This storyn was sad, funny, interesting and a thoroughly enjoyable read. A real mix of characters who made a community involving everyone. The conclusion, was the cherry on the cake!

Thank you to Lizzie Huxley-Jones and the publisher for this advance reading copy

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Under the Mistletoe with You is the wonderful follow-up to Make You Mine This Christmas, and the second adult festive romance by acclaimed author Lizzie Huxley-Jones. While this delightful queer love story features some of the characters from Make You Mine, it also works just as well as a standalone.

I adored this original spin on the classic ‘only one bed’ romance trope, which stars bisexual baker Christopher, snowed in in a tiny Welsh seaside town with a surprise guest, festive romcom star Nash Nadeau, who’s escaping a difficult decision about his career by booking Christopher’s flat as a last-minute winter getaway. Except Christopher can’t get away — and nor can Nash; they must both suffer through the cringe and make the best of it.

As it turns out, there’s quite a lot to do in a snow-struck Welsh seaside community and, in no time, both Christopher and Nash are thrown into a series of errands, favours and an attempt to rescue Christmas for the village. Along the way, they get to know each other — and themselves — a little better, and to realise that maybe this was where they were both meant to be this Yuletide, after all.

Huxley-Jones is a master of festive romance. I loved the characters they created; every person felt warm, real, honest and fully realised and I hugely enjoyed the diverse and inclusive nature of the cast, too.

I have a feeling Huxley-Jones’ books will become a Christmas tradition for many readers.

I love Hux's work! I was so excited to get to read their latest, a follow on to Make You Mine This Christmas.

This installment tells Kit's brother, Christopher's story. He's moved to Wales to run a bakery and hasn't had much in the way of a romantic life - until a mysterious Canadian film star shows up...

The perfect Christmas novel, such a treat! Thanks again to NetGalley and the publisher.

4.75/5

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC.

This was like a warm hug in book form. I absolutely fell in love with Christopher, Nash and the small town community that Lizzie Huxley-Jones created. The dual POV was great and provided so much depth for both of the characters. It was also amazing to read a cosy queer Christmas story where the characters’ queerness wasn’t used as plot device or to create tension between the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a cosy Christmas story in a small town setting with bakeries, adopted animals and Christmas miracles.

Got it by mistake, wasn’t really my kind of book. However
I read it and really enjoyed it. A heartwarming story! Nothing beats a Christmas book!

Christopher thought being snowed in with his celebrity crush was the best thing ever. But he wasn’t counting on Nash being a prick! The fights and romance made for a fun little read

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for approving my request to read an arc of this book

I absolutely loved Lizzie Huxley-Jones’ first book and it became a personal favourite, and so I was over the moon to get the chance to read Under The Mistletoe With You early as well. This story follow’s Haf’s fake boyfriend, Christopher, from Make You Mine This Christmas, a character I loved so much when I was reading and so to have him as the main character and get to read his own love story was brilliant. Christopher and Nash don’t get on at all at first, despite Christopher being a huge fan of Nash from seeing him in his favourite made for streaming movies. It was so much fun reading their petty bickering and seeing the thaw of their hearts even among the icy setting of the book.
I loved the amount of representation in this book, both in disability (seizures and suspected autism) and in queer representation (trans, gay and bisexuality). The overall plot of the book was so heartwarming and written with so much respect for disabilities and also elderly people. I loved the whole cast of characters and I didn’t want this story to end!
I’m hoping for more stories about this cast of characters, perhaps Ambrose next time?