I’m going to be blunt. This book should have been a YA. These characters did not read as adults but rather as teenagers

I also did not like how the SA came out of nowhere. A trigger warning is very much needed for things like that.

But I am impressed that the author is only 16 and I can tell as she gets older her writing will only improve.

I’m torn on this book, it was cute but felt really young. Unfortunately, I don’t think that I was the right audience for this book.

This book was exactly the winter romance I was needing this year. I loved the banter and character development throughout the story. And it didn’t hurt that the title was a lyric in one of my all time favorite Taylor Swift songs ;)

I loved the Taylor swift references and the festive vibes. The characters felt a it overdone as did the plot however it was an easy enjoyable read.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
SPICE: 0️⃣

This was adorable in a sugary sweet way that felt like it should have been classified as YA! Once I adjusted my expectations, I was able to really enjoy how low angst and adorable this holiday romance was!

TROPES
✨ small town
✨ second chance
✨ famous FMC
✨ forced proximity
✨ closed door

I loved Aspen and Rome and the two different timelines that showed their story. I’m a sucker for the famous singer trope and the T Swift references were on point, and I enjoyed watching the main characters reconnect!

This was a holiday romance I would highly recommend that someone could read with their teens or tweens because it feels like something that would connect with that audience!

Thanks you Net Galley for the ARC.

I couldn’t read this book without singing Taylor swift the entire time. 😂 great debut book!
We could call it even
You could call me babe for the weekend 🥰

I really enjoyed this story!

I love a friends to lovers trope it’s one of my favourites, then throw in the other aspect of famous singer returning to small home town the setting and vibes where perfect!
However, I do feel like the characters themselves could have been developed more I felt like we only really got the surface level of them rather than the hidden full stories.
I gave this a 3 stars as I did enjoy but would have been better with abit of character development

I really liked this book. One of the thing I really like was the mix between the past and the present. We were living with the characters in the present but were also learning about the their past every 2 chapters. Even though I really liked the characters there was some part where they were kind of annoying me but that’s always bound to happen when they make made decisions.

I thought it was going to be more swift based story but is more like swift inspired book like if you listen to the playlist while reading the book, you enjoy the book way more, this story is told in two "eras" past and present, the present is Christmas time.

I feel like the use of a Taylor Swift song for the title was to get people to read the book and that it did not truly mesh with the storyline in my opinion. This was a second chance romance where you go back and forth with timelines like a then and now. The present timeline was set around Christmastime, but it did not feel reliant on it. I wanted more out of this read.

I found this book to be quite sweet. I enjoyed the back and fourth between timelines and the song because each chapter! I made it my mission to listen to the song before ready on. It was a sweet light book I definitely recommend.
Thank you netgalley for providing this lovely book.

Swifties may enjoy piecing together the chapter playlist for this small town, second chance closed door romance, inspired by a Taylor Swift song, written by a sixteen-year-old.

High school sweethearts separated by a thirst for stardom and family sacrifice. Instant stardom and a Hollywood scandal drive the FMC back to her home town and into the arms of her awaiting best friend and usual hookup. But over the seven years (past/present) that this story is told, things between them have changed. And having kept the two worlds separate proves to be the problem, not the solution.

This book is better categorized as YA and contains an undisclosed SA trigger. Preventing a spoiler does not justify leaving out this warning.

Overall, there is juvenile tone with no character maturity shown between the past chapters and present chapters. Character dialogue was petty and immature during conflicts, and while Aspen and Roman’s love for each other seemed genuine they lacked chemistry. The insta-fame aspect, misunderstood cultural and familial differences, contradictory sobriety and raging club outlet … all lend to the young author’s lack of life and writing experience. The holiday pageant scenes grounded this story for me.

Freeman tried to accomplish a lot in this debut book, and although it fell short for me I am curious to see if she braves the public eye again and continues to hone her talent. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to read and provide feedback to a budding new author.

When you write a book with a Taylor swift song title you’ll instantly have my liking.
This book was great, a fast book easy read that both interesting and fun with still some sadness within.
I loved the relationship between Aspen and Roman and the cute little relationship that started from high school.
I also loved the short chapters as it gripped me to the book and made me want to find out what the next song would be in the next chapter!
I did however find the present to past chapters a bit confusing but still loved the concept.

In 'Tis The Damn Season, a dual timeline contemporary romance inspired by Taylor Swift's song, Aspen Moore, a Hollywood starlet, faces a scandal and returns to her Pennsylvania hometown. Reconnecting with her first love, Roman Torres, they navigate a strictly platonic relationship despite undeniable chemistry. As Hollywood's allure fades, Aspen wonders if she's ready to sacrifice everything for the love she never forgot.

OK so I really like this bug. I’m not sure what everyone else’s thoughts are but really liked it and I think it’s a cute book club story.

I didn’t love this. This is a second chance romance. Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the opportunity to read in exchange for a review.

If you could take the warmest, happiest, and Hufflepuff-iest moments in life and turn it into a book, you would get the spectacular story that is ‘Tis the damn season!

Fairly predictable rom com but it was still a good read that I enjoyed it. It was also a quick read.

really hated this. I didn't like how it was written at all and found the characters, plot and romance so lacking. I thought it was poor. However, I'm going to leave it there because I read the author is very young and I don't want to be extremely harsh in this instance.

I wanted to love this book but it fell flat for me. I was un-interested, forced myself to keep going and never ended up caring about the characters or the plot.