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A Merry Little Meet Cute (A Christmas Notch, #1)

Julie Murphy,

Sierra Simone

Start date: November 16, 2022

Finish date: December 10, 2022

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Nov 21, 2022 Lena rated it did not like it

I didn't like it.
It was not a cute christmasy romance novel.
It was not a merry little meet cute, at all.
It was a romance with a lot of sex talk - which is understandable, I guess, as the two main characters are horny 24/7, but it was just too much for me.
Don't get me wrong - there's nothing wrong with erotica, but this book was not a cute little romance novel that the summary and the cover promised.
Too sex-oriented, not enough feelings - wrong category assigned.

My biggest issue, though, was th ...more

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Dec 10, 2022 Laura Carter | Those Book Besties rated it really liked it

Highlights:
body positive
spicy
christmas themed
super cute

This is one of those books where you do not judge the story by the cover! The cover is super cute and innocent looking. Now, the book is super cute but SPICY!!!! This book was GAT’s December of the month book club pick and now I know why! It was delicious on so many levels. Bee (AKA Porn Star Bianca Von Honey) has been dying to be casted in a Hopeflix (think Hallmark Movie Channel) Christmas movie and her dream finally comes true. The only p ...more

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Jan 03, 2023 Glorié rated it really liked it

It wasn’t a romcom so I as torn between making it a DNF book but I can’t start the new year with an unfinished book.

It’s not a meet cute the main character already knows the woman. They’ve worked together before in the adult film industry. They meet again when they make the change to a hallmark -esque movie set. It should of been called a Merry Meet Again Cute. I love the idea of a plus size woman getting the guy of her dreams which is why I was so invested in it.

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Jun 27, 2022 Ashlyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, plus-size-heroine, contemporary-romance, lgbtqai, holiday, released-in-2022

Plus-size adult film star + ex-boy-band member + ridiculous Christmas movie = absolute perfection!

I am not generally a fan of holiday theme books, but how could I ever resist a Christmas romance novel with Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone at the helm?

The characters are hilarious and the sexy scene are just fog up all the windows in the house steamy. Bee is definitely the star of the show. She is witty and smart. She makes hard decisions, even when it's really difficult. And that's hard for most ...more

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Dec 26, 2022 Jill (readinginpjs) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: forbidden-romance, audiobooks, crush, forced-proximity, dual-pov, written-in-first-person, 4-star, famous-person, plus-size-fmc, christmas-romance

Really enjoyed this story!
My first time listening to an audiobook, and it was great.

I loved that both characters were famous in their own areas, and had crushes on one another - I found that so cute.

Themes/tropes:
⭐️ Longtime crush(es)
⭐️ Famous people (boy band & pornstar)
⭐️ Plus size FMC
⭐️ LGBTQ+ representation
⭐️ Christmas
⭐️ Forced Proximity
⭐️ Forbidden Romance
⭐️ Dual POV/first person

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