How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

3.3

Meghan Quinn

A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn.Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.Over Cole's dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump's heart has grown three sizes this season and he's fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.But the competition isn't the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee's fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they're attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all...

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Author

Meghan Quinn

Pages

480

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Published Date

2024-10-15

ISBN

1464230153 9781464230158

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"This was a book club read and the concept of it being like the grinch was cute, and I can understand a slow burn, but almost 500 pages is honestly insane and unnecessary for what this book was. The dialog between characters was cringey and not for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ however if you love it, good for you!"

Emily G.

"This book was such a guilty pleasure for me. It was like a super spicy, small town Hallmark movie meets The Grinch. Complete with silly rhyming prose at the beginning of each chapter. The contest part was just fun, the banter made me laugh out loud, and the brotherly friendship between Cole and Max hit me in the feels. The spice kicks in just about half way through and kinda takes over until the end. Some of the spice gave me a little bit of the ick but overall it was a fun read. "

CeeCee

"Great read! 🎄🎅🏻🌲🤶🏻"

Jami

"Man, this book almost fooled me with a funny first line. There were some silly moments I smiled, but ultimately DNF’d after 70 pages and skimmed through to the ending. I’ve never read any books by this author, but wow was this corny. I’m all for a Hallmark kind of corny Christmas book, but the writing in this with the dialogue was just cringe. And why did this need to be almost 500 pages?! I also didn’t think his hatred for Storee (even her name is cringe) was necessary. Lots of repetition with words and phrases too. Just no."

Taylor Nagy

"I really liked this book. There were times I was giggling because of the banter. The story was so good. And adult twist to the how the grinch stole Christmas "

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"I’m on the edge between 2 and a 3 star rating. This was a book for my book club, and I think the first part of the book was enjoyable. It was funny and cute but definitely not something I normally read. There were a lot of funny parts and I liked the MMC. Here’s the problem. The FMC character made no sense, if she’s a workaholic and never goes out, she wouldn’t be this out going. She should have been more introverted for the story to make any sense. And after you FINALLY got to spice, it was lacking and just not enjoyable to read. While it could be called tension through the first part of the book, it wasn’t so it didn’t feel like build up. However me and my book club made lots of candy cane jokes. I think this is an OKAY read, I did enjoy parts but others I definitely didn’t. If you’re into hallmark movies this might be perfect for you."