I really want to start this by saying I LIKE CHRISTMAS! lol I really really do (when it’s Christmas time) 😅 I didn’t know that going into it I was going to have a hard time with the fact that everything was about christmas lol.

Buuuut with that being said I did really enjoy it because al thought christmas was the overall theme of the book it wasn’t the only holiday mentioned so there was that 🤣 lol I know I sound like a complete declan (you’ll get the reference if you read the book) I promise I don’t judge if you start putting christmas decorations up on November 1st.

The romance itself was cute 🥰❤️ I loved that Merry was a strong willed woman who stood up for the things she believed in and I loved that Clark was super supportive of her… endeavors lol I’ll put it that way so I don’t spoil it 🤣!

Their banter was super funny but it was the best when his son Jace was trying to get everybody to pay up on the swear jar 🤣💀 had me rolling!

Huge thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for giving me the opportunity to read this cute Christmas story ❤️

This book was such a fun read for Christmas in September vibes! I’m not normally a single parent trope person but I really did enjoy the way this one was written. It was very realistic and believable. No one wants to just shove their kid at someone they might potentially being seeing. It takes time and trust and I feel this was given very fair representation.

Besides that’s I loved the mild enemies to lovers vibes. I would definitely say it’s more friends to lovers and oh boy was I surprised with the spice in this book. Lately rom coms have been doing me dirty by being fade to black not this, it’s a solid 3/5 heat level so at least we get some of the goods!

Good book over all, I would recommend this to anyone who loves the enemies to lovers, single dad, friends to lovers, Christmas tropes.

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This is the follow-up to Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist but can be read as a standalone. Merry Winters has come back to her hometown of Mistletoe, Idaho and Clark Griffin is the new foreman of her parents Christmas tree farm.

The story is told in dual point of view with some steam and has single dad, blind date app/hidden identity and christmassy town tropes. The first half of the book has a You've Got Mail vibe. The second half shows the progression of their relationship set against holiday events. I enjoyed the email messaging and the theme of found family in the story.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my ecopy.

SINGLE DAD SINGLE DAD SINGLE DAD. I love me a good single dad romance because it always comes with a little bit of angst and this did not disappoint! I might do a reread over Christmas, because why wouldn't I? This book was the most adorable holiday take on You've Got Mail and it had me swooning and grinning from ear to ear as I read.

Thank you #netgalley for an early read of #theresomethingaboutmerry

It’s Christmas in September!!! Very lovely book 😍 I really enjoyed this one.
Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the book

There’s Something About Merry is the second installment of Codi Hall’s Christmas series. While this book is apart of a series, readers do not necessarily need to read them all. Hall does a great job of allowing this book to be a standalone. She fills her readers in on all pertinent information so they have a comprehensive understanding of the Mistletoe community.

I was lucky enough to have read the first book as well as the second. I can honestly say that Hall only gets better with time. I enjoyed the first, but I loved There’s Something About Merry. I loved hearing about how the characters from the first book are progressing in life as well as being introduced to new ones.

The slow burn of Clark and Merry’s relationship is everything. I loved watching them go from semi- enemies, to friends, to lovers. I also felt this was super important being that Clark is a single parent. Navigating dating is hard- add in children and things get even more complex!

This book does a great job of addressing subjects such as abandonment, financial struggles, and single parenting. While these subjects are a large part of the story, Hall manages to still leave her readers feeling hope.

Be forewarned this is not your corny Christmas/ holiday love story. There is lots of spice. Therefore, use discretion when recommending or gifting.

Special thanks to NetGalley.com and Sourcebooks Casablanca for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest feedback!

Once fall gets closer, many begin to think even further ahead to the Christmas season. Those who want to anticipate December with a romance novel, get to know Merry.

This book has what romance readers crave. The story is sweet and the characters are engaging. Oh, and of course, there is a child who plays an important role. There is even the setting of a Christmas tree farm.

The two main characters knew each other in the past. Watch what happens to them in the present.

Those who enjoyed Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist will want to take a look at this second title by the author. Anyone who watches Hallmark movies, this one is for you. It has that vibe.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this title. All opinions are my own.

If you could ever picture the softest, cutest Christmas rom-com movie in your head I’m sure it will look similar to the story delivered by Codi Hall in her new novel There’s Something about Merry.

Merry Winters and Clark Griffin have known each other from a young age, but they only got so far as striking a few conversations when working together. Fast forward to the present, they are both adults going through the motions of their separate lives without acknowledging each other. Merry is currently working at the town’s school while Clark has been hired to work at her family’s Christmas tree farm, and they have been crossing paths constantly considering that they’re next door neighbors.

But the best is yet to come, Clark also lives with his 6-year-old son Jace, who has been welcomed with open arms into the Winters family just as much as Clark. Having single dad as a trope AND also kind of a found family vibe, this book will immediately be added to your TBRs if you like those.

As for the romance, the author did an amazing job in bringing into the picture the ‘met-online’ trope, having the main characters meet through an app and exchanging emails like there were letters. From then on, it was sweet, soft and sometimes steamy AND let me tell you that these two don’t go through a third-act breakup!

I’m excited for Holly’s book but I don’t really know what to expect from the love interest, hoping for the best for sure!

*ARC kindly provided by SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! While it is centered around the holiday season it can totally be read anytime of the year. I loved Merry and Clark’s story! They both had crushes on each other when they were younger and now that they’re both back at Merry’s family ranch those feelings are coming back even stronger! I really enjoyed reading all the fun texts between the two of them. I cracked up at Merry’s handle name, KnottyGirl25! I also couldn’t get enough of Daisy, Merry’s dog that she adopts! Daisy is hilarious and gives Merry a hell of time! I loved the romance between Clark and Merry. Clark is a single dad and hasn’t given himself a chance for love. I liked that he puts himself out there and with Merry really wants to go all in. I loved in this romance that there isn’t any tiptoeing with Clark’s son about the relationship. He is up front with everyone and I really liked that! There is this one scene where Merry takes care of Clark’s son when he is sick that had my heart melting. I loved her relationship with his son. It added to the story! I am so happy that we didn’t get a third act break up! Both Merry and Clark were able to work together when hardships arose! This is an open door romance. I loved how Clark is trying to go slow and create a relationship that isn’t solely focus on sex but at the same time Merry needed more! Those scenes were so good! There’s a scene where Clark goes down on her in his workshop! That is a scenario I did not imagine fantasizing about until now lol!

Read if you like:
3rd person dual POVs
Small town romance
Boss’s daughter
Neighbors to lovers
Childhood crushes
Single dad
Open door romance
Holiday romance

What a sweet and sexy feel good Christmas love story! This is like a literary Hallmark movie- if Hallmark movies got a little bit spicy. There's Something about Merry had all the things I wanted in a holiday read and it certainly had me full of the holiday spirit. And tropes I all adore- grumpy/sunshine contrast, a bit of dual identities/connections, single dad and a plucky, ambitious heroine, fun side characters, a heroine whose literal name is Merry, and a family Christmas tree farm. We have those great small town vibes too- including meddling townsfolks. This is a sweet and easy read- the back half has a bit more drama, but it's paired with some steam, and I loved both characters and enjoyed their humor. It has be excited for the Christmas season!


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I have to admit that the single father trope is one of my all-time favorites as you get to see the way all the more gooey parts of this manly man that conquers the heart of our heroine and I am just absolutely here for it!!! Combine that with the small town romance vibes, add in the setting of a Christmas tree farm, and I'm just in heaven. I do have to note that this is the second in the series but I truly didn't miss anything from not having read it and may have to book myself a trip back to Mistletoe a little closer to the holidays to watch Nick and Noel fall in love!

A fun romantic comedy. I enjoyed this book. A fun combination of tropes and personal growth. A few open door scenes and lots of innuendos, but I still really enjoyed it.

I’ve been intending to pick up Codi Hall’s Mistletoe Romance series from Audible Plus for a while, but was glad to be able to start here with Merry, and ebook. For a little bit of it, I listened along (advantage of having the audio release a year before the ebook!), but mostly read only. I’m going back for book 1 right away for Merry’s brother Nick’s story!

I really quite enjoyed this second chance, single dad romance, taking place on a Christmas tree farm. Merry’s a teacher but her family has the farm, and her parents have just hired Clark, returning to town, as foreman. Merry remembers Clark from school - she had a crush on him!

Merry and Clark have a bit of flirting going on, but the real deal is the secret messages being exchanged on a dating app that is keeping each occupied. They’re each getting ready to meet their match in person soon…

This was very well written, well crafted and all the characters had such great chemistry, from the siblings to the parents to Merry, Clark and his son Jace. A very cute and sweet holiday romance, that I definitely recommend! If you pick up the audio instead, narrators we’re great too!

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca, and this is my honest feedback.

This is the perfect story for the holidays!
Merry is a delightful character and I had so much fun following her on her journey to find love. Clark was a grinch and his grumpiness was so cute and funny. This opposites attract, enemies to lovers romance was fantastic from start to finish.
I will admit the beginning of the book starts slow but once it picks up I had no problem getting into the story. Think of this book as You Got Mail but if Hallmark made it a Christmas movie.
I will definitely be reading this again come the holiday season to get me in the holiday cheer!

I’m not even sure how to properly review this because I didn’t hate it. But I didn’t love it. It’s one of those books that feels like filler before jumping into another book.

I found myself easily distracted. Nothing really caught my attention. Some parts were cute. I enjoyed the characters here and there but it was just.. meh. Took me a few days to finish because I just wasn’t invested.

I adored Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist last year, so I was thrilled that Nick’s sister Merry got her own story. This book starts with Merry back in her hometown of Mistletoe, Idaho, ready to find love with very few options. Of course the one man who seems like a good one is the foreman on her family’s Christmas tree farm. Clark is a single dad who might be ready to get back out there. He signs up for a dating app, and ends up connecting with Merry.

Christmas meets You’ve Got Mail…it doesn’t get any cuter than this. The whole town of Mistletoe is filled with the best side characters and so much holiday spirit. I loved getting to know the Winters family even more and seeing glimpses of Nick and Noel. And I was so happy to get to see more of Merry. I loved her big heart and kindness. She was the perfect match for Clark. Also, I was laughing out loud at the voodoo peens #IYKYK. This was a great book to start my holiday reading for the year!

Thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advance copy!

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read an ARC of “There’s Something About Merry” by Codi Hall. This book is scheduled to be published on September 6th, 2022. This is the second book in a series, the first one being about Nick & Noel, which I was unaware of.

This particular novel focuses on Merry and Clark, who have known each other since high school and had a crush on one another at some point over the years. Both of them sign up for online dating as Clark moves home with his seven year old son to help take over as a foreman. The two of them unexpectedly match, and it becomes a cute version of “You’ve Got Mail”.

The little boy in this novel is adorable, as in Clark and Merry’s interactions with him. It’s a feel-good holiday story that makes you feel warm and filled with Christmas cheer! Overall, I rated this novel a 4/5 stars!

Merry and Clark are neighbours now he works on her family Christmas tree farm. They don't interact much, but as they start to spend time together they grow closer, not knowing that they have actually been flirting on a dating all too. When they realise will the have a chance at being together?
A fun, festive read!

For the first half of this book, I was so in love. I loved the heroine and hero, I loved the side characters, even the son of the hero (which is not something I love in a book). I loved the epistolic nature of how they grew to know each other. I loved the setting and the small-town vibes. I thought this might get a 4.5 from me, which is not something that comes easy to me with romantic comedies. It was super sweet and cozy - until it wasn’t.

There is an incident that occurs at a bar between the hero and the heroine. It may be an unpopular opinion but I felt like the heroine was entirely at fault here. I don’t want to give too much away because of spoilers, but she just comes off as a brat to me. I felt so bad for the hero. My other issue happened at the back end of the story with a former love interest of the male lead. It felt unnecessary and didn’t add anything to the plot, in my opinion.

I still highly recommend this, as those are really my only two hang-ups with the book. I think it is perfect for the holidays. Keep in mind, that if you don’t like mild steaminess in books, this one is not for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the arc of this ebook. The opinions above are my own.

If you love Hallmark Christmas movies, but you also like a bit of steam in your romances, check out There's Something About Merry! It's the best of both worlds, taking place on a Christmas tree farm with the outsider who is trying to take over angst that you expect from Hallmark, but the steam isn't only for your hot cocoa. With a little of the "you've got mail" online-dating while real-life falling for your neighbor, and a lot of the cutesy holiday themed names and events, you'll be in the holiday spirit and ready to find your very own Christmas tree farm hottie in no time!