Monday 1 November 2021

Blame it on the Mistletoe by Beth Garrod



In this funny holiday rom-com, two very different girls swap lives for a Christmas adventure.

Elle is a social medial star with the #DreamLife...or so it seems. Determined to shake up her content and gain new followers, she's on a mission: can she find a British fan to swap with for Christmas?

Holly loves everything about Christmas. But after a mortifying mistletoe disaster with her ex, her perfect plans unravel like a bad Christmas sweater. Can Holly save the holidays when she switches places with favorite social media influencer?

Elle gets more than she bargained for when she meets the cute boy from across the street. And Holly wasn't expecting Elle to have a handsome twin brother. This holiday is full of surprises.


If you're looking for a sweet, Christmas-y romcom, this could be the one.

There are a lot of characters to keep straight, and you're just dropped into the story with no explanation, but if you can hold on to get past that and into the story proper, you'll find a sweet story about finding things you didn't think you could find and the joy of letting go and going with the flow. (Although there's nothing wrong with a good plan!) If you read a lot of romcoms, there's not much here to surprise you, but that's not a bad thing; I really enjoyed reading this, and there's a lovely cosy feeling that evokes the very best of Christmas.

Holly's insistence on everyone loving Christmas did get a little grating, but I could mostly ignore that. It has some good things to say about social media, too, and I really appreciated those parts of the story. Social Media does have good parts, and they're often overlooked when people complain about the bad parts, so it's nice to see both sides.

I really enjoyed this, it's one I'll break out around this time of year again, and I heartily recommend it.


Blame it on the Mistletoe publishes on the 2nd November, 2021. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.

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