and forth in time to show us exactly how they have felt about each other, in the past and also now. The problems begin as both of them are scared of exactly what would happen if they actually told the truth about their feelings.
Jo Lovett has created two character's that I liked and got invested in. I wanted to scream at them both and bang their heads together at times. I really hoped these two could get themselves together sooner rather than later. The interweaving of the stories about their other friends and family of these two brings some delicious moments with some notable characters too. We see how funny Evie and Sasha can be and we get to hear about Evie's boring boyfriends which made me chuckle too.
A great romantic comedy to settle down with as the nights go darker and the cold creeps in.
Thanks to Bookouture for my copy of the book and my place on the tour.

I was excited for this one after I read The House Swap by Jo Lovett. I love reading some Christmas stories to get me in the spirit!

This one definitely gave me hallmark vibes. But a bit more spicy. (Everything was still closed door, but it was implied lol)

But to be honest, I sort of wanted to shake BOTH the main characters the whole time! Like I didn't really see the big reason they couldn't be together. I feel like most of the book didn't need to happen. They were both OBVIOUSLY in love with the other and it sort of drove me crazy that they just thought it would be too complicated or idk were just scared.

And of course we do get of HEA, but wow they could have saved each other so much heart ache. I wasn't sure if it was because he was her best friend's brother or whatever, but jeeeeeez.

3/5