This book was sooo cute! The animals, the imperfectly perfect relationship.. I adored the characters and the Christmas vibes. 5 stars!!

This is a sweet Christmas romance that has a fake engagement/marriage. He is her brother's friend and is helping her when she can't pay rent after her brother moves away. She agrees to help him inherit his grandparent's home which requires that he marry. I think it would have been better for me if they were a little older. He is still in school and living in a dorm. She is perseverating on a bad kiss they shared when they were teenagers. But, it was definitely a hopeful and festive romance.

I hate to be a Scrooge, but giving Let’s Not and Sleigh We Did 3 stars. This Christmas enemies become lovers, marriage for convenience story was cute but I didn’t find anything super exciting about it. I found Luke to be kind of a red flag. His attitude on the plane was a little dramatic. I actually found all the men in the Vegas wedding. It’s definitely cute in the Hallmark Christmas way, which I ultimately always enjoy!! Thanks to the author, Net Galley, and the publisher for the ARC!

Let's Not & Sleigh We Did is a super cute holiday story. I loved Luke and Noelle's story. This was a super cute romcom with the perfect Hallmark vibes. I can't wait to read more in this series.

I Thoroughly Enjoyed this!!! It was cute. The characters were great. I loved the writing with the opposites attract trope. This was fun. Can’t wait to read more from this author

Let’s Not & Sleigh We Did is J.P. Sterling’s Christmas rom-com novella set in a fictional small town in New England. The story is told in alternating POV from Noelle and Luke. There are no sex scenes or profanity.
Noelle is a 22-year-old who works with horses on a small farm in Mapleton, Vermont. She decided not to go to college and shares an apartment (and expenses) with her twin brother, Nate. Although Noelle’s salary is small, she gets free boarding for her horse, Buttercup. When Nate decides to move to Florida to be with a girl that he met online, he offers his best friend, Luke, as a potential roommate for Noelle. Noelle had a bad date and horrible kissing experience with Luke in high school, so she declines the offer. When she loses her job at the stable, she decides that having wealthy Luke as a roommate sounds pretty good.
Luke is pre-law in college and his father expects him to attend Harvard Law School. However Luke is more interested in woodworking, something he did with his beloved maternal grandfather. When his father informs him that the family home will be going to his hated cousin because he’s getting married, Luke decides that he should beat his cousin to the altar so he can inherit the property. Luke works out a deal with Noelle for a fake marriage which will solve all of their problems.
Although I’m not a fan of Hallmark movies, I know that many people enjoy them and prefer stories with similar themes and plots. Unfortunately, Let’s Not & Sleigh We Did seems like it has the elements of a Hallmark movie, but the characters seem immature and there’s several cringey scenes/dialogue. Noelle told readers that her high school kiss with Luke was bad multiple times and provided descriptions of it each time. I feel like this story should be edited further and then re-marketed to the new-adult inspirational market. The overall plotline of Let’s Not & Sleigh We Did is fine; it’s the immature characters that make it less engaging than other closed-door romantic comedies.
I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Victory Editing Co-op for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This one looked cute and I was excited to try it out. However I just could not get into it. Let’s Not and Sleigh We Did is written by J.P. Sterling and it is a romantic comedy. The concepts were cute and fun but the characters got on my nerves. The characters felt really immature and I just couldn't finish reading it. I was hoping that the more I read the book, the more the characters would grow on me. Unfortunately it didn’t happen.
However I did hear good things about this book so maybe it just wasn’t the best fit for me.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the publisher through Netgalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion, a positive review was not required.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for a chance to read this Christmas romance. This is my honest review.

This is a sweet romance and is the 3rd in the Christmas Shenanigans series. It can be read as a standalone though. I thought the romance between Noelle and Luke was lovely. It has all the tropes I enjoy; forced proximity, fake dating etc. Then when you throw in some Christmas magic and shake well, you have a great combination for Christmas. Definitely needs to be on your TBR for December.

I was so excited to read this one and it was short and sweet which was nice but i had a hard time truly getting hooked on this one. Noelle and Luke were so sweet together and im so glad they got their HEA!

Luke and Noelle's story was witty, charming, delightful, swoony and a great holiday treat to snuggle up and read. I loved the backstory between these two. It made me giggle and had me saying to Noelle several times to just give him a chance and forget about the awkward moment from their past because when push comes to shove it wasn't that big of a deal...kind of. Hahaha! Ok, you have to read the book to understand.

I loved Luke's character. He has been in love with Noelle for years and years and yet is still the perfect gentleman towards her. I loved the advice from his roommate and how as he starts upping his game and spending more time with her, she starts to see a different side of him than she's allowed herself to see. This is a great story showing that sometimes we change and can finally have a clearer picture of a situation than what we allowed ourselves to see before.

Great fake marriage story that brings about friendship, love and a sweet wedding! Love it all!!! And that cute cow!!!

Content: Clean.

I received a copy from Victory Editing Co-Op, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in the review are my own.

Happy Reading!!!

‘Let's Not & Sleigh We Did’ by J.P Sterling was a genuinely surreal novel. The short romance novel follows an enemies to lovers as they are forced into both close proximity and fake marriage due to the female leads, Noelle’s, financial difficulties and Luke’s long lasting crush.

This Christmas story packs a lot of punch and a lot of tropes into such a short amount of pages. It is defo worth a read if you are someone who enjoys the romance genre and enjoys the absurd as this book goes above and beyond when it comes to Christmas. The pun-tastic name expresses this well.

My only complaint is that I found Luke a total red flag and he said someone very questionable things about women, very Mr. Nice guy.

3/5

Thank you to #netgalley for this #arc of ‘lets not and sleigh we did’

A fun holiday romance with tropes I love - plus a fluffy cow! Who wouldn't love that? Definitely one to add to your holiday reading list!

This was such a cute feel good read. I really enjoyed the storyline. Noelle and Luke were so sweet and although it’s unrealistic I still enjoyed it. I’d recommend this as a quick feel good read and it got me feeling Christmassy

I love those cheesy winter hallmark movies and this is like one! A super cute fake marriage trope for an inheritance. Enjoyed reading this and recommend to all who enjoy kisses only and wholesome moments!

Received and arc via NetGalley for my honest review

This was a proper make me smile rom com of a read. Like I was snuggling down in a hallmark movie scene and feeling so smug about life!
No in all seriousness it was great.
Not to heavy. But no patchy or cliche either. It was just really pleasant and cheeky and all the tick boxes you want for a seasonal read. Although I'd happily read it all year round.
Of course we want the two main characters to get together but it was fun watching them get there.

This story was everything I wanted in a Christmas rom-com, it had all my favorite tropes and top it off with a fluffy cow and sign me up! I was obsessed. Please read this one, if you want a Christmas story that doesn’t feel too cheesy. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an E- Arc in exchange for an honest review.

ARC Review ✨️

☆Luke & Noelle♡

Noelle finds herself in a rough patch. After finding out her brother is moving and she must now pay for his half of the rent as well as hers, she also finds out the boarding place for her horse Buttercup is going to cost more monthly as well. Now she has to decide what to do. Luckily for her, Luke is her brothers best friend, and he's willing to move in and pay the half rent. Sadly, his parents aren't willing to allow that, so he forms a plan to get fake married to Noelle. He's just gotta get her on board first.
This was such a funny, cute holiday read! I loved how the story ended up unfolding. They had to face so many obstacles, and I felt so bad for them a few times. The animals in this story are so stinking cute! I have always wanted a fluffy cow so I'm kinda jealous😂🖤 If you're searching for a holiday day read, with some twists, cute animals, amazing characters, and some great writing, this is it!

Tropes:
♡Brother's best friend
☆Fake marriage
♡rom-com
☆kisses only
♡forced proximity
☆holiday romance

Thanks so much to the author and Victory Editing Netgalley Co-op for the ARC!

I really enjoyed this book! The characters were great and very entertaining. The story was very well written and I loved the plot!

This is a kisses only romcom in the Christmas Shenanigans series by J.P. Sterling. As far as I know, this is a standalone story. I didn't feel like I needed to have read the others in the series to know what was going on. Perhaps if I had read them, I may have enjoyed this one more though. This was also my first book by this author. I may give another one of her books a try, but this one just wasn't my favorite.

The main characters knew each other growing up and had a kissing incident that involved slobber. That is often referred to and gagging and other bodily reactions are described several times. I just didn't enjoy that at all. Then, the story itself seemed odd. The female character needs a roommate because she can't break her lease. She finds a roommate, but then it doesn't work out and she moves out immediately. What?!?

Then there were other events that just made me shake my head with wonder. I don't want to give away any spoilers for those that want to read this, so I'll stop there. I know other reviewers really enjoyed this book. And I know and respect some of those that I read. It just wasn't a book I would recommend at this time.

I was provided a complimentary copy of the digital version of this book through Netgalley. I'm happily leaving an honest review there, but won't leave negative reviews in other places for it.

This book was cute, I felt it was a bit choppy and seemed to move extremely fast. I think the story would be better if it was given the time to build and expand a bit more. it was an easy read and may be good for people who don't have a lot of time and just looking for something to keep them entertain. but I would have really liked to seen this story a little more details