I’m afraid I did not enjoy this one, the writing felt quite clichéd and the storyline didn’t grab me from the outset
Thank you for the chance to read

This was a cute holiday romance. It had a great storyline. I love the Groundhog Day feel. Essentially Zoey is feeling down and out and goes to work only to be hit by a bus. Once she awakes she learns she is tasked to find couples to set up or risk never dying again for good this time. She is desperate to get the task completed. While going through the task we see her essentially ignore her feelings for a self absorbed jerk. Her boyfriend Scott is the worst. I literally hated hearing her bend over backwards for this jerk. Honestly this aspect really turned me off while reading the book. I like my MC to have more self worth and not be a doormat.

Overall it’s a cute story. I loved Milo and the other characters. It’s funny and a cute read.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review.

I adore the premise of this book - it was unique and different!

Our MC, Zoey, gets hit by a bus on Christmas Eve and is brought back as a “Christmas cupid” she has to match 6 couples in order to change the future and not get hit.

I loved this premise, it was fun to watch her try to match her friends and even random people on the bus or during her work. I loved the bickering between Zoey and her friends.

I couldn’t stand her obsession with Scott and the “perfect girlfriend points.” I wish less time was devoted to that because it was an extremely toxic situation and it wasn’t necessary to spend so much time detailing their interactions. The growth Zoey goes through regarding her relationship with Scott by true end was superb, but it took too long to get there in my opinion.

I wanted more of MILO. I was screaming at zoey throughout the entire book - YOUR 6TH COUPLE IS YOU HOMIE.

It was a fun, sweet read I would definitely recommend.

Thank you Netgalley & the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was another great addition to my holiday reading list! This fun romantic comedy takes place in London and is all about second chances after the main character Zoey is hit by a bus on Christmas eve. She is killed but is told she has a chance to start the month over and if she can match 6 couples with true love within the month of December she will survive the accident and live happily. This book was fun and festive with lots of great characters and truly was an enjoyable Christmas read! Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc in return for an honest review

Once I started this book, I honestly couldn't put it down. I loved watching the characters fall in love, friendships blossom, the aspect of Christmas alongside this. It was just a beautiful read. Throughout the entire book though, I felt like I was screaming at Zoey for being so oblivious, and how she deserved so much better.

I will be posting a review of this on my bookstagram, over at @blondesbooknook if you're interested in reading more reviews!!

Massive thanks to NetGalley for the early release of this book.

How can a book be so cute yet so infuriating at the same time? The premise was cute, the setting was cute, the secondary characters were cute. But the main female character? Absolutely infuriatingly clueless. It was one of those scenarios where you were yelling “how is someone this dumb” while having knowing the book wouldn’t exist if they were even 1% more clues into their world.

I was able to grab this on audio and the narrator was very easy to listen to and still made it an okay listen despite some character frustrations.

This is a clean romance.

Zoey Beake has just been dumped a few days before Christmas, so her mind is all over the place as she heads into her job on Christmas Eve, working at a toy store during the craziest time of year. while at work, she has a tragic accident that leaves her dead. but in the spirit of Christmas, she is given a second chance at life, on one condition: she must match 6 couples by Christmas Eve.

immediately, Zoey is transported back to the first of December, where she finds herself reliving the days leading up to Christmas. while her matchmaking challenge is daunting, it gives her the chance to see where her relationship went wrong, in the hopes of simultaneously mending her own love story while finding love for others.

I really enjoyed the premise of this story, and I thought the writing was funny & relatable. what i didn’t love was how weak and naive Zoey was painted out to be. I know the point of this story was for Zoey to get a chance to see her life & relationship in a new perspective, but it went a little too far in my opinion. she truly lacked any awareness, and seemed incredibly oblivious and defensive in regard to her relationship for almost the entirety of the book.

it was very obvious who was going to be matched with whom in the story; that being said, it was sweet to see certain characters go through different realizations all pertaining to their self-worth. for as naive as the main character was, her banter made me laugh & I found some of her thoughts and random asides to be completely relatable. she also made me crave sweets THE WHOLE STORY. this girl ate so many cakes, and drank so many hot chocolates…it was almost borderline concerning 😂

while it wasn’t a perfect Christmas read for me, I could 100% see this being a hallmark movie (and I would 110% watch it, bc what’s a hallmark movie if it isn’t corny, predictable, & a little infuriating w/ its naivety at times?) ((but let’s work on not dumbing down the main character so much, eh?))

thanks to @netgalley for my copy of this book!

Loved this read! Perfect for some light reading to get you feeling festive. Reminded me slightly of the Shopaholic Series, fun and easy

I tried so hard to love this one but it fell short for me. The premise is top notch - the idea of getting a second chance and bringing holiday magic to others is perfect for the season. However, the main character Zoey was so grating to me and I just was so annoyed by her and her actions, especially around the gigantic a-hole that is her boyfriend Scott.

Fun Groundhog Day style book which made it stand out from the crowd.

This was a fun story about a girl who is in a TERRIBLE relationship and then suffers the ultimate tragedy when she is hit by a bus on Christmas Eve. She has a chance to relive the previous month whilst playing Christmas Cupid to six unsuspecting couples.

Whilst undertaking the task, she has the opportunity to evaluate her own relationship and find out what’s really important.

This was fun and light, perfect escapism when you’ve got too much to do this Christmas!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Oh gosh. I tried to like this book, but I just couldn't. I ended up skiming a lot of it because it was rather boring. Also, the main character and her actions weren't my cup of tea. In all honestly, had this not been an arc I likely would have DNFed it.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me access to this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you HQ Digital and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. All thoughts are my own.

This book brings so much of the holiday spirit with it. The main character works in a shop that has a Santa area. It gives a little bit of Elf vibes. Without any of the elves accusing Santa of not being real. However, Zoey has been having an awful December. Her boyfriend has broken up with her, she got a terrible hair cut and she has been hit by a Santa Express. Which then leads to a possible second chance at life. Where her Grandmother (who has passed away) tells her that she needs to set up 6 couples before this time next time. She has been sent back to the beginning of December to have a do over. Will Zoey be able to set the 6 couples up or will she suffer the same fate as last time?

This book for me was a great Christmas book. I felt like it got me in the holiday spirit. There are certain times of the year where I enjoy reading books that take place in the same time of year as I am currently in. This book does the trick in that regard. However, I did feel like the main character fell flat for me. I felt like there were so many obvious chances for her to realize that her boyfriend was not a great guy. It got so frustrating. Overall, I found the writing average. I mostly read it because I was in the holiday spirit and I felt like this book gave me enough of that to satisfy my need for a holiday read. I did enjoy a lot of the secondary characters. I enjoyed hearing about their lives. However I wish that think book gave us more information about the people that she was able to get together. I was just so curious did they last? How was their first date? Did it work out?

Read if you enjoy:
Holiday reads
Matchmaker love tales
Love
Christmas spirit
funny accidents

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC of The Christmas Cupid by Jennifer Joyce. Cute, rom-com, Christmas stories are my favorite… and this one didn’t disappoint! So many Christmas feels/activities and references helped me get into the spirit. I loved the Groundhog Day, second chance at life theme in this book.
The main character gets a second chance at life/love after being ran over by the Christmas Tram and a visit from her Gran who had passed on years ago. The only stipulation? She has to match 6 true love pairs before her accident is supposed to occur.
This book was witty, charming, and provoked deep thinking throughout. I would highly recommend this Holiday read! Thank you again for this ARC!

This was a quirky Christmas story in which Zoey, who was recently dumped by her boyfriend just before Christmas, ends up getting hit by the Holiday Express and dying from a head trauma. At this instance, she is given a second chance on the condition that she set up 6 love matches by Christmas Eve. She accepts without thinking it through and wakes on December 1st with the ability to change her destiny. At first, she is set on finding the matches while trying to keep her boyfriend but eventually realizes that she was not happy in that relationship either. In the process, she finds the 5 love matches and her own and gets her new chance at life. It was an interesting read but it didn't make it to the top of my list unfortunately.

A lovely Christmas read. Good characters and well written. A lovely cosy book ideal for curling up with a hot chocolate by the Christmas tree.

It's me. Hi. I'm the problem, it's me.

Sort of a waste of a really cute premise. Whatever her name was gets plowed over by the Christmas bus and gets a chance for a re-do if she can match up half a dozen couples before her expiration date rolls around again. Unfortunately it’s halfway through the story before the matchmaking even begins and very little effort is spent by the lead even making said sparks fly. They are either the one who got away, a current crush or happy accidents that happen almost instantly and the details are left completely off page. I wanted to get to know the couples and was prepared for some slapstick sort of delivery while whatshername attempted to play Cupid. Instead we spent a whole lot of time pining over her real douchecanoe of a boyfriend she’s trying to keep from dumping her (while an obvious rebound guy is waiting in the wings) and hear all about how “quirky” she was with her mismatched wardrobe and unfortunate haircut. Bah humbug.

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, NetGalley!

Zoey thinks all is ok in her life with her boyfriend and job so is devastated when her boyfriend finishes it with her just before Christmas
After an accident at work where she is hovering between life and death she is given a second chance at life if she can bring true love to 6 people. When she comes round she finds it is the beginning of December again
Can she do it and can she stop her boyfriend from leaving her ?
A fab festive read

This was a really cute Christmas book. To me, it was confusing at throughout and hard to keep up with all of the names and different plot lines. The main character was unreliable and unrelatable. I was annoyed at her friends for not telling her about what they were seeing with her relationship and annoyed by her reluctance and stubbornness. All in all, I did not really enjoy this book.

This is the time of year for these type of books. I love a festive romance and this one was just that.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a heartwarming, adorable, funny Christmas book. I enjoyed it a lot.