Lovely story, how closely hate and love are linked! I liked the character arc for Tristan, and could see why he behaved the way he did. I really enjoyed the writing and could relate to certain aspects of most of the characters. I definitely want to know more about the wedding to a stranger happening at the end of the book! Would definitely recommend

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars

It's me not the book. I need to stop requesting hate to love relationship books.

Nina and Tristan have disliked each other since they met as teens but given Tristan is her brother's bestie, they see each other frequently. They keep pranking each other and Nina upsets her family over her behavior. Then sparks fly.

Interesting and intriguing read.
Would recommend this to others.
Thank you for providing me with a copy to read.

He is her brother's best friend and her biggest enemy. He insulted her when they first met and it has just gone downhill from there. Each encounter is filled with insults and pranks that get worse each time.

It all escalated when he came to a Christmas holiday with her brother. There is mad tension between them, shifting from hate to attraction.

The romance is fast, and steamy. There is mad tension between them and sparks just fly.

Once I started reading it, I couldn't stop, it's so addicting! It's light, fun, and full of chemistry and pranks. :)

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: Brothers best friend
Spice: 🔥

Synopsis: Christmas time is usually Nina’s favorite time of year, but not this year. Her brother has brought his best friend, Tristan or aka Prince of Darkness, home with him for the holidays. The two of them in the same house for days on end leads to endless barbs and pranks with a little tension mixed in. All is well until the fire is lit and there is not turning back.

Thoughts: This was a cute rom com! There was some good banter and pranks, the Casio watch one was a good one, along the way. I loved the dual POV so you could see how they both fell in love. This was my first boo by this author and I’m definitely adding more to my TBR!

The synopsis sets up the potential for books for each of Nina’s roommates.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bollywood Books for sharing this very entertaining romance's digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Book was cute. Not the worst book I’ve ever read - but also not the best.

It was a quick and easy read. What I didn’t love about it was the vindictiveness - I know it was supposed to come off as funny - but it was borderline ridiculous.

Oh buckle up! This was GOOD! I can not get over how sweet this story was. I was drawn in from the very beginning to the complete end. I loved it!

This was the perfect holiday romance!

Nina Thompson has one goal for Christmas: avoid Tristan, her brother’s best friend, at all costs.

Their relationship has been a battlefield of pranks ever since he humiliated her as a teenager. But when Tristan unexpectedly joins her family’s Christmas, Nina’s plans for a peaceful holiday are thrown out the window. As their prank war escalates, a snowstorm traps them together!

I absolutely loved this book, and it made me ready for the holidays! The pranks between Nina and Tristan were so much fun!

The “brother’s best friend” trope is one of my favorites, and this story nailed it perfectly.
I read through this so quick because I couldn’t put it down!

Anyone who enjoys a good enemies-to-lovers story or loves the brother’s best friend trope will find themselves swept up in this festive story!

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Nina and Tristin have had an ongoing battle of pranks and paybacks ever since they were teenagers. Nina is not happy when her brother brings Tristin home to spend Christmas with their family. As more pranks ensue, they begin to realize that their back-and-forth trickery may be disguising a deeper connection between them.

I loved this from the very beginning. The pranks were hilarious and kept me wanting more. There’s a little bit of spice that I would consider closed door romance (no steamy scenes) and at 241 pages, it’s a quick read.

“𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘋𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘯'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘧𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯.”
If you’re a fan of the ‘brother’s best friend’ troupe, you know this is where it all begins.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:
➾ Dual POV
➾ Brothers best friend
➾ Enemies to lovers
➾ Forced proximity
➾ Text messages
➾ Prank war
➾ Christmas

Thank you to @netgalley and @theboldbookclub for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

This was a great holiday romance, I loved it and can't wait to read it again! The enemies to lovers and brother's best friend tropes are always my favorite so having the mix of them was great.

A fluffy marshmallow of a book with a bit of chilli powder shenanigans sprinkled on top. Nina is a no nonsense girl who can hold a grudge, Tristan is the unaware man against whom Nina has sworn enmity.
Tristan comes from money, but not love.
Nina comes from love, but is conscious about her ears.
Their animosity stems from their fated meeting, where 18 year-old Tristan called her a Gremlin, and 13 year-old Nina realised that her dreams of marrying this Prince have evaporated because he was instead a Prince of Darkness.
I love the characters, their banter was silly, their romance scorching, and the angst was actually unexpectedly good. Absolutely loved it.
Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Boldwood Books for the ARC.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6761957641

This was everything I wanted in a holiday romance book!

Nina and her brothers best friend Tristan have never gotten along... it has always been war... that is until they are forced to spend time together in Ninas family home for the Christmas break... has it always been hate between them?

This is the perfect enemies to lovers, brothers best friend holiday book.

I love the banter between the characters, and their chemistry is fire! A definite must read this Christmas break.

This Is Not A Holiday Romance by Camilla Isley has all the necessary tropes for a light hearted holiday read - enemies to lovers; brother's best friend; forced proximity etc.

While I normally love Camilla's books, I found that despite the descriptive writing, I really didn't like the two main characters Nina and Tristan. I found them both really childish and honestly thought it was a huge jump to go from hating each other to insta-lust! Because of that I really wasn't as invested in the outcome of the story as I would normally be.
I did appreciate the epilogue at the end - I love to know what happens after happily ever after!

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the review copy.

Move aside The Hating Game, because I've found my new favourite enemies-to-lovers contemporary rom-com!

This was such a fun holiday romance full of heated exchanges and pranks that leads to a secret romance.

Nina is super close to her older brother Dylan but the downside to being close means that she has to put up with his best friend and roommate, Tristan (aka 'The Prince of Darkness'). Nina has always 'hated' her brother's best friend, Tristan. As with any strong emotions, her feelings started with an all-consuming crush that subsequently turned into hot-blooded rage and the need for revenge when a teenaged Tristan made fun of Nina's jug ears and gave her the nickname 'Gremlin'. For the next 15 years, the two would be locked in an intense feud of constantly pranking each other to get even.

Looking forward to spending the holidays back at home with her family, Nina was shocked to find Tristan there too. Snowed in with nowhere to go, they realize that their constant bickering is borderline flirtatious and has some underlying angsty heated sexual tension.

Told in alternating POVs, this was a really funny and quick read that I devoured in less than 2 days. The characters were great - I enjoyed their banter and character development. The romance was a bit of a slow, sexy burn with medium spice.

There was a bit of a miscommunication trope which I normally don't like but this is one I can stand by because it was realistic and believable. Tristan truly thought their feud was all fun and games, and that the nickname 'Gremlin' was affectionate and cute, whereas Nina was always out for blood because of the way Tristan had hurt her feelings and continue to do so whenever he uses the mean and insensitive nickname. I really liked how this disconnect was handled and resolved.

My only gripe is with the epilogue, which provided a lot of sudden information about Nina's two best friends. It seems like the author is setting up for future stories about the friends, which is fine I guess, but it felt strange as the friends weren't very strong secondary characters and only appeared briefly during the beginning and referenced occasionally later on in the story.

Having enjoyed A Christmas Date a few years ago, I jumped at the chance to read another story by Camilla Isley.

I had high hopes for this novel; the blurb and the cover quickly reeled me in, and I was not to be disappointed. I read this in two sittings and was hooked from the first chapter. I loved the dual narrative voices used to tell this story from the points of view of both Nina Thompson and her sworn enemy, but also her brother's best friend, Tristan Montgomery, as it gave me a better idea of where each party was coming from.

I loved the sarcastic wit Nina employs to express just how awful she thinks Tristan is. The tags 'The Prince of Darkness', 'Spawn of Satan devil incarnate' and my absolute favourite 'Antichrist in a suit' had me rolling about crying with laughter.

If you enjoy a romcom, Christmas story, enemies-to-lovers trope or are simply looking for a novel to lift your spirits, this is the one for you. I found This Is Not a Holiday Romance to be humorous, easy to read and highly entertaining and I would wholeheartedly recommend it.

I love reading This Is Not a Holiday Romance. It had 2 of my favorites tropes, enemies to lover and best friends sister/brothers best friend plus it take places over the holidays. While it was a shorter read it didn't real like it was too rushed. I love the banter between both Tristan and Nina, I'm hoping there is a companion novel for Hunter and Dylan in the future.

4 stars,

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book. All thought are my own.

Perfect fun festive romance.

A bit juicy in bits this fast paced holiday romance will have you reading well into the wee hours.

Nina is going home to enjoy Christmas with her family the only problem her nemesis Tristan or “The Prince of Darkness” her brother Dylan’s best friend ends up a part of their festivities and spends the holiday with her family.

Told from both Nina and Tristan’s perspective this story is full of raw emotions, vulnerability and honesty. I loved it more and more as I devoured each chapter.

This was a such a fun and witty romance! It was full of laughter, romance, sex appeal, it has it all! I recommend this for anyone who enjoys Rom-Com reads.

A funny and sweet Christmas story . Nina and Tristan know each other for 15 years and they hate each other all those years . When they are in the same room they insult or prank each other . Now they have to spent Christmas together with her family and they are snowed in . While bickering they discover that there is passion between them . Will they give them a chance to try explore their chemistry ?
I received this book from netgalley , the author and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .

This was my first Camilla Isley book but it won't be my last! I adored these characters and the story was so engaging that I had a hard time putting the book down. The banter between the two MCs was fun right from the start. The progression of tension between these two "enemies" was perfect. By the time they started to give into feelings other than frustration and hate it felt natural and highly anticipated (without waiting too long). I feel connected to every character in this story and hope to see the side characters again in their own books.