I liked this book. It had a lot of my favorite things, country music, Nashville and Christmas. I marked it five stars but would probably adjust it to 4 after reading many other romances since that have stuck with me more. I did enjoy this book and would recommend it to someone who wants a light hearted Christmas themed book.

✨ PRINCEMAN REVIEW ✨

📝 Sadie and Max are chosen to be contestants on the singing show-Star maker. Both think they've finally made their break, but instead, they're paired up for a duet. The world thinks they have romantic onstage chemistry, so, these two remain on and fake a relationship in order to reach their dreams. The only issue...these two can't stand each other.

What I 🤍:
🎵 Reality Singing TV Show
💕 Fake Dating
🥊 Enemies to Lovers
2️⃣ Duel POV
🤠 Nashville Scene

Anything set in Nashville...sign me up! These two singers pairing up was so adorable, and it reminded me of when I am watching reality shows hoping that the stars are actually dating! I felt this story was cozy and cute, although their miscommunication is what knocked it down a star for me. I felt it was over the top at times.

Overall, this story is perfect for those wanting a cute, feel good Christmas romance for those who love American Idol.

A sweet, enjoyable holiday romcom from one of my favorite duos, Karma Brown and Marissa Stapley. It's just sweet enough, just cute enough, to take your mind off other things and enjoy some romance for awhile.

Love a good Christmas romance book and Maggie Knox delivers just that with this one. I’m a sucker for “fake dating” and a big “The Voice” fan and these are the vibes I got from this book. Excellent Christmas romance!

I've had success with a Maggie Knox Christmas novel in the past so I was really hoping to enjoy this, but it did not capture my attention unfortunately. I was hoping for a more Christmas-ey feel, but it felt more like watching The Voice and I wasn't invested in watching these characters fall for each other.

Thank you to the publisher for granting me access to an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I am not huge into insta love for some reason so this trope wasn’t for me. However it was definitely the cheesy light hearted romance you would see on hallmark this time of year, which is exactly why I wanted to read it! I thought it would be more of a slow burn trope, but as soon as the main characters were stuck in a traumatic situation for 24 hours and fell in love, that was it. This had a lot going on and I felt like there was more going on in certain situations that didn’t need to be there.. while I wanted more elaboration on other pieces of the book and didn’t get it.

Overall, it was light hearted, & the main character had a charm that made me enjoy this over the holidays.

The miscommunication trope in this book went too far. Some of it was absolutely non sensical. Its possible i was in a bad mood when I read this one, becuase I adored the holiday swap and this wasn't that much different, style wise, but I could not get into the characters.

This was a cute feel-good read, but I didn't feel like it really strongly connected to Christmas, which is initially why I chose to read it in December. However, I really enjoy books from this duo and will definitely recommend it to others.

Reality star contestants Sadie and Max are fighting for their shot at a record deal in Nashville when they suddenly find themselves fake-dating as a PR stunt to keep them in the public eye. But, it's a Christmas book. And you know what happens at Christmas....

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the chance to read “All I Want For Christmas.” Unfortunately, not every book is for every reader and this book did not work for me. The plot moved a little too slowly for me. Overall, it would be better for readers of sweet romance or lovers of Hallmark Christmas movies.

This book is wonderful! So much better than I expected! Sweet, warm, emotional Christmas read. Some language, fade to black romance, spice level 🌶️🌶️. Sadie and Max’s story feels so authentic, it covers about 2 years. Themes of family, grief, anxiety, self worth. Tropes include Fake relationship, second chance, reality show, and celebrity

This book was okay. I was overwhelmed with the heaps of miscommunication, and I think there were some unnecessary characters and plot lines (Cruz’s catfish restaurant). I enjoyed the country singing theme woven in but not enough to bump it up to 3 stars.

Unfortunately, I wouldn’t recommend if asked for a book to read during the holidays.

Max and Sadie are supposed to be a duo, both on and off stage, but they can’t stand each other. A fake dating trope, set on a Nashville reality singing competition, (think The Voice), there are miscommunications and a cute dog, but I was really hoping for more of a Christmasy vibe.

Singer Sadie and Nashville legacy Max get paired up in a music contest and thrown into a fake relationship in this enemy to lovers Christmas love story. While this book had plenty of Christmas spirit, the characters came off childish and the miscommunications got very frustrating! The relationship also lacked depth making it not feel very believable. I wanted one more Christmas easy read before the end of the year though and it did deliver there at least.

🎙🎸Book Review:
Title: All I Want For Christmas
Author: Maggie Knox
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/4 stars

One year later, I've finally read this book!! I had to wait until December, okay?! This book isn't about Christmas, just centered around the season. Very cute rom-com!

A lady named Sadie.
A guy named Max.
A country music reality competition show.
A music recording contract is on the line.
A fake romance.
Sleazy men in the industry.
#saxie
Nashville, Tennessee
A musical duet
True love ❤️💚
Sounds good, right?! It is! Read it!

Published: October 2nd, 2022

Thank you, @netgalley and @putnambooks, for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 2/5⭐️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦: 1/5🌶
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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝: I really loved Sadie’s grandmother (Gran), and the sweet wisdom and support that she brought to the story. The few chapters that took place in Banff (Canada) were a little glimmer of hope in an otherwise unmemorable book.

If you are a fan of singing competitions, you might also like this one.
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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞: I never felt the connection between these two characters, and their relationship felt like a convenient chemistry of proximity based on their musical talents. There was nothing about their romance that felt lasting.

If you are a fan of the miscommunication trope, this book is for you. It will beat you over the head with miscommunication. It felt like, in every single conversation, either Sadie or Max would just jump to a conclusion and storm off. They were constantly apologizing to each other for very basic assumptions that they jumped to, and it felt like every single point of tension could have been easily avoided.

Lastly, the patronizing dialogue (largely focused on trying to seem “Southern”, calling people “darlin”, etc.) wasn’t for me.

Perfect for this holiday season! Gave the cozy vibe perfect for this years christmas reading! Rivals/ fake dating will always hit

I personally wasn’t a big fan of this book. It felt like the male character kept running away over things that could be easily fixed and the relationship would never last. I loved the holiday swap by this author, but this one fell flat for me.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. I was able to find the audio version through my local library.
Well this was just not great for me. I am trying to read as many Christmas books as much as possible and this book was just a mess for me. It was extremely unrealistic. Why on earth would the main male love interest be completely feminine and absolutely unrealistic. Just a major disappointment. The main female character was absolutely annoying.

Super cute - read like a hallmark movie! Thought it was pretty so-so though but if you watch in front of the holiday tree with a fire going - it really does give you that warm fuzzy feeling you get during the holidays!