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So Gabby proposes a competition with Johnathan whereby whoever sells the most books before Christmas wins and the loser resigns. But, as Gabby and Johnathan work together to save the bookshop, Johnathan’s chilly exterior starts to melt, and Gabby develops a strong sexual attraction towards Johnathan (which she finds shocking as she is demisexual). To add to the confusion, Gabby’s anonymous online friend, whom Gabby chats with daily and has romantic inclinations towards, agrees to meet in person after the holidays. The Mistletoe Motive is an “enemies to lovers”/ grumpy with sunshine new adult holiday romance novella that includes open door intimacy and an own voices story. The Mistletoe Motive definitely reminded me a lot of Liese’s popular Bergman Brothers series (which is one of my favourite new adult romance series), so if you liked The Bergman Brothers than I highly recommend that you add The Mistletoe Motive to your holiday TBR list! I would also recommend The Mistletoe Motive to those who enjoyed holiday romances like Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey, Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert, and Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur. The Mistletoe Motive deals with themes such as change versus tradition, appearance versus reality, communication or lack there of, love and heartbreak, fate versus freewill, strengths and weaknesses, fear of failure, and working-class struggles. It also refreshingly features an inter-abled relationship and demisexual representation. I think that the moral of this story is that you shouldn’t let negative first impressions permanently colour your judgements of a person.
My favourite part of The Mistletoe Motive was the reference to beloved Disney bibliophile Belle (from Beauty and the Beast): “carrying Gabby toward the newest feature of the store: a sturdy wooden ladder that glides across the built-in bookshelves. It fulfilled Gabriella’s fantasy of recreating Belle’s moment in Beauty and the Beast”. The playlist included in the book, whereby a song is listed before each chapter, was very fun and it added an extra “Christmas-y” element to the story; furthermore, I appreciated that each song captured the vibe of the accompanying chapter and I loved how sometimes the song made an appearance in its accompanying chapter. Lastly, I really appreciated the epilogue included at the end of the novella which takes place post Gabby’s happily ever after.
Overall, I thought that this was a short, fun, and festive holiday read that I would definitely recommend to fellow romance lovers. I gave this book a rating of 9 out of 10. This article was written for "The Nerd Daily". Click here to view this article on "The Nerd Daily's" website or copy & paste the following URL into your web browser: https://bit.ly/3nbgpTV
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