I thought this book was adorable! It was different than I’m used to, in the best way. I’m a sucker for a cheesy Christmas romance, and BK Borison delivered. My only complaint is that I wished there was more to the end, whether that be another chapter or an epilogue. The ending seemed a bit rushed. Overall, I would definitely recommend!

Thank you NetGalley for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Hot Irish Ghost of Christmas past? Sign me up. This was my first B.K. Borison and it certainly won't be my last. I really loved this.

This book was the perfect amount of cozy holiday vibes in May. I love some romances with a magical twist, and this one was so good, a pleasant surprise.

The story follows Harriet York, who’s unexpectedly visited by Nolan Callahan, the Ghost of Christmas Past. Nolan’s mission is to help Harriet reflect on her past and move forward. Their chemistry is palpable, and their journey together is both heartwarming and humorous. I loved how it reminded me of Just Like Heaven, which is one of my favorite movies ever (even though the plot is different from the movie, but the vibes were chefs kiss!!).

We can feel while reading a mix of the holiday spirit while exploring themes of self-discovery, love, and magical elements with genuine emotion.

Overall, Good Spirits earns a solid 5 stars. It’s a delightful blend of romance, humor, and holiday magic that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and author for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Good Spirits is hands down my favorite book from B.K. Borison so far. The story captured everything I love about holiday romances with the perfect balance of heart, humor, and a touch of the unexpected. I’ve enjoyed Borison’s earlier works, but this one truly felt special.

The characters were warm and layered, and the magical twist added such a unique spark. I found myself completely swept up in Harriet and Nolan’s journey. The emotional depth really hit me in places I wasn’t expecting, and the way the story explored love and self-reflection felt incredibly genuine.

This book felt like stepping into a cozy world I didn’t want to leave. It was charming, funny, and surprisingly moving. I’m already looking forward to revisiting it during the holiday season.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager, NetGalley; and BK Borison for the eARC!

This book will be the hit of the holiday season, mark my words. It is PERFECT. Love + magic + Christmas + banter + grumpy/sunshine. Harriet is fabulous and Nolan is yummy and they are just both so gosh darn sweet. I loved watching their characters develop and grow, and could have kept reading for many more pages.

This is purely a kick-your-feet-and-squeal type of book. I cannot wait until everyone gets to read it!

Christmasy and whimsical and so stupidly romantic my heart hurts. Nolan is charming and Harriet is so sweet and quirky. Together they are the absolute cutest, and a ghost and a living person honestly have no right having so much chemistry. I want to be friends with her and was cheering along as she stood up for herself and her happiness. I'm a little confused by the semantics and I guess the ending overall left me with some pretty big questions (I think I literally gasped and yelled "THAT'S IT?!"), but I'm obsessed with this book. This felt new and different, and I honestly wasn't sure how it would end right up until the end. I loved this. Thanks Netgalley for the e-ARC!

BK Borison at her very best!! I adored this paranormal holiday romance involving Nolan, a grumpy ghost and Harriet, a sunshiney Christmas obsessed antique store owner. Nolan is sent to Harriet to help her correct her path but can't help falling for her sweet nature and just-wants-to-be-loved personality. I loved their journey and can't wait to read more in this new series!! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review! Highly recommended for fans of Gilmore Girls (Harriet's mom could give Emily Gilmore a run for her money!!).

This was so much fun, I loved it! I'll definitely be buying the paperback since it will have designed edges. This author is fantastic.

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📚 This book was a cozy holiday story that had characters that I easily fell in love with. Harriet has family drama and is estranged from them. Her journey through that process was well done and meaningful for anyone else who might feel similarly. While it wasn’t quite grumpy vs sunshine, it also was very much grumpy & sunshine. Nolan and Harriet were easy to fall into rhythm with, and this new world from BK was fun to explore.

🌟Overall, this is just a whimsical holiday book that you’ll want to read in December with a cup of hot coco and a fire going in the background. If you like romance and a little twist on a holiday classic then you’ll want to pick this one up.

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📖 Harriet York is a good person, or at least she tries to be. Imagine her surprise when Nolan Callahan shows up as the Ghost of Christmas Past to haunt her. He intends to make this like every other holiday for him, get in and get out. However Harriet is the sweetest assignment he’s ever had and now he’s wishing for a future he gave up long ago. The Christmas Eve deadline is quickly approaching, will they be able to find the key to their future in each other’s pasts? Or will the stay in the present and indulge in their connection?

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Stars: 4

Good Spirits by B.K. Borison is an absolutely delightful Christmas romance/fantasy and a fun twist on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The characters are likeable and engaging, the chemistry is high, and the story is clever.

ARC Review: Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 stars)

Good Spirits is an absolutely enchanting holiday romance that stole my heart from the very first page. B.K. Borison masterfully blends nostalgia with a modern love story, sprinkled with just the right amount of magic to make it feel timeless.

Harriet and Nolan’s relationship was so beautifully tender—equal parts sweet and soul-stirring. I found myself completely wrapped up in their journey, especially the way their memories unfolded like treasured ornaments pulled from an attic box. Their adventures, both past and present, made me want to stay in their world forever.

What truly elevated this book was Borison’s thoughtful exploration of family. The intricate webs of familial relationships added emotional depth and a sense of realism that grounded the story. And just when I thought I knew where things were headed—bam!—there were twists that completely caught me off guard. I loved the way those surprises were woven in without ever feeling forced.

Good Spirits is the kind of story I’ll return to again and again, like the Ghost of Christmas Past—cherishing the warmth, wonder, and heart it brings each time.

I loved this cozy holiday story. The unique premise really drew me in, and the writing kept me engaged. Both characters were fully realized and sympathetic. I love that although Harriet was a little bit of a manic pixie dream girl, it was a conscious decision on her part. The only quibbles I had were the storyline with the mom felt a little unresolved which I could forgive because it's not integral to the main story, and the fact that the whole book spends so much time on Harriet's unruly curly hair and the cover has it basically straight.

"Good Spirits" by B.K. Borison is a delightful holiday romance that offers a fresh twist on the classic "A Christmas Carol" tale. The story follows Harriet, a kind-hearted veterinarian, who unexpectedly finds herself haunted by Nolan, the charming Ghost of Christmas Past. Their interactions are filled with humor and warmth, making their journey from strangers to a couple deeply engaging. Borison's ability to create a magical world with relatable characters makes this book a standout. The story beautifully balances romance, mystery, and themes of self-discovery and family. Even though the romance develops quickly, it feels genuine and heartfelt. This book is perfect for anyone looking for a cozy, magical read to brighten their holiday season.

Thank you to Avon for the advance reader copy of Good Spirits by B.K. Borison.

Harriet finds herself being haunted by Ghost Nolan. She’s unsure why she’s being haunted but theorizes that she’s meant to actually help Nolan. Meanwhile, Nolan, while haunting and getting to know Harriet ends up wanting more and more to stay rather than conclude his assignment.

This is a fun, sweet, cozy, and magical holiday romance! I'm really excited to listen to this one as an audiobook. Nolan and Harriet go so well together. Harriet is so lovely and Nolan had me swooning as his story unfolded and his feelings for Harriet developed. Good Spirits is one of my favorite books by B.K. Borison.

If you enjoy a close proximity, magical romance, this is one to check out!

Good Spirits is Borison’s best book yet! Full of heart and love for the characters that comes through on every page. It was such an interesting take on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, and at Nolan’s mention of A Muppet Christmas Carol I literally squealed in delight. The dual perspective and alternating timeline works fantastically well, and truly allows the reader to experience the character’s stories in a deeper and more meaningful way. It’s the perfect book to start your holiday reads.

Charming book that I received as an ARC. Retelling of a modern day Christmas Carol. 3.5 stars. It took me a few weeks to read this book because I lost interest about 40% through. I’m really drawn to these types of stories that include magical realism and the premise was great but was rushed at the end and left something missing. The cleverness in going to cost the past of the FMC and MMC was unique but not all that interesting until it was put into perspective at the end. The story would have benefited from adding aunt Matilda as a visiting ghost, but the author didn’t do that. The magical aspect would have been lifted up a notch. Thanks To Netgally for this opportunity.

This book is magic. Literal magic. I LOVED seeing Becs create this new and magical place with a complex Department of Hauntings and Spirits. I cannot WAIT to keep exploring this world! I have loved everything she’s ever written. Let me just say First Time Caller changed my life, but somehow her writing is just getting better! Im going to say this a million times and I’m sorry, but her writing is magic. She writes in a way that makes it SO easy to imagine the surroundings and the way the characters are feeling. It just feels so easy to take in but it’s also complex and layered and just so achingly beautiful!

Harriet is quite honestly favorite kind of girl. The SWEETEST kind of person, a people pleaser to a fault, and also a sad people always leave girl!!! Her heart is SO big and she feels SO MUCH. But she’s been hurt. And now there’s the Ghost of Christmas Past here to haunt her because she’s apparently not as good of a person as she thought??? I loved her journey throughout the story. I loved that she was FINALLY able to find her place, find herself, find someone who she can keep.

NOLAN!! IS! THAT! MAN! If there’s one thing that Becs knows how to write it’s a GOOD MAN! Even though he’s rough around the edges, even though he’s instantly frustrated with his assignment to Harriet, even though he’s there to tell Harriet that she’s not a good person… he also falls SO HARD. He is just a touch starved ghost who falls in love with the woman he’s haunting and IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

They were also absolutely magical together. Literally and figuratively. I loved how easy it was for them to fall into an easy rhythm of just BEING. Between trying to figure out why Nolan’s there, and what Harriet can do to fix things, they were so perfect together.

I’ll be back to listen to the audio and reread my arc copy and eventually read and annotate a physical copy. There is no one like BK Borison and I am grateful I get to experience her writing.

Thank you so much to Avon for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

OMG, it literally took me a day and a half to finish this book. So good, so captivating.

Harriet, oh my dear Harry - she grew and be true to herself despite her upbringing, despite her family working against her, despite her strong desire to be love by people who supposed to have built in love for her.

And Nolan, it's the friendliest ghost we know. He was the grump, but thinking is not right, Harry is the sweetest person he knows, how can him being the Christmas Ghost of the Past have to bring her to her reckoning?

Their banters are hilarious, she's super kookie and breakdown his wall. As they found each other's strength, they fall, and hard. I just love the process, even though it's technically a slow burn, but totally not feel that way. I actually cried several times when you see how Harriet's family treated her and yet how brave she managed to carry herself and still try to accommodate everyone else. Bless her and her sweet heart.

The 3rd act was so natural and the resolution was lovely, you just have to read it. It's so good.

Thank you to NetGalley & Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC.

He is the embodiment of Christmas spirit here to change her mind.

Reverse grumpy x sunshine

More in-depth review to come

If B.K. Borison writes it, I’m reading it, even if it's a grocery list. I’m fully in my paranormal romance era, and Good Spirits blew past every expectation I had.

It was cozy, funny, and just the right amount of spooky. I wasn’t sure how ghosts and small-town charm would mesh, but Borison pulled it off so well. The characters were super lovable (as always), the romance was soft and slow-burny, and the ghosty twist gave it a fresh vibe.

I laughed, swooned, and maybe got a little teary. The only reason this isn’t a full 5 stars is I wanted a bit more from the paranormal side, it felt like it could’ve gone a little deeper. But honestly? Still obsessed.

Borison can write anything and I’ll show up. This one was such a fun surprise, and now I’m just counting down until whatever she writes next.