For being Kimis debut book she did an amazing job!such a sweet love story, and great friends! I truly enjoyed this book.

Like many people, the title made me want to read ’TIS THE DAMN SEASON as I’m a Swiftie. Unfortunately, the title is all you get if you are a Swiftie because while the song may inspire the book, I couldn’t find any connection, which was a bummer.

The plot has good angst that I would appreciate if the romance equaled it, but it was very underdeveloped. It reminded me of YA books I’ve read that are heavy on angst, which I don’t mind, but it was marketed as contemporary romance in new adult/romance/women’s fiction. It was a clean (no spice) romance, and I think the only reason it was pushed up a category was that the characters are in their early twenties.

I’m not upset that I read it. It had good bones, but it needed better editing. Plus, I’m impressed to learn that the author is 16 years old. I can’t recommend this one, but I’ll look for romances from her as her writing matures.

Thanks, Parson Press and Netgalley, for the gifted arc!

Thank you for allowing me to read and review this book. The title and blurb instantly appealed to me as a swiftie. This was a cute little romcom, quick read with great characters, good banter, and overall nice plot. It was a good “palette cleanser” from my typical reads. Would definitely recommend!

A good book with good characters. This is definite fun read that is well written and has a well thought out plot.

Did this book intrigue me because it's named after a Taylor Swift song? Yes. But once I read the synopsis I knew I wanted to read it. Plus the cover is so adorable.
This book is a romance between a pop star and her first love, and I love a second chance romance which is the main trope for this book.
Although I enjoyed this book, I found myself bored a lot of the time throughout and found myself skim reading and forcing myself through this book so I would be able to finish it.
Even after finishing this book, I don't really remember much of the plot and the characters apart from the general synopsis plot.
Despite that, I found this book super cute and I still think the cover is adorable.

This book had me in stitches! It was so funny and sweet. This was my favorite Holiday read. The characters and their personalities were so relatable. I fell in love with them and the story!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own. What a wonderful holiday read. It was joyful and fun and made me smile all of the way through

This book felt kind of childish to me, and after reading some other reviews I understand that it is because of the authors age. I thought the book was okay and a quick read, which is a plus for me. The characters were somewhat all over the place which made it hard to really connect with them. Overall an okay read, but maybe just not for me.

thank you to the publisher and the author.

this was an amazing read. especially for the cozy season as i read it under the blanket with a hot tea. so swoony and sweet.

like many others i was here because of the taylor swift bait. however, this book was not at all what i expected. i've learned the author is very young, though, so i guess that makes sense.
still thanks for the copy and i think the author has a lot of potential to greatly improve her writing

Okay I'm not a Taylor Swift girlie so I feel like parts of this could have been lost on me, but generally this was a sweet small town/celebrity MC romance. It wouldn't go super high up on my list, having tropes that I don't love and with some clunky writing.
Reading the acknowledgements I discovered that Kimi Freeman is still a teenager which makes having this published a great achievement - and you can see that there is definitely a lot of heart that's gone into this. Ultimately just not for me.
Thank you to NetGalley for the E-ARC

This was an incredibly cute book and I loved the Taylor Swift references! Nothing crazy deep, just a good little rom-com.

I wish I could have gotten more into this book because I'm absolutely obsessed with the title as I am a huge Taylor Swift fan!

I love the tag line of: A Hollywood starlet caught in a scandal. The boy she never got over. A Christmas season they’ll never forget…

It sounds like an absolutely adorable romance.

I was also highly attracted to this because it takes place in Pennsylvania.

This book was just “meh” for me. I felt like I was reading it because I had to finish it instead of reading it because I wanted to finish it. I can’t quite put my finger on what it was.

Cute seasonal vibe, but I didn't love all of the Taylor Swifts nods (personal preference). This read more like a YA book in my opinion, and I really wish I would've known there was no spice - I don't need it to be smutty at all, but I do prefer romance books that have a little more romance in them (hence why this was more YA to me)

I would recommend this to teens or tweens - feels like something that would connect with that audience more than an adult audience.

I’m going to be blunt. This book should have been a YA. These characters did not read as adults but rather as teenagers

I also did not like how the SA came out of nowhere. A trigger warning is very much needed for things like that.

But I am impressed that the author is only 16 and I can tell as she gets older her writing will only improve.

I’m torn on this book, it was cute but felt really young. Unfortunately, I don’t think that I was the right audience for this book.

This book was exactly the winter romance I was needing this year. I loved the banter and character development throughout the story. And it didn’t hurt that the title was a lyric in one of my all time favorite Taylor Swift songs ;)

I loved the Taylor swift references and the festive vibes. The characters felt a it overdone as did the plot however it was an easy enjoyable read.

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
SPICE: 0️⃣

This was adorable in a sugary sweet way that felt like it should have been classified as YA! Once I adjusted my expectations, I was able to really enjoy how low angst and adorable this holiday romance was!

TROPES
✨ small town
✨ second chance
✨ famous FMC
✨ forced proximity
✨ closed door

I loved Aspen and Rome and the two different timelines that showed their story. I’m a sucker for the famous singer trope and the T Swift references were on point, and I enjoyed watching the main characters reconnect!

This was a holiday romance I would highly recommend that someone could read with their teens or tweens because it feels like something that would connect with that audience!

Thanks you Net Galley for the ARC.