A very sweet story that gives a gay twist to the Santa Clause and fairy tale tropes. Not particularly well written but the kind of book that inspires great cheer and some feels as befits the season. Highly recommended for those Sunday afternoons after coming down from a book high or a book breakdown from a rather intense novel.

*~~*ARC kindly provided to me for an honest review *~~*

- Review to come

Review originally posted on my blog with added content on Mikku-chan / A world full of words

3.5*

For some reason this book took forever to read. I don't know if it was just slow paced which caused me to out it down a lot or what.

That being said, I love the idea behind this book. The magic element that binds the heir of Santa to becoming the next Santa...the way Nico is trying to "rage against the machine". Even up until the end, I like how he had tested fate making it his choice and yet the magic still found a way.

Elliot is ah-dor-able. I love his green eyes and his blushing and all his smiles, but I was a little pissed at him while he was hurting Nico..
My favorite character was Nico's sister Noelle. Man she has a mouth of a sailor for being the daughter of Santa Claus, and I lived everything about it! LoL
She was also the voice of reason on MANY occasions. She was Nico's #1 fan when it counted, and she gets all the wins and stars in my book.

This was a cute Christmas story! Nico and Elliot are a cute couple and what they have is a true, true love, in a world full of magic. I liked the whole Santa’s heir storyline, it was unique. The only thing I didn’t care for was the writing style, it just bothered me for some reason, but overall it didn’t effect what I thought of the story. I was happy to see Nico and Elliot get their HEA.

I love Hallmark Christmas movies and this reminded me of that. A man is supposed to become the new Santa Claus, marry a woman to be Mrs. Claus, and then provide an heir as becoming Santa Claus has always been in the family. However, he reveals to his family that he is gay.
It was an easy, charming read. I was thrown off by the cover as it looks nothing like Christmas.

The Santa Clause meets A Cinderella Story but gayer. 😂 ....Okay, not exactly but that's what the story made me think of.

Nico is supposed to take over from Santa, find a Mrs. Claus, and provide an heir; the typical 'Royal' romance cliche which of course I completely love. There's only one issue. Nico is gay.

The cover needs to be more Christmas and less Springtime. I wasn't a fan of the writing. It seemed very debutish (I don't think that's even a word 🤷🏼‍♀️). With that said, please, for the LOVE OF THE HOLIDAYS, please make this into a Christmas movie. Do it for Nico and Elliott. The World needs it and I want to own it. 🙏🏼🎄🤗💕

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review Love Blooms.

Nico has been avoiding coming home as he finds it too stressful to face his father who happens to be Santa Claus, and break the news to him that he’s never going to marry a woman and provide the heir he requires to continue the family line. Time is running out and cannot see a way out of his predicament. I understand its nerve racking coming out and even more so if the whole future of Santa Claus rests on your shoulders but it was a bit too much anguish and not enough joy for me. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.