Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Hartbridge Christmas #5
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: holiday, age gap, small town
“Can I kiss you?” he asked, his eyes dazed. “I think I’ll die if you don’t.”
A super sweet and romantic holiday story!
I probably shouldn’t have jumped straight into book five in this series, as the past characters were quite present and I felt like I was missing some context… But anyways, Deck the Fire Halls was a very sweet and charming story, pretty much exactly what one can expect from a small town holiday romance.
Rob and Soren had a bit of a rough start, but it wasn’t long before Soren had managed to charm his way into Rob’s life. Soren was a total golden retriever character, and it was fun to see how he tried to get Rob to notice and like him. I really liked their communication and how there wasn’t any unnecessary drama – just two mature men falling in love. There were lots of lighthearted, fun and steamy moments with these two!
Overall a sweet, no angst holiday story with some grumpy / sunshine, small town vibes, meddling friends, and a lot of cosy Christmas feels!
And yeah, those feelings I’d thought about earlier tonight, that I’d tried to ignore, that I was too scared to name? There was no ignoring them now.
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