I love the cute rom com cover on this book. Unfortunately, this is not a cute rom com. It's a high-angst contemporary romance, which I don't read. I'm sure other people will love it, though. DNF at 33%.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

If there is anything i have come around to in the last few years, it is the second chance romance. I don't know, maybe something about stepping into full adulthood has made me realize the complexity of the ways that we can accidentally hurt each other and then grow to make up for our mistakes. Sometimes, it can be the most romantic thing in the world, if it works out. Other times, two people are supposed to break up and should stay that way. When you throw in Christmas and a return to your hometown, the scales fall heavy on the side of romance. All that to say, I enjoyed this book. It felt a bit predictable, but at the holidays that's exactly what I'm looking for. At times the Whitley family could be over the top, but I loved their antics and their love of Christmas. If you're looking for a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form, this is the one for you.

This was your typical holiday RomCom, Netflix style. I definitely think you need to go into the book thinking that it will be a little hooky, predictable and the character development might not be amazing, BUT it will be enjoyable and entertaining enough, bringing the holiday spirt. I love holiday books during the months of November and December and this one fit perfectly in the mix.
This book immediately hooked me I wanted to know all about Isabella, her family's eight days of Christmas, and what happened between her and the ex-boyfriend.

Thank you #netgalley for a copy to review

I dnf'd this at around 65%. I really tried to like this, but I hated everything about it so much. The main character sucks, her family sucks her ex boyfriend sucks, his brother sucks. She acts like the world revolves around her. And her family and her ex spend the entire time talking crap about her because she chose having a career in New York over staying with them. And because she never came back. I wouldn't have either if my family treated me like that. Also the reason she left and didn't come back was obvious from the beginning. She says she did come back once, but the only person who knew is dead now. And her ex's mom is dead. Gee, I wonder what could've happened?

This super cute Christmasy rom-com is everything you want in a holiday book. It was very hallmark with the small town love, it’s everything you want in a Christmas novel.

This is a solid 3 stars!
Sometimes the main characters were a little annoying and it was hard to relate to them but overall it’s a cute christmas love story and perfect if you’re looking for a fun and relaxing romance to get into the christmas spirit and read during the holidays.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

No matter the time of the book is fabulous 🤩 new favorite.

This was a cute, light-hearted Christmas romance. It was fun getting to know Leo and Isabella. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to get into the Christmas spirit, particularly if you like Hallmark movies! Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for an advanced reader copy of this book for an honest review.

Loved this one! I am secretly hoping though that there will be more books in the Pineridge series and the readers will find out more about Leo and Izzy and their relationship, if any, in the future, after all, I can't imagine any reader wouldn't want more from these two characters. Don't miss this one, it amazingly awesome!

Ok, wow. I don’t know where to begin here. It’s hard for me to enjoy books when I hate the heroine right out the gate. Izzy is stand-off-ish, arrogant and her general dialogue turned me off. She felt extremely juvenile. Leo is okay- ish, but the conflict between them is so angsty for NO reason, and his actions towards the conflict and smaller conflicts (such as his brother being a toxic human), make him kinda suck. The side character family members are toxic. Everything is motivated by poor decisions. No redemption whatsoever. And this is coming for a person (spoiler, it’s me) who loves regency romance and all that crap man behavior.

This was a cute rom com packed with festive vibes and drama. I did find the characters pretty annoying and most of the relationships in the book to be toxic. Whether it was family, the sister and her fiancé or Isabella and Leo.. it was all pretty hard to watch unfold and wait for them to wise up and treat each other with respect. There were some cute scenes and it was entertaining.

4.5 stars! I absolutely loved this Christmas book. It was so much fun, I kind of want to start my own Eight Days of Christmas tradition now! I absolutely loved the characters. It’s a strong contender for my favourite holiday book of the season. I’m so excited to see there’s a second book coming!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this book because the character development was strong and the story flowed well. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to read a light romance set at Christmas that will make you both laugh and swoon! Loved the story and will look for more from this author. Already bought for library collection and is checking out well.

This was such a fun Christmassy read and had hallmark movie vibes which I loved! I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for future books from this author.

I was really excited to pick up a winter, Holiday themed romance because I'm a huge sucker for Hallmark movies. Unfortunately, this book was a bit too cliche, predictable, and I didn't truly care for the MC or the love interest. I think there were some cute, romantic moments with the forced proximity aspect, but I think overall, it was just a messy jumble of these characters' emotions and not knowing how to communicate with one another on what each of them wanted. In addition, I found that their siblings who were getting married were having some issues that were thrown into this book and were never resolved which was just confusing as a reader since I want most of the ends to be tied by the end of the book for a complete finish. I do think that someone else might have enjoyed this book more than me so I'd still give it a shot if you like some of the tropes I mentioned.

This was a cute Christmas romance novel perfect for fans of In a Holidaze.

Isabella Whitley returned home for Christmas for the first time in 10 years. She’s been living her dream in NYC and when she finally returns she finally faces the reason she never came back until now, and why she broke Leo’s heart.

I just adored this book and I’m so grateful to Netgalley and the publisher for kindly gifting me this ARC.

I thoroughly enjoyed Eight Days of Christmas. Full of family and hijinks there was a lot to enjoy.

Isabella (Izzy) is traveling home for Christmas for the first time in 10 years, and if it hadn't been for her sister's wedding she might not even being going home now. Her plane gets rerouted to Nebraska, where she runs into her high school sweetheart - who is also stranded. They rent a car and drive home to Pineridge. You'd think there'd be some talking but they mostly avoid the topic of their previous relationship.

Izzy's family does the Eight Days of Christmas - eight days of fun and games for the whole family. I loved this so much! There was gingerbread house making, snowman building, sledding, baking, and more! Izzy and Leo continue to be put together by Izzy's sister Norah.

While the main focus of the book was Izzy and Leo, there was also a lot about Norah and Landon. I honestly didn't get their relationship. Landon picked out the bridesmaid dresses? Norah asks Landon to come to the bar where her bachelorette party is? They can't seem to do anything apart from one another and that just isn't my jam.

This book!! Ahhhh i have a love hate relationship with it. The cliffhanger ending killed me!!!! I can’t wait to keep reading and find out what happens!

5 Christmas lit stars for this one! I really, really loved it. It’s a second chance romance that had all the rich, special chemistry that lovers share. Looks across the room, personal jokes with glances only they would understand.
I enjoyed watching these two try to figure out what they were going to do. But what made this really fun and Christmassy for me was the eight days of celebrating. Each day had special things to do and family.
What a wonderful treat this was and I’m excited to say I can’t wait to read another by this author.
I highly recommend it if you love a Christmas romance.
Thanks City Owl Press via NetGalley.

This book was very cute and festive. It had all the makings of a perfect Christmas novel. MC was unlikable at times and the problems the characters faced could’ve been solved fairly easily had they talked. But that’s how books go, miscommunication and all. Altogether a very cute Christmas novel though and I’m happy I read it!