Under The Mistletoe With You is a cute hallmark movie-worthy queer romcom with bags full of the romance tropes we all know and love: enemies-to-lovers, only one bed and grumpy/sunshine.

When a snowstorm isolates a small Welsh town, Christopher (who you may have met in the author's previous rom com Make You Mine This Christmas) has to cancel his plans to visit family. Instead, he faces the prospect of Christmas, alone, in his bakery with only festive Netflix romcoms for company. Small snag though, he's already rented out his flat for the holiday! And unbeknownst to Christopher, it is to Nash, the star of his favourite films...


UTMWY is a cute, cosy romance without a shadow of a doubt. But it's so much more than that. Christopher's growth in self confidence is just as prominent to the story as the m/m romance. I also loved that Nash is a transgender male and it is just a background fact of his character: it is mentioned but it isn't anything that needs to be addressed by any character, it is just who they are.

Hopefully there will be a third book in the series in 2025!

UTMWY is a beautiful queer romcom with characters you fall in love with - Lizzie plays with classic romcom tropes and truly makes it their own, offering the familiar comfort of enemies-to-lovers, the classic romcom misunderstandings, grumpy/sunshine plot points that we all love with a unique, warm, festive flair that never fails to impress

I had a really good time with this book. I loved the dynamic between the characters and the cast of characters in the small town.

A lovely cute cosy Christmas read that makes you feel all warm inside.

Great charaters, well written

Loved it

Huxley-Jones is the best cosy Christmas writer out there! Under the Mistletoe With You is an amazing cosy rom com, with the most adorable grumpy-sunshine pairing. You cannot finish the book without falling in love with Christopher and Nash.

The second in Lizzie Huxley Jones’ Christmas duology is a charming one: I read it over Christmas and it single-handedly helped me find my Christmas spirit. You can’t ask for more than that in a Christmassy rom-com!

Christopher is the older brother of Kit, the romantic heroine of Make You Mine This Christmas. At the end of that novel, Christopher reveals his true passion in life is baking…. And woohoo! We meet him in the opening chapters of Mistletoe preparing for Christmas in his very own little bakery. It hasn’t been easy, though - Christopher is broke, missing his friends, and more than a bit lonely. So when he’s snowed into his little apartment for Christmas it’s a disaster… until he discovers that he’s snowed in with Nasha Nadeau, the star of all his favourite Christmasssy rom-coms on Netflix.

The premise is a little silly, yes, but it’s a Christmas romance! Don’t worry about it! Worry instead about the fact that Nash and Chrstgopher kind of hate one another, at least to begin with. I don’t read a lot of enemies to lovers' romance but this one did a great job. Nash and Chrstipher just… get under one another’s skin, which is how the trope works best, i think! But that changes as they have to work together to help the small Welsh town they’re in through the worst snowstorm it’s seen in years. Yes, you know it - they have to come together to save their beloved town! It’s a Christmasssy trope bonanza, and I loved every second of it.
Lizzie writes chemistry between lovers so well, and Chrstopher and Nash are no exception. The book does lean into insta-love a little bit, especially towards the end, but you know what? I didn’t mind; Hux has created a better, more generous world in this book. If a trans guy can be a Netflix romance star, why can’t that same guy fall madly in love in less than a week? Fuck it, it’s Christmas!

Lizzie’s writing is undeniably charming and cosy — everything you’d want to read during the holidays snuggled up under a blanket with the Christmas lights on.

Starting off with the run-up to Christmas, we see Christopher getting ready for the festive season with his sister — a welcome familiar face from Lizzie’s previous Christmas tale, who I was so excited to see again. You don’t need to have read it to understand this one but it’s beautiful so I’d recommend it.

UTMWY is a beautiful queer romcom with characters you fall in love with - Lizzie plays with classic romcom tropes and truly makes it their own, offering the familiar comfort of enemies-to-lovers, the classic romcom misunderstandings, grumpy/sunshine plot points that we all love with a unique, warm, festive flair that never fails to impress.

I absolutely loved this festive read which is a follow on from Make You Mine This Christmas. Christopher and Nash were such a disaster but the sparks flew and the sex is really hot.

What a wonderfully magical romcom. I had high hopes for this after loving book 1 so much and this did not disappoint.

Snowed in with your favourite Christmas romcom star? You could not dream a more perfectly adorable plot. Both Nate and Christopher were as charming as the Welsh community they found themselves in.

Perfect for anyone searching for some holiday magic.

Christopher has closed up his shop ready for the festive period and to go and be with his loved ones. He's rented out his flat but then it all goes pear shaped due to bad weather and he can't get to where he needs to be. Which means that he will need to share the flat with the person coming to stay. He thinks it is a woman, but it is actually his favourite actor, Nash Nadeau. Christopher doesn't want to let on what a big fan he is.

They initially rub one another up the wrong way but for me it turned into the perfect festive read.

Christopher is about to close up his bakery in Wales for the Christmas, renting out his flat above while he travels to his sister's house for the holidays. A massive snowstorm however changes this, with Christopher unable to travel. He is surprised that the person who is to rent his flat has made it through the storm and even more surprised to discover it's his favourite actor Nash Nadeau! Nash has travelled to Wales to escape his agent and new contract negotiations. With the country at a standstill, Christopher can't leave and Nash has nowhere else to stay, forcing the two to share Christopher's tiny flat. After starting off on the wrong foot, can these two get along or will it be a nightmare Christmas?

I loved Lizzie Huxley-Jones' last Christmas book, Make You Mine This Christmas, which also features Christopher in a supporting role. If you plan on reading that one, I would suggest picking it up first before this one as it will spoil the plot.

Under the Mistletoe with You very much fit in with a Hallmark movie kind of story, with the arrival of a big Hollywood movie star. But it's fantastic to see a book with a m/m romance follow the tropes of Hallmark style story, which definitely needs more queer representation. There's even more in this as Nash is a trans man, which isn't made to be a big deal or central focus of the plot. I loved that it was just a fact that gets dealt with by both characters and isn't something we see Nash agonising over disclosing.

While the romance is cute (enemies to lovers with some forced proximity), to me the highlight is seeing Christopher build up a community in the town. It's a pity his friends that we meet in book one don't feature much, due to the nature of the storm, but seeing him make friends and branch out in his new town is so heartwarming, adding to the festive cheer and season of goodwill. It's always great to have a small town feature in a Christmas book!

While I did prefer Make You Mine This Christmas, this was still a solid book and possibly one of my favourite festive reads for this year. I hope we see another Christmassy book from the author, as I will snap it right up if there is!

Thos is my second festive read by the author Lizzie Huxley-Jones and this one relates to several if the characters from the first. A snow storm, scuppered plans and a netflix heart throb, what more could you want?
This author is incredibly inclusive and intersperses her work with a diverse cast of characters.

This was a very cute and cosy book, and the perfect read for the holiday season. When I first requested it, I didn't realise it's connected to the author's first novel, but it was definitely an added bonus - as was the fact that the novel was set in Wales. We need more Christmas romcoms set in Wales!!

I found both the MCs very loveable, and their banter quite amusing, even if the Brit/American divide was overexaggerated at times.

The cast of supporting characters is also top-notch, and I'm really hoping we get a third book set in the same world.

4.5 stars
Under The Mistletoe With You by Lizzie-Huxley Jones is an incredibly sweet and amazing Christmas romance that everyone should read! I now need a Christmas romance from Lizzie every year because they've been the highlight of my festive season.

I loved Christopher's character in Make You Mine This Christmas so was really happy to see more of him living his dream of baking. I really loved watching him grow as a character and I loved that while this was a romance novel, it also was about Christopher feeling at home in Wales and becoming more integrated with his fellow towns people.

Nash was a fantastic character who I quickly grew to love. The spark between Christopher and Nash was perfect and I loved watching them get to know each other.

I loved the representation in this one and loved the side characters so much. Shaz is amazing and I loved seeing characters from the first book holds important roles in this one!

Under The Mistletoe With You is the perfect book to curl up with this holiday season. Not only is the romance adorable but it shows the importance of community, friendship and helping those in need.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Had fun and enjoyed this cute, festive, and heartwarming story that made root for the characters. Well written, compelling.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This is a super cute, festive romance. I love all the inclusivity and diversity in the book; from various queer characters on various points of their journeys to multiple disabled characters and characters of various ethnicities.
If you are looking for representation of marginalised characters, this is the book for you this year. However, if you want a well written, unique story, this is probably not it. I did really enjoy this one, but for the diversity rather than the plot.

I utterly adored this book. I admit Nash took a while to warm to me, as I found his personality rather brash at the beginning of the book. However, he really warmed to me later as his personality softened. Also, did you know Nash is Canadian?

While the one bed x forced proximity x celebrity romance was GREAT, there were so many other facets of this book I enjoyed more. I absolutely loved the community care aspect. Watching the whole town come together to support each other through the storm when their plans went 180 was so wonderful to read. I loved meeting the other residents of Pen-y-Mor and seeing their camaraderie.

Nash's experiences with seizures is written so well, and I really enjoyed how respectfully that was written. As I know of Lizzie, they really wrote what they know here.

Nash being trans was very much not made a big deal, but I also think the discussion of this came a little too late in the book.

This was such a lovely, festive story. Lizzie is fast becoming a Christmas must have on my shelves.

Lizzie Huxley-Jones writes THE best Christmas romcoms. I adored Kit and Haf's story and I loved getting to see them, and Christopher again in this book.

Christopher is so very sensible and by the book, and I loved seeing his life turned upside down in a chaotic way when his favourite actor appears to stay in his flat, just as they are all stranded by a snow storm. Christopher finds Nash unbearable and rude at first, and Nash thinks Christopher is very uptight.

I loved watching them both have to work together to help out the local community during the snow. The perfect backdrop for a budding romance.

Under the Mistletoe With You is a gorgeous, funny and heartwarming Christmas story with plenty of laughs out loud moments and some really lovely characters.

I'll be reading this and Make You Mine This Christmas every Christmas from now on.

I am a Christmas hater, but a Lizzie Huxley-Jones enthusiast, so it says a lot about this absolute treat of a book that it was so delightful that it warmed even my cold, dead, Grinch-y heart.

Like its predecessor, Under the Mistletoe with You is an absolute delight to read. It's so lovely, perfectly blending humour and complex emotion. Alongside our main duo (who are both expertly formed), the novel features a wonderful supporting cast - both those we met in Make You Mine This Christmas, and the townies.. There's a great mix of people, all with their own backstories and mini-plots, and I found them all engaging. The first village committee scene was hysterical, and very accurate. I was worried about pacing, and where the plot might go, towards the ending - but I need not have feared. The final scene made me giddily happy, and very ready for the festive season.