Christmas in July

 

It's Christmas in July! Reading sapphic Christmas romances while it's 100 F out is a little crazy, maybe? However, "Kiss Her Once for Me" had me so engaged, it may as well have been December. This is Alison Cochrun's second novel, and it's just as sweet, funny, and heart aching as her first. 

My Goodreads/Netgalley review:

Alison Cochrun seriously never fails to write captivating, heart wrenching, laugh out loud, romantic as hell stories. I am a huge fan of her first book, "The Charm Offensive", so i was absolutely thrilled to receive an arc of her new sapphic Christmas romance “Kiss Her Once for Me”. 
It did not disappoint. While it was initially a bit odd to start reading a Christmas romance while it’s over 100 degrees F outside, within a handful of chapters, it may as well have been December. I got completely sucked into “Kiss Her Once for Me” and finished it in a handful of hours. The story is absolutely beautiful—and probably the only love trapezoid I’ve read that I completely adored. And I swear, Alison is the queen of writing amazing side characters. In her debut novel, as well as KHOFM, every single character has a way of working their way into your heart. I laughed out loud numerous times and nearly dropped my kindle in surprise with the sneaky plot twists and “OMG” moments that made up this book. Alison was able to take a surprising amount of romance novel tropes and shove them all into one book without making it overwhelming or cliche. I had so much fun reading this and I cant wait to get my hands on a physical copy! (Or two or three or four to give as Christmas gifts.)

Rep:

Demisexual/bisexual female main character

Lesbian Korean American love interest

Achillean Korean American side character

Bisexual nonbinary Latinx side character

Transgender side characters

I absolutely loved this book. I cant wait to see what else Alison writes in the future. 🖤