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A review by herperfume
A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone, Julie Murphy
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Anything Christmas themed is generally an automatic out for me; my birthday's during the season, my sister died during it, it sucks and I don't like it.
But I love Julie Murphy so I read the first in the series and have been ravenous since. A book that authentically talks about grief and hospice during the holidays? More adventures featuring Wish-They-Were-Real-So-We-Could-Be-Friends Sunny Palmer and Teddie Ray? The return of the North Pole Strippers?! YES YES YES!!!
Come for the Christmas romance, stay for Jack "I'm a young divorcee with a weird job and no friends" Hart and his dog Miss Crumpets, a narcoleptic formerly conservative Christian screen queen, all the Kansas City references you can stand (outside of this novel), the Cat Advisory Council, and tender smut.
But I love Julie Murphy so I read the first in the series and have been ravenous since. A book that authentically talks about grief and hospice during the holidays? More adventures featuring Wish-They-Were-Real-So-We-Could-Be-Friends Sunny Palmer and Teddie Ray? The return of the North Pole Strippers?! YES YES YES!!!
Come for the Christmas romance, stay for Jack "I'm a young divorcee with a weird job and no friends" Hart and his dog Miss Crumpets, a narcoleptic formerly conservative Christian screen queen, all the Kansas City references you can stand (outside of this novel), the Cat Advisory Council, and tender smut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical content