This book came for me.
I feel targeted.
Like the author reached into my brain and saw things I’ve finally understood about myself!
Congratulations, Alison Cochrun, you’ve managed to have me nodding along, saying things like ‘that’s exactly how I feel!’
What sorcery is this?
Lol.
I am – however – extremely serious about how much I loved the representation displayed in this novel. A demisexual character!
Someone who described exactly how I feel about attraction and romance! It was treated so seriously and made my inner child who never got the world around her sometimes and was made to feel weird or crazy even though I knew I wasn’t. Seriously, this was amazing.
Ellie’s description of objectively understanding whether or not someone is attractive, but admitting she’s not interested in sleeping with them was perfect.
Yes, that person is nice to look at.
No, I do not understand the urge to jump into bed with them right now.
I don’t even know them.
However, her attraction to Jack worked, even in my brain because when I feel safe with someone – like a no judgment zone and no rush to push my physical boundaries, things change.
A friend of mine, helped me understand myself by introducing me to the word demisexual and was always quick to ask if a hug or physical contact was okay. He never pushed or rushed me to understand anything but understood I don’t connect quickly, romantically or sexually.
I felt safe and comfortable with him in a way I never had before, making it super easy for me to want to be around him more. While nothing romantic occurred, he was the first person who didn’t judge or push me into things I didn’t want or feel.
Jack did the same for Ellie, except she was attracted to Jack. Whereas, I was not attracted to my friend.
The whole bookstore meet and spending the day together. Not to mention, Jack respecting the Ellie’s boundaries or limits was amazing.
I loved the flashbacks, even though they were a bit confusing sometimes. The author skips around in the day, leaving each flashback to require a bit of thought. Not enough to spoil the experience, but enough to bug me, just a little.
The entire novel, felt like a queer Hallmark movie.
And I was like, yes!
I once told the exact friend I mentioned before that I like the stupid little gushy Hallmark movies because I know everything turns out alright.
It’s not like watching some TV or movie now, where shock value is the only thing that matters.
They’ll kill everyone or break them up or cheat. Sometimes, I just want to watch something that wraps up happy and I can go about my day without being ticked off that something tragic happened to my favorite characters again.
He was like, ‘that’s a good point.’
Sometimes, when everything is too much, I want a good book or movie where everything ends happy!
On the front cover there is a quote from Ashley Herring-Blake an author of another queer series I love that says, “The holiday romance of my dreams. A cozy, cinnamon-scented hug of a book.”
She’s not wrong.
I love this cozy, holiday romance with quirky family members like Lovey and Meemaw who I am convinced are in a secret relationship themselves.
I loved that Alan barely got to speck for more than a page and was promptly dumped when his wife realized the scum he was.
This book chooses to focus on family fun of the holidays and how they are complicated people living their lives.
While I will admit, that Written in the Stars is still my favorite queer, holiday, romcom book, Kiss Her Once for Me is still pretty damn high on the list!
If you want a queer holiday romcom filled with quirky characters, this is the book for you!
I cannot recommend it enough!
Seriously, go check it out! You will not regret it!
I even love Andrew, who at first glance seems like a rich jerk who is just using Ellie for his own personal gain, only to find there is far more to the story.
Everything in this book, isn’t exactly what it appears!
Loved it, kudos to the author, and I can’t wait to check out what she’s going to do next!
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