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❤️ The Christmas Fix Review ❤️
By Lucy Score
Fixed, Book 2
Interconnected standalone

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Adult • Romance
384 pages

🎄 enemies to lovers
🔨 small town romance
🎄 single dad
🔨 celebrity romance
🎄 no stringers to more
🔨 holiday romance
🎄 opposites attract

📍”If people wanted to keep putting her in the pretty Barbie box, she was just going to keep cutting and smashing her way out over and over again until they learned their lesson.”

I fell for Cat in Mr. Fixer Upper. But apparently I didn’t. Or not enough. Because I fell all over again with The Christmas Fix, in a way that is not even comparable. Strong, fierce, loyal Catalina. The woman with big dreams and who is not going to apologize for having them. But also the woman who realizes that maybe she was dreaming the wrong dreams. No. Not the wrong ones. Just not enough dreams. Just not the only right ones.

📍”I’m serious, Cat. You’re the color in a gray day. I don’t know how else to describe it. I look at you, and I see all this passion and joy and fun and excitement. I’ve never met anyone like you.”

Insert grumpy and safe city manager Noah and this was pretty explosive since page 1 😏 I love friends to lovers but there is just something about enemies to lovers that is unbeatable. The way they fight and “fight it” is just 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 chef’s kiss 💋

📍”You’re my miracle, Cat. You saved my Christmas and gave me the lights.”

But I can’t go without mentioning a very important character: Merry. The town. The people. The nosy, meddling and most caring small town USA. Merry was a character on its own way and because of that… thank you, Cat for fixing Merry ❤️

Another perfect romance by Lucy Queen… I mean Score. 😎

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i’m not sure why i start christmas books cause usually i’m not the biggest fan and unfortunately this fell flat for me. i do have a love hate relationship with lucy score’s writing so this was just a recipe for disaster for me. highly recommend if you’re into christmas romances but if not i would skip

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Lucy Score... You're my romance hero
I can't give anything less than 5 stars for anything Lucy has ever written. I'm not in a very Christmas mood and this helped me a bit. While I won't be decorating or shopping this year....I really wish I lived in Merry. What a great town! What a fun, romantic book. I'll be buying Mr. Fixer Upper...

Love you Lucy! Thank you for a great read!

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Lucy score and small towns is a combination I’ll never get tired of. Add in Christmas… I’m obsessed. PLUS enemies to lovers?! I’m a frickin goner.

The Christmas Fix was the perfect holiday read. It literally had every single one of my favorite tropes. Oh, did I mention single dad?! Gahhh Lucy! What are you doing to us?!

As always, the added spice was much appreciated and didn’t disappoint.

This is the perfect holiday read if you love:
Small towns
Enemies to lovers
Single dad
Some spice

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My first by this author and she definitely can write romance!! Has plenty spicey too, a bit much for me there but I loved the story of a town called Merry and the TV star Catalina Kind determined to save the Christmas festival after the river flood. She legit cared about the town, the people, the festival after doing a restoration for a local family there. Noah the town manager is the only thing standing in her way and she won’t let him stop her, there bickering scenes were a bit over the top also. Excellent romance for Christmas with plenty of spice.

Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks/ Bloom books for my electronic reader copy in exchange for my honest review!! All opinions are my own.

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Cat and Noah do not like each other. Like at all. Cat is a reality star that wants to come in and shoot a Christmas special in Noah’s town after it is hit hard by a flood. Noah wants no part of it even though Cat tried to tell him she can make the Christmas festival in Merry better than ever before. They end up finding out that maybe they don’t hate one another so much after all….

Lucy Score can write a romance…and she can certainly add the spice! This one is no exception and a great little holiday read!

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The Christmas Fix is my first ever Lucy Score book.

Now that you’ve gotten over the shock of that statement, Th Christmas Fix was like reading a Hallmark Christmas movie. This was adorable and got me in the holiday spirit!

I saw myself in both Cat and Noah - I can absolutely be Mr(s). No sometimes, while also being fiercely independent. The banter between these two had me laughing out loud - I absolutely loved them.

I did not realize this was book two in a series, and I was absolutely fine reading this without having rear Mr. Fixer Upper first (although I am definitely going back to read that one now!).

Thank you to Bloom Books for the review copy!

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#TheChristmasFix:⁣

Thank you @read_bloom for my gifted copy!⁣

If there is one thing Lucy Score can do, it is deliver an HGTV style romcom that has me laughing and swooning. I adored Maggie Moves On, so I’m basically always going to count on any fixer upper story from Lucy. Add holiday spirit in the mix, and I’m thrilled! ⁣

I adored Cat and Noah. They were rational enemies to lovers, and their story was fun. I think a lot of it was just a bad first impression, and they got to slowly pulled the layers back. This is an open, steamy read, so just heads up! Sara, Noah’s daughter really stole the show. I adored her character and loved their dynamic. ⁣

I honestly am not a big fan of the single parent trope, but this was so good. Melody, the ex, was there and they co-parented so well. Thank you Lucy Score, for not making this a cringe relationship, but a very healthy divorce co-parenting family. (Melody was even out there hoping Cat was the reason Noah had a smile on his face, you go girl) ⁣

This one is for you if you love:⁣
🔨 Hallmark small towns⁣
🔨 HGTV fixer uppers⁣
🔨 Single parent trope⁣
🔨 Steamy enemies to lovers⁣

Out now and definitely a fun holiday read for you! #MellieClaus approved.⁣

QOTD: What’s your favorite thing about the holiday? Mine are Christmas lights.

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Live Tessa Bailey and loved her book.she did it again with this cute romance. I reccomend to anyone.

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Thank you NetGalley and Lucy Score for this wonderful Christmas Spirit inducing book. Oh I loved it so much! Lucy’s books are a wonderful escape from reality.

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

I absolutely loved this book. It was one of the best ones I've read this year and is on now on my top 10 list of favorite Christmas books ever!

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Thank you for sending me this ebook to read during the best time of year! Christmas books are hit or miss for me but Lucy Score nailed it! I will be recommending to my girls :)

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The perfect blend of Christmasy romantic goodness and is-it-hot-in-here steam!!! I loved the enemies to lovers plot. Noah is my new book BF. I love a hot grump. Highly recommend for your holiday tbr.

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✨𝐑 𝐄 𝐕 𝐈 𝐄 𝐖✨

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐱 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞

I loved this book!! 😍🎄🌶️ thanks so much to @read_bloom @netgalley for the advanced copy of this one! It was truly the perfect read for December!

👍🏼: This holiday enemies-to-lovers romance focuses on Cat King, who is a reality TV star doing home renovations & the town manager, Noah, who doesn’t want the TV networks help after a flood devastated their town and their plans for their traditional Christmas festival. I loved the banter between these two, their motivation to help this small town & of course, the spice in a @scorelucy is always great😂 I’ve read a lot of small-town romances, but this one stood out to me! All of the characters in this town were so lovable, funny, & memorable ❤️ I also super enjoyed the HGTV vibes - it definitely made this book stand out amongst all the other holiday reads!

👎🏼: The story was definitely predictable from about halfway through until the end, but isn’t that the fun in holiday romances? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I also would’ve liked a little more depth between Cat & Noah, as it was very spice forward 😂

Overall, such a fun read for this month & I definitely recommend making time for this one if it’s on your TBR! ❤️👏🏼🎅🏼📚

Rating: 4.25 ⭐️’s

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️

✔️ Enemies to lovers
✔️ Small town
✔️ Single dad

This book was such a great way to start up my holiday reading. 🎄Think Hallmark meets HGTV in the best possible way. This book was funny but also gave me all the warm and fuzzies like every good Christmas book should. The small town Merry, came together and really delivered with all the Christmas and family small town vibes - it literally made me want to travel and find this nonexistent town. I fell in love with both of the main characters Cat and Noah. Their chemistry, passion, banter and zingers were all off the charts - SO stinking good. ❤️ I loved that they both judged the other incorrectly and proved that old saying true “you can’t judge a book by its cover” and grew together. Lucy Score is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, her books always have such good stories that make you laugh and melt into a puddle at the same time.

“You’re the color in a gray day.”


Thank you so much @NetGalley and @Read_Bloom for giving me my copy! ❤️

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Lucy Score's The Christmas Fix—the second in the Fixer series—is all about the town of Merry, Connecticut, which has been devastated by a hurricane right before Christmas, their busiest season, the one that keeps the town running economically for the rest of the year. Mayor Noah Yates is completely overwhelmed, but he's determined to get the town back on its feet and ready for the holidays . . . his way.

Reality TV host Catalina King has other ideas. She wants to bring her renovation show to town to use the network's funds to help rebuild. Noah, however, doesn't trust her motives and accuses her of using their tragedy as fuel for a manipulative reality melodrama.

Cat, of course, gets her way, and the reality circus comes to town.

There's plenty of enemies-to-lovers energy fueling this romance, as well as quirky small town vibes as a fun backdrop. Watching Cat prove herself as a serious producer and contractor is incredibly satisfying, and as she wins over Noah and his sweet daughter, the holiday season builds.

I hadn't read book one (Mr. Fixer Upper) before picking up this one, which was fine, but I liked it enough that I'm going back anyway!

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Lucy Score is your gal if you need a quick read. A great pick me up, a giggle, a cry she has it all.
I love a great Christmas story. This author has nailed it.

Thank you Net Galley, the publisher and Lucy Score for the copy of this publication. I was gifted this book for my unbiased review.

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It’s difficult for me to rate this book. On the one hand, I did like the fierce, unstoppable FMC, but on the other hand, the MMC was insufferable. I hate me a man who’s mysoginistic until the FMC proves to him that girls can be “different” and not shallow. You shouldn’t need someone to prove that to you at 35🙄 I think maybe this author’s books just aren’t for me.

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There is so much about The Christmas Fix that I loved. The novel combined two of my favorite things, Christmas and reality fixer upper shows! The characters were fun and believable and the authors clever way of making the main characters have a pre-meeting was clever. The development of the plot was quick enough to hold your interest with enough detail to make the novel feel complete. The only issue I had was the X rated descriptions of sex. I prefer, pg-13 or mild R rated descriptions. It did make me wonder where this mild mannered divorced city planner would develop such formidable skills.
Because of the graphic sex scenes, which did not add anything to the novel, there are not many people I could recommend this book to, which is a shame because I loved the story. This is the first novel I read from this author, so maybe it is my fault and this is just their style.

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The Christmas Fix is the second book in the Fixer series. I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed the first book. I went into this book in hopes of finding a perfect Christmas Hallmark feel story, but I ended up being slightly disappointed. It took way too long to root for Noah and Cat. Noah seemed too grumpy and judgmental at first, and they went from hating to kissing each other in a blink of an eye. Noah’s daughter added some fun to the story, and I loved seeing glimpses of Gannon, Paige, and their new baby! I adored the ending and how the community united after a tragedy and tried to spread the Christmas spirit again.


Thank you to NetGallery and to SourceBooks for giving me a copy of this book.

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