A short quick read, Mine for Christmas is a good m/m romance. I liked this story and the character and would look to read more by this author

A very quick but sweet holiday read about two young college students who decided to pretend they are a couple when both of them want to be an actual couple.

What a short, but fun read!! Matt and Cody used to be friends in high school, but drifted apart. Funny, one day in college, they end up being in the same chem class and are lab partners. The sparks are still there, but neither wants to put themselves out there and topple the apple cart, so they seem content to not mess things up and just be good friends.

When Cody's mom wants to set him up with a blind date for Christmas, he's desperate! He begs Matt to pretend to be his boyfriend. Matt doesn't know if his heart can take faking being Cody's boyfriend. He knows it will do some serious hurt to him, but he can not give up the chance to see what it would feel like having Cody as his. Even if it is for just a couple of days.

I loved how these two had a past and it wasn't traumatic-just a drifting apart. It was refreshing that they found each other again and were once again ,friends. Both Matt and Cody were likeable characters. They were both thoughtful and sweet! I liked the premise of the book and even though we knew the end game, I enjoyed the journey getting there!

An adorable friends to lovers Christmas short that was equal parts sexy and sweet.

Mine for Christmas is about two college students, Matt and Cody. Matt and Cody knew each other growing up, but hadn’t seen each other in a few years. Until their sophomore year of college when they ended up being lab partners. They’ve become friends and both have a crush one one another. Everyone realizes this… except the two of them.

When Cody needs a ‘date’ for a Christmas Eve party his parents throw every year he takes Matt. It’s either that, or his mom will try to set him up with a guy he has no interest in. Matt and Cody go as friends even though everyone else thinks their dating. Soon enough, their true feelings get revealed.

This was a light and fun Christmas read that had just enough steam. I really enjoyed it and only wish it was a little longer. It took me a little less than an hour to read, and was a nice way to end my night.

Matt keeps getting teased by his brother for having a massive crush on his friend Cody. He knows that Cody doesn’t feel the same way about him so tries to keep it hidden. Cody asks Matt to help him avoid being set up by his mum for Christmas by pretending to be his boyfriend but Matt isn’t sure if he can stand being so close and not reveal his true feelings. Cute and Christmassy. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a quick, fluffy Christmas read. The characters aren't too fully developed beyond their past, what they take in school and their family situation, but for a novella, doing so would take away from pages that could be filled with plot. Their relationship ramps up pretty quickly, and much of what we see of their friendship is them crushing on each other, so I was a little disappointed that there wasn't so much a friends to lovers relationship but a "we were friends in grade school, drifted apart and think the other is really hot as an adult" sort of deal. It's a perfect Christmas romance though, with ice skating, snuggling and tree decorating. Definitely worth the read if you need some quick Christmas fluff.

Super cute short adorable Christmas read! Too short for any deep story line but just enough for a Merry Christmas story. Matt and Cody were estranged friends reunited in college. They both really like each other but won't tell the other because they doubt the each other's feelings. Cody asks Matt to be his fake boyfriend for Christmas to avoid his mom's meddling and when they spend the weekend at Cody's family's house, they get closer as time progresses. CUTE holiday romance! Thanks for the ARC NG!

in mine for christmas a super cute holiday novella, matt has had a crush on cody for years but thinks he's been friend-zoned. when cody asks him to join him for christmas as his pretend boyfriend, things start to feel real.

this is a very short novella, but the characters are sweet and when they admit their true feelings for each other, it gives you all those feel-good emotions that a holiday story should.

**mine for christmas will publish on november 26, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/ninestar press in exchange for my honest review.

eProof was given by publisher, NineStar Press, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (Full review will come to The Pewter Wolf - http://thepewterwolf.blogspot.com - prior to Christmas)

This is a light, fluffy (at times cheesy) M/M novella with a Happily Ever After (HEA) that would make perfect Christmas Eve, reading in a blanket den with a big mug of hot chocolate.

One of my main issues is that [once the main characters, Matt and Cody realise that they both have feelings for each other and have oral sex, they said I love you and called each other "baby" and "sweetheart". Yes, I get they fancied each other for years, but still... (hide spoiler)]

Was light and fun Christmas read. Very much like a made-for-TV Christmas movie. And a nice reading break from Gilded Cage (which I am enjoying, but with all the Brexit drama hitting the UK at the moment, I need something fun)