This was such a cute and fluffy Christmas romance. I know some people think it’s to early to be reading Christmas books but I’m the type of person to read them year round with no shame.

Merry Winters is wanting to take over her family’s Christmas tree farm. When Clark, who is a single dad, starts at the farm as the new foreman, it causes some tension between them. Funnily enough, they form a connection through an online dating app anonymously and it makes the sparks fly in real life.

I really enjoyed this story. It honestly felt like watching a Hallmark movie. I do wish it could’ve been a little more Christmasy though. I really enjoyed the characters and the humor. There is some spice sprinkled in there as well.

If you’re looking for a small town, single dad, Christmas romance, I highly recommend picking this one up on September 6th!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the e-arc!

I enjoyed this Christmas romance more than the author's first in this series - I'm a sucker for epistolary stories! I particularly liked the MC being a single dad with an adorable son, Merry's crocheting side hustle, and the lovely Winters family.

What bumped the rating down for me was the tone of the messaging and texting - it seemed a little dated/old fashioned? The characters has sassier and funnier banter in person, and I felt the texting was a little dry? I couldn't feel a deep connection through the messages.

I was also really bothered by Merry's wishes being ignored by her father and Clark being the one to push it. I think I enjoy the strong independent female vibe over "the man helps me" vibe.

This book is a sweet Christmas romance and will suit people who want something light, relatively drama free, with the You've Got Mail epistolary scenario.

This author returns for a second book in Mistletoe, Idaho. Nick and Noel are still together and this romance belongs to his sister. Merry Winter's is sugary sweet and wants to be the one someday to run the family Christmas tree business. Merry’s dad hires Clark Griffin to help work the farm. He is a few years older and she knew him because he went to HS with Nick. He is now a single father of seven year old Jace. In a nod to You’ve Got Mail or The Shop Around the Corner Merry and Nick are exchanging messages over a dating app. It takes a bit to get sorted out and only after Merry knows she is starting to be attracted to Clark.

This has all the cuteness of a Christmas small town romance but I wasn’t swooning. I’m glad that the most of the immaturity that I disliked in the first book is gone. But this book has no real drama or growth moments. Hall writes fun conversations and loving, very loving and invested in your life family members but the story itself is predictable. Clark has abandonment issues that magically disappear. I really dislike that it takes Clark pulling Merry’s dad aside to tell him Merry is interested in the farm before dad takes her seriously. If she is interested shouldn’t she have been out there working and learning it herself. Jace’s mom shares an icky past situation and a scary current one and it’s all suppose to be okay because he gives her money. Even the quirky towns people didn’t bring laughs.

Jace is adorable and seems age appropriate. Merry’s puppy brings some smiles too. Merry’s side gig of crocheting peens is fleetingly funny. I wanted her to make something from it and not have it be played off as a joke and then forgotten. I honestly never felt Merry who is a great promoter and organizer got any payoff or recognition for her abilities or anything she does. If the author doesn’t take her seriously why should I? Things get steamy and again it’s played for laughs in the aftermath or in one case is dangerous. There is language too but it is toned down because Jace has a swear jar.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

(2.5 stars)

3.5

Read this book if you like: Dual POV, single dad, small town, You've Got Mail vibes, spicy 🔥

Merry Winters has the holiday blues. She's spent the last year learning to love herself, and now she's ready to find the right guy. The pickings are pretty slim in Mistletoe, Idaho. The man who catches her eye is the stoic new foreman at her family’s Christmas tree farm. Too bad he wants to keep a 39-and-a-half-foot pole between them.

Single dad Clark Griffin isn't looking for romance, but he wouldn't mind a friend to snuggle with on a cold winter's night. When he signs up for online dating, he doesn't expect to connect with the sassy, crafty Knottygirl25 and get wrapped up in every message she writes. Merry turns out to be his blind internet date, his surprise causes him to miss his chance under the mistletoe.

I enjoyed this one. I am a sucker for a single parent book. It was a cute, cozy, predictable, and somewhat spicy Hallmark type book. I did have a few issues. I was wondering who doesn't put a photo of themselves in a dating app.. I get it's needed for the plot. She even put her real mame at one point and he didn't notice. After I suspended my belief a bit I loved the concept. I enjoyed their messages to each other but it lasted too long. This book needed trimming. The spicy scenes are better in this book versus the first. Overall I enjoyed it and it gave me a cozy feeling. I recommend you grab this September 6th!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Sourcebooks Casablanca the gifted e-book!

This is the second book in the Mistletoe series. This story follows Merry, one of Nick’s sisters from her first book, Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist. Merry returns home to Mistletoe after having some bad luck in the relationship department.

Merry has a plan, she wants to take over her parent's tree farm once her father retires. Her father had a different plan, he hired a new foreman to run the tree farm, Clark Griffin.

Clark has also returned home to Mistletoe to start over and try to make a better life for his son, his son is such a sweetheart.

This is a perfect Christmas book to get you in the holiday spirit. The Winters family are all such kind and welcoming people that it is easy to love every character.

It was so nice to follow Merry and Clark as they fall in love.

Thanks to netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

✨🎄ARC REVIEW🎄✨

📖 There’s Something About Merry
✍️ Codi Hall
⭐️ Rating- 3.5/5

•Pub Date-9•6•2022

Thank you to NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca Publishing, and Codi Hall for this advance copy!

Something About Merry was such a fun and easy holiday read! I fell in love with the main characters, every single one! I loved all of the details the author used, I truly felt like I was at the Winters’ farm, living each experience.

My only complaints are-
🔺I wish there was a different name for the main male character. No offense to any Clarks out there, it just didn’t seem to fit the character😬
🔺The sexy parts seemed a little rushed, and jumped ahead quickly.

In the book 📕
✨Slow burn
✨Little bit of spice
✨Dual POV

I had a great time reading this novel! I hope there’s a continuation of Merry and Clark’s story in the future!

This book was so dang cute and sweet!!! I adored every second of this book. I keep underestimating my love for single parents romances because Clark and his son Jace completely stole my heart!!!

Merry and Clark had this great connection and chemistry and it was so dang cute! While they definitely had some communication issues at the beginning, their relationship grew to be so sweet and perfect for each other along with Jace. I freaking ADORED that kid so much!!!

The family aspects of this story were so incredible. Merry’s family taking in Clark and Jace as part of their own family seriously melted my heart. Reading it from Clark’s POV truly broke my heart and at the same time healed it. I most definitely cried during some parts where Merry’s family were treating Clark and Jace like their own without any hesitation and like it was the most natural thing in the world. I loved it so much!

Overall this book had amazing Christmas vibes, was a sweet story about family, healing, and falling in love and I absolutely recommend it!

*Thank you Netgalley and Codi Hall for the arc in exchange for an honest review.*

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MERRY – Codi Hall
Mistletoe Romance, Book 2
Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN: 978-1728265599
September 6, 2022
Romantic Comedy

Mistletoe, Idaho – Present Day

Mistletoe is a small community and finding a good man (or woman) to date is hard. Merry Winters has had her share of bad dates, so it is with trepidation that she signs up for a dating app. A match is made, and though the two haven’t yet scheduled a date, they continue texting (anonymously) back and forth. With each text message, the more Merry is attracted to her guy. Meanwhile, Merry is dealing with her next-door neighbor on the Christmas tree farm where she works and lives. Clark is a single father of an adorable boy. But Clark is a dweeb who barely says two words to Merry. Yet, despite her opinion of him, she’s secretly attracted to the hardworking nerd.

When Clark started college, he didn’t expect to be a single father within two years. His son’s mother walked out when Jace was an infant. Needing a job that would allow him to raise his son in a good environment, Clark returned to Mistletoe and got hired by Merry’s father, Chris Winters, who runs a Christmas tree farm. Meanwhile, he watches Merry go from guy to guy. Clark is so different from Merry. He’s quiet and thoughtful, while she is outgoing and blurts out whatever she’s thinking. Months ago, he signed up on a dating app, but never got a hit—until now. Neither Clark nor Merry realizes they just matched up on the dating site and are texting each other.

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MERRY is a somewhat predictable tale that features two people who know each other but don’t consider the other a potential date. Merry and Clark have known each other for years but never connected because of their different personalities. He was the town nerd who went on to college, while Merry is outgoing and artistic. After one too many bad dates, Merry decides to try out the dating app—and hits on a guy who seems perfect for her. They banter back and forth and even agree to meet in a local bar a couple of times. But each time that they are about to meet, something happens. Readers will wonder how both will react when they finally do meet.

Merry comes from an entertaining and somewhat eccentric family. Her mother is a lot like her daughter in that she just blurts out whatever she’s thinking. Her brother is about to get engaged to the woman of his dreams. Her sister likes to give Merry a bad time. Meanwhile, Merry continues to work hard at the Christmas tree farm and hopes that her dad will consider letting her run it after he retires. But so far, he seems to think Merry’s brother, Nick, will be the heir. While THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MERRY opens on the day after Halloween, Christmas is mostly seen in the background. The main plot centers on Clark and Merry—and their discovery of how they matched up on a dating app. Once it’s out in the open, will they see how it works out?

Plenty of humorous scenes and sexy banter fill the pages of THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MERRY. Will Merry and Clark find happiness together? Discover the answer by grabbing a copy today.

Patti Fischer

There’s something about the holiday season that just makes me incredibly happy: the music, the decorations, the love, the togetherness, the cheer. Everything. And this book right here, gave me all of that.

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I wanted to hug this one when I was done because of how sweet it was. It was like Hallmark with a little spice & some pretty funny moments. I loved the first book in this series (Nick & Noel’s Christmas Playlist), so I knew I would love this one too. I really enjoyed Clark’s character development throughout this one, not to mention he was swoon-worthy. And Jace. I just wanted to squeeze him with how adorable & pure he was. If you’re looking for the perfect holiday read, this is definitely it!

A HUGE thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks, & Codi Hall for this e-arc. 4.5 stars

I liked this one! It was a little fall/winter holidays-centered because it starts before Thanksgiving and ends at Christmas. The puppy was hard to picture as a puppy given her breed, but she sounded adorable. It takes a while to roll into the steam in this book, but it gets there.

Oh my heart! There's Something About Merry is super cute and sweet and so swoony. I can not help myself grinning ear to ear while listening to the audiobook.
Enemies to lover romance is the theme here, blend it little with dating app, holiday theme and one big family of love. The banter is cute. Merry is a type of heroine that I love to have on my romance story. And Clark, he is simple big giant teddy. I love over the top Christmas reads and found this to be a super fun one!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Christmas romance, neighbors, online dating, returning to hometown, single parent, small town, care taking! Whats not to love! This was a great follow up to the Nick and Noels Christmas Playlist. I loved the innocently mistaken/hidden identity aspect that came from online dating, and the adorable relationship the characters have with the young child. This had me laughing out loud, smiling, feeling cozy and ready for Christmas.

I thought this book was so precious. I finished it in a few hours because I couldn’t put it down! I loved Merry and Clark’s characters. This had so many good tropes— single dad, opposites attract, friends-ish to lovers. And Jace! Ugh, he was so sweet. The whole family dynamic reminded me so much of my own family. And since the holidays are my favorite time of year, I was so glad to see the WHOLE book was based during the holidays. I get frustrated with those Christmas books that only have a couple chapters based on Christmas. That’s not Christmas vibes! But this one was perrrfect!

First and foremost, I want to thank the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Reading this book in September, I was a little skeptical about if I would like it because it was a Christmas romance; with that being said... I loved it so much. It was AMAZING. I loved the characters, the plot, everything! Clark is... the hot lumberjack that I didn't know I needed. I wish there was so much more of Clark, Merry, and Jace!

Read this if you like... Christmas, single dads, close families, found family, messages in books, Supernatural references, small town romances, and crafty characters!

Merry Winters is home. She has sworn off men and throwing herself into helping the elementary school and her family Christmas tree farm. She also has a penchant for knitting things. Clark Griffin is back working as a foreman on the farm with his son Jace. Clark is fighting childhood memories and making his son's life better than his was. It seems the Merry and Clark have been just missing each other but now they are in the right time and place, Will Clark get out of his head long enough to realize the perfect person for him is right before his eyes.

Well, I loved this book so freakin’ much!

I am a Christmas fanatic anyways BUT this book was so much more than a Christmas book. It was a rom-com full of sugar cookies, spice, hot nerdy men who look woodworking, hilarious side characters, and great pop culture references. I laughed out loud. I melted inside. I even cried once (it was a good cry though not a Colleen Hoover type cry.)

This book is the type of book that makes you wanna put your Christmas decorations up on September 1st and scream Fa La La La La at the top of your lungs in aisle 3 is the grocery store.

If you want a feel good rom-com, this one is the one!

I loved Nick and Noel’s ultimate Christmas playlist so I had to dive into this next book! Set in the same town and with the Winters family, this book revolves around Merry, Nick’s sister.

I loved Merry and Clark even more thank I loved book one! This was so cute and provided a little more spice than book one! Such a great read and I would highly suggest it!

Despite the cover, this is NOT a rom com. It’s a slow-paced, Hallmark-style small town holiday romance. The mood is actually a little sad. Not for me. DNF.

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

This was the perfect Hallmark Christmas story but make it a little spicy! Merry is working on her parents Christmas tree farm she desperately wants to take over when her parents hire a new foreman making Merry think her parents don’t trust her to take over. Single dad, Clark Griffin is the new foreman on the Winters Christmas tree farm, he’d worked there previously in his youth where both Clark and Merry had simultaneous crushes on each other without the other ever knowing.

The plot is very similar to Youve got mail, where they’re simultaneously communicating via a dating app unbeknownst to each other while starting to fall for each other in real life whether they want to admit it or not.

This is a really sweet love story and a beautiful found family story for Clark and his son, Jace. This had all the elements you could possibly desire of a Christmas romance.

5 stars

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Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcrbooks Casablanca for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Merry Winters has come home to her family’s Idaho Christmas tree farm after several failed relationships. Clark Griffin has also come back home with his seven year old son and is working as the foreman at the Winter’s Christmas tree farm. Both Merry and Clark had crushes on each other back in high school, but never acted upon them. Will this be their second chance? This book had a lot of elements I like in a romance, small town, big family, single dad, and a holiday setting. With all of those elements, you would think I would love it, but something just didn’t do it for me. I kept starting this, and kept putting it down because it didn’t hold my interest. It wasn’t bad, just not great. Overall, an okay read, but I won’t be anxiously awaiting the next book in the series. I received an arc of this book from NetGalley for my honest opinion.