Small town, fake dating trope at its best!

Gwen is a small town bakery owner who is need of a date for her sisters wedding. Enter Logan, the handsome Scotsman who is up for the role.

Set against a Christmas backdrop, this is a fun and easy going romcom that has real depth too.
The characters feel real and relatable and Gwen and Logan’s chemistry is perfect. Logan is definitely going to appear on a few booksta boyfriend lists!

A great seasonal read.

3.75 stars

Fake dating, Small town and drama will always be a win for me.

Despite being such opposites, Gwen and Logan were meant to be together. Logan's support for her was quite sweet and demonstrated his love for her.

I thought Logan's accent and patience were incredibly attractive, and gwen with relatable traits.

Even though the plot's direction might have been predicted with some ease, it was nonetheless a very lovely diversion. nice cosyread great for the holidays

I really enjoyed this read. I loved how relatable both characters were and that we were able to join along as they worked through some of their anxieties. The romance was so sweet and it made for a perfect holiday read!

One Sweet Holiday is a fun, sweet rom-com. I enjoyed its lightheartedness. Gwen meets a Scottish bazillionaire when he arrives in town to attend her sister's wedding. As neighbors, they are thrown together in a variety of situations and fall hard for each other. I enjoyed the fact that the conflict which threatens the romance wasn't heavy handed or overly dramatic. The characters worked through the conflict and ended on the right side of love.

This book is a fun read!

‘Tis the season for holiday romances, and One Sweet Holiday gets you off to a good start!

In many ways, it is a simple novel: Gwen, a small-town baker, is busy designing a cake for her baby sister’s wedding, getting all her client’s Christmas’ orders ready, and dealing with an overbearing mother who has made it her mission to see her daughter with a date. And then, enters Logan—a handsome, Scottish entrepreneur who needs to get away from his family to make a tough business decision. But, of course, that goal is thrown out the window when he meets Gwen and is instantly charmed by her. Even though there is undeniable chemistry between them, what truly brings them together is how they both struggle to balance pleasing their families while leading the life they want. Their sweet friendship develops quickly, and soon we are introduced to our fake-dating trope when Logan becomes Gwen’s date to the wedding. You know the drill on how it goes after this, BUT I was caught by surprise when I found myself truly intrigued about how things were going to be solved at the end.

Something I really loved about Day’s writing is her protagonist: with stories that rely so heavily on tropes, characters often fall flat or become too one-dimensional. I loved there was more of an essence to Gwen: she speaks her mind, she communicates, she has body-image issues but doesn’t make it her whole personality, she has friends and a life separate from the love interest. She felt like a woman I’d know. While I didn’t get the same roundness from Logan, his POV was still interesting and made me appreciate him as a character. This leads me to another thing I enjoyed from this novel, which is that there is no huge drama lurking behind the scenes, or one big event that will threaten the characters’ relationship. What drives the plot are the normal fantasies/insecurities/struggles anybody encounters at the beginning of all relationships, and to me that made the story a lot sweeter, funnier, and enjoyable.

My one and only comment on this novel is repetition. Both Gwen and Logan bring up their mother’s obsession with them finding partners very often and, even though it is what ends up pushing the fake-dating trope, it is brought up and over-explained in many instances by both characters.

A great read to get the Christmas-y feeling started.

This was the small town romance I didn’t know I needed. I am in love with Logan Fyfe’s knight-in-shining armour approach and Gwen Griffin’s do-everything-yourself style! To say opposites attract would be an understatement. Day’s voice for both her FMC and MMC is authentic amongst all the outlandish Christmassy hijinks thrown in Gwen’s path - particularly all the grief and stress given to her by her mother! I will definitely be looking into more of Day’s work in the new year!

This was a pretty cute, if not predictable (as they all are) Christmas romance where meeting a hot stranger quickly turns into more. They both clearly cared about each other quickly and wanted to help, and I did like that Logan wanted to make Gwen feel cared for and that she doesn't have to handle everything alone, but I also felt that a lot of plot points were played out in a kind of forced way to fit the narrative eg I don't understand why Gwen's parents were painted as villains for rightly stating they didn't get the cake flavour they ordered? Yeah, they're dickheads anyway but it was unprofessional. And Logan saying it's fine because 6 of his business ventures have failed was wildly not helpful considering he's rich af. No one seemed to be realistic about it and told Gwen to 'just stop worrying' when frankly she should be?? And can characters stop assuming things when they've literally just been told the opposite, it's frustrating as hell.

I found there was some phrases that were repeated a lot - it got rather boring reading both of them saying they've caught feelings but he doesn’t live there blah blah blah or their individual family issues over and over again. I felt like the book was stuck in a loop for the most part and got a bit stagnant - but I am someone who prefers a quicker pace.

Overall, it was a decent Christmas romance. My favourite scene was the Christmas jumper party, and I wish that the joy and friendship in that party lasted a bit longer. It had a nice ending and I admit it was easy to imagine the scenes described throughout. Thank you to netgalley for the arc.

This was a sweet holiday read!

Gwen and Logan were a great couple, and watching them get their HEA was a fun read. I enjoyed that the drama and angst was kept to a minimum.

This was a great read to get me into the holiday spirit!

Thanks so much to Blue Crow Publishing and Lucy Day for the ARC! I'm always a sucker for a good Christmas story and a Happily ever after. I loved reading about Gwen and Logan's story. They were so cute and I can't wait to read the rest of the Jasmine Falls books!

3.5/5
One Sweet Holiday was such a sweet story, great for getting you in the holiday mood.

Even though Gwen wasn’t as much into Christmas, it was for a relatable reason that being around family during the holidays can be hard for some. And wow, her mom was a piece of work, having so many high expectations and comparing her so much to her sister. When Logan comes in it's very much insta love for them but I liked the way they interacted.

Then Logan started to help her find a work/life balance and that set a nice beginning for their relationship. I like how he was also able to make his own decisions without caving to his family’s pressure, while having his brother's support. I do think he was the one who was the most reassuring and offered support constantly. I get that she was facing all her insecurities but it seemed mostly one sided. Overall it was an easy and fun read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Blue Crow Publishing and Lucy Day for the opportunity to read this book.

This is a really cute, holiday themed book. There’s a lot of romance, but the spice is pretty clean. I absolutely love the main character, Logan, and his support and love for the female main character. This is a sweet story and actually wish it would have been a little bit longer.

The perfect, sweet, fake-dating romance holiday read! I loved the mix of the small-town setting in South Carolina during the holidays, with an out-of-town billionaire Scottish guest! Throw in a wedding setting, enjoyable secondary characters, and small town charm, you have the perfect set up for a romance winner. The steam is fade to black/closed door, but the author does a wonderful job building banter and tension without on-page spice. I think my favorite part was the lack of a third act breakup, AND having both characters POV and desire to support one another with maturity. Overall , this was a quick and fun romance with a holiday setting.

I really enjoyed this book! Such a cute, fun, holiday romcom! I give this one all the heart eyes!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Well, this was just a delight of a read. It was like reading a Hallmark Christmas movie, and I say that as a compliment. The story focuses on Gwen and Logan. Gwen runs a cafe in her hometown, and she's questing after approval from a variety of humans. Logan, a wealthy out-of-towner (I told you there were Hallmark vibes), shows up looking for an escape. Gwen needs a fake date for her sister's upcoming wedding, and Logan seems to fit the bill. As you can probably infer, things go from there. What I loved about this one that it wasn't just romance, but also Gwen figuring out her way with life and work and things/people she loves. It just put a smile on my face, and it was a perfect holiday read. Thanks to NetGalley for the look at this recent release!

★ ★ ★ ★ //5

One Sweet Holiday
by: Lucy Day

THOUGHTS:

I want to thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Do you love a book that:

-Holiday Read
-Billionaire Romance
-RomCom
-Small Town Vibes

This will be for you and it has even more within!

I love a good romcom and this is what this book was. SO fun and so enjoyable! The story line and setting for this book was perfection and the characters were so well developed. I loved watching each of them interact and our two MC’s grow together. This is a small town romance and I couldn’t have been here more for it. This book is perfect for those who want a super sweet and cute little holiday romance but not any of the spice because we don’t encounter any of that on the pages. Absolutely will be a recommended book here!

Fake dating, Hot Scot, Rich! Gimme all the tropes, I loved this one. Gwyn has resigned herself to an awful holiday, including festivities for her sister's perfect wedding. Her sister's fiance's friend, Logan, rents the house next door to get away from the pressures of his rich family, and the two strike up a friendship. When Gwyn's sister asks Logan to be Gwyn's date for the wedding, things start to heat up!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

This book has a strong Stars Hollow vibe and I absolutely adored it. It is such a sweet and charming book, and it’s like being wrapped in a warm hug. Gwen is completely and totally relatable, and Logan is absolutely adorable. A cute holiday story!

Definitely one of the best romances I've read in a while. When Gwen is in town for her sister's wedding, she feel like all eyes are on her. She got dumped by her fiance and now everyone is looking out for her when her sister is getting ready to tie the knot. To get everyone off her back, she gets Logan to agree to be her date to the wedding. What ensues is a opposites attract, fake dating romance sure to keep you entertained. The characters were charming and the setting was cute, this is a book sure to delight.

It is a closed door romance, so that is worth noting.

The only criticism I have is that for a holiday romance, it was a bit light on the holiday elements. I would describe it more as a cute small town romance.

4.5 stars
I loved it and I want more!! Please please continue their story. This had everything I want in a good RomCom Holiday book. I don’t want to give anything away but if you love a story where you are rooting for the main characters the entire time read this!

Thank you NetGalley and Blue Crow publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

The opposites attract in this story was perfection! Logan was so sweet from the start and I couldn't get enough of his scenes in this book. Gwen I wanted to wrap up on a hug throughout this story too. Set on the background of the holiday season, I couldn't put this book down! I enjoyed Lucy Day's writing and characters and am going to read her previous books. Thank you to NetGalley and Blue Crow Publishing for an advanced copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own!