I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Zoey Beake is not happy with how her December is shaping up. First, horrible haircut that she is trying her best to conceal. Then her boyfriend of a few years dumps her, right before Christmas. Next up - she is mowed down by a double decker bus at the holiday parade. She sees her grandmother at the accident scene and realizes - she is dead!

However, grandmother is there to let her know she is going to get a second chance at redoing her December. While, she keeps the haircut (ouch) - she has to match six couples before Christmas Eve or she will remain dead. Given the second chance to "fix" the relationship with her boyfriend and match six couples - can she? Will she make it in time?

This is such a heartwarming and charming holiday romance book! I still feel warm and fuzzy after reading it! I enjoy the lovely Christmas setting. The story follows the life of Bryony as she navigates the ups and downs of her romantic life during the festive season. Joyce's writing style is engaging and easy to read, with enough twists and turns to keep the reader engaged throughout. This is a great read during the holiday season and I recommend this book to my rom-com lovers to read during the holiday season!

‘The Christmas Cupid’ is the latest book by Jennifer Joyce.

Zoey Beake is having a bad December. She might be an elf in the local toy shop’s Christmas department, but it’s hard to stay festive when you’ve just been dumped, you’ve had an extremely unfortunate haircut, and your boss volunteers you to walk on stilts in the toy shop’s Christmas parade. But then something incredible happens. Zoey is sent back to the start of December, with the chance to live the whole month again. The catch? She has to match six true-love couples by Christmas Eve. Now it’s not just her own love life she needs to fix… Grab the mistletoe, the Christmas Cupid is ready to matchmake!

It might not even be Halloween yet but get yourself into the Christmas spirit with this charming and witty festive tale.

The story is seen from Christmas elf Zoey whose world has just broken apart after her boyfriend Scott breaks up with her. But tragically, when working in the Christmas parade, she’s killed but in a mad turn of events, Zoey is given a second shot of life but all she has to do is, find 6 couples to fall in love by the ill-fated day of her supposed death.

So Zoey is tasked with finding love for other people but also trying to save her own relationship. But as the story progresses, we see her opinions and feelings change towards Scott. Her second shot at life makes her take her rose-tainted glasses off and see the person that Scott really is. I despised Scott, he’s selfish, lazy, arrogant and totally took advantage of Zoey’s kind and sweet nature.

This story is the perfect tale to curl up with, the storyline flows at a lovely pace and the characters were all a breath of fresh air, particularly Milo, the handsome and sweet photographer who falls under Zoey’s radar. I loved the gradual progression of the story and how Zoey grew in confidence and finally realised her true worth and realised how Scott was not worthy of her love.

One thing that truly made for fun reading in the story was the amount of food that featured in it, whether it was the sweet treats from the bakery or the delicious German food that Zoey’s neighbour made. Throughout this story, I constantly found myself snacking and feeling peckish whilst reading the book!

Fun, warmhearted and packed with heart and hope, ‘The Christmas Cupid’ is a story about second chances and new beginnings.

You can buy ‘The Christmas Cupid’ from Amazon and is available to buy from good bookshops.

JENNIFER JOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS CUPID.

Poor Zoey Beake isn’t having the best of times. Then to top it all off, she only goes and gets knocked over and killed by a double decker bus posing as the Santa Express.
In the true spirit of Christmas, Zoey gets a second chance at life, but there’s a catch. She needs to bring together six couples. As she is whizzed back to the beginning of December, Zoey has until Christmas Eve to complete her task.

The Christmas Cupid is a lovely, feel good, festive read.
Zoey is a fun character. I loved all her quirky clothes, but I did want to give her a shake and tell her to ‘wise up,’ where some of the less savoury characters were concerned.

I love a Christmas book at any time of the year, and this one really did tick all the festive feel good boxes.

I know it’s only March, but I might just put the tree up!

The Christmas Cupid, is well written and will leave you with all the festive feels.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

With thanks to Netgalley and HQ for a digital arc of this title.

I enjoyed this book. The plot was well paced and the characters felt fully developed. I would recommend this book to others and am looking forward to other works by this author.

This is a cute holiday romance. Zoey works in a department store. One night she dreams she’s been hit and killed at the Christmas parade. Unfortunately for Zoey, it’s true. She’s give me a second chance. All she has to do is match six couples together in true love by Christmas Eve.
This proves harder than she thought it would be, but she has some success and she’s hoping that she’s done enough.
It’s a cute book but not really memorable. 3 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of "The Christmas Cupid", written by author Jennifer Joyce. This novel tells the story of Zoey, who is not having a great month, It's almost Christmas time, and all she has to show for it is a crappy haircut, being single, and probably the worst of all - getting hit by a double-decker bus labeled "The Santa Express". But, as luck would have it - Zoey is given a second chance at life - all she has to do is go back to the beginning of December, where she has a limited amount of time to pair 6 couples by Christmas Eve. She also wouldn't mind winning her boyfriend back, either...

Overall, I rated this book 4/5 stars!

This book was just adorable. Our MC Zoey has been given a second chance to live the month of December with a mission to complete. She has to make 6 love matches before Christmas Eve. Zoey is also focused on becoming the "Perfect Girlfriend" and fixing a big fight she had with her boyfriend before her .

Zoey throws herself into match-making and waits for the magic to happen.

I loved Milo, Franciska and Eloise. I loved being in and around the Manchester Christmas markets as I've been several times and can picture it and smell the gorgeous fragrances of the festive season! I really want a raspberry ripple hot chocolate now!

This was so incredibly boring to me. I ended up DNF’ing it around 30%. I just couldn’t finish the rest.

Such a cute light Christmas read, I loved the story and the holiday vibes. I enjoyed the author's writing style and I am looking forward to reading more of her books!

I love this book. Any Christmas book brings me joy. I had to hurry up and read it in October so I think I would have been more in the spirit if I would have read it in December. But all around, a romantic, sweet book. I look forward to reading her future books.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This was such a cozy Christmas read done right! The Christmas feels were definitely there.

This was enjoyable but it also felt very similar, if not slightly too based on Christmas cliches; I was a fan and I would read more books by this author, I just also think its very difficult to write a unique Romance Christmas book without leaning on some of the cliches.

I loved reading this one. I just love this kind of books.
4 stars read for me. I love this author snd her writing style.
Thanks to netgally for this arc.

I loved this cute holiday romance. I loved the aspect of going back to change how she lives her life and to mke her respect herself more

For going in expecting a holiday romance, I was a bit disappointed. The romance is focused less on our main lady, Zoey, and instead on her personal growth and the matchmaking.

The story is one we often see if various ways and while it was a comforting and quick read that met the spirit of the season, it left me desiring just a bit more.

The Christmas Cupid by Jennifer Joyce
Genre: Holiday, Romance
Publisher: HQ

I recommend you read this book if you enjoy the second chance at life trope.

~ Brief Synopsis ~
Between her terrible haircut and being dumped by her boyfriend, Zoey's December is not going well. Just when she thinks things can’t get any worse, an accident involving ‘The Santa Express’ leaves her…dead.

Luckily for Zoey she is given a second chance at life. Sent back to the start of December, Zoey must match six couples by Christmas Eve to save her life.

~ My Thoughts ~
Jennifer Joyce brings us a sweet romance novel packed with plenty of Christmas festivities. It was a light and easy read which felt like being wrapped in a big Christmas blanket. I loved the match making theme and thought this was fun idea for a romcom. This book read like a hallmark movie and I think it would make a great film.

One thing I didn't like was the entire toxic boyfriend storyline. I have no words for this idiot… at least none that are appropriate for social media. He made me so mad, which I know was probably the point, but it meant I had to keep taking breaks from reading about his utter bullsh*t and Zoey's complete lack of awareness. I wish she had figured it out a little faster which would have made it a more enjoyable read for me.

Thank you @netgalley and @hqstories for my gifted ARC.

I really enjoyed this read, especially since it has to do with London/British points. Would totally recommend.

Zoey is having a terrible December, nothing seems to be going her way at all. The final straw comes when Zoey’s boss volunteers her to walk (on stilts!) in the store's Christmas parade. This sets off a strange set of events starting with her being snt back to the beginning of December for a do over

A quick, if somewhat predictable, light christmas read.

There are summer beach reads and then there are Christmas reads. The Christmas Cupid by Jennifer Joyce a perfect example of a Christmas read.

Zoey Beake is called in for emergency duty at the holiday parade. She's a department store elf but must quickly learn to walk on stilts for the parade when the juggler calls in sick. As she's walking in the parade, she spots her ex-boyfriend with another girl. They just broke up! How could he already be with another girl? The shock causes her to lose her balance and she literally keels over.

She gets a chance to re-live her life but under one condition - she must help 6 couples find love before the the day of the accident. She tries to set up friends, neighbors, and strangers in an effort to come back to life. Will she be able to fix her love life too?

This was a cute story and a very pleasant read.