Let me start by saying I’m a Meghan Quinn SUPER fan. I’ve read all her books, but I promise, this is an honest review. “How My Neighbor Stole Christmas” is hands down the funniest holiday book I’ve ever read. Think of it as a spicy, laugh-out-loud Hallmark movie meets “The Grinch”, packed with hilarious banter, quirky characters, and a wild Christmas competition.

The dynamic between Storee and her grumpy neighbor Cole was so much fun to watch. Their back-and-forth had me literally laughing out loud, and Cole’s ridiculous attempts to one-up Storee in every holiday event were just pure comedy gold. What I really loved was how their romance slowly heated up (enemies to lovers for the win). There's plenty of spice, but it builds up in a way that feels sweet and real. Watching them figure out their feelings while dealing with the past and their emotions made me tear up.

Also, the narrator jumping in with random comments throughout the book? So funny. And the rhyming chapter intros had me cracking up. Oh, and can we talk about Atlas (Max), Cole’s best friend? I’m really hoping that leads to a second book (fingers crossed!).

Thank you @meghanquinnbooks, @read_bloom, @hambright_pr and @netgalley for the #gifted ebook arc. All opinions expressed are my own.

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💭My thoughts: This was such a cute christmas read, full of sweet heartfelt moments and character development. It felt like reading The Grinch but throw in romance, competition, and fake dating! I definitely recommend adding this is your winter TBR 😊 or your fall TBR if you love christ cheer the day after halloween 😂

“How My Neighbor Stole Christmas “ is a fun holiday emeries turned lovers book. The setting is a 365 day Christmas town. There is a yearly contest for who is the most “Christmasy”. Former friends, Storee and Cole have drifted apart. Storee enters the contest to represent her favorite aunt. Cole enters to block Storee from winning. Let the games begin!! Out today, October 15th! Grab a copy and start your spicy holiday early!

THIS FREAKING BOOK WAS MAGNIFICENTLY HILARIOUS. If you are like me and LOVE everything about Christmas and the Grinch then you will absolutely love this book.

Inspired by How the Grinch Stole Christmas this book incorporated Grinch themes by naming streets and people after characters from the Grinch. Cole is basically the Grinch and his best friend Atlas is Max. These two were the best of the book. Their back and forth literally had me laughing out loud reading this. While I liked Storee, our FMC, I wasn’t really attached to her. I think Cole really made this book.

The style of writing and the poems in the beginning of each chapter was very well done. I especially liked the narrator aspect.

In all honesty, this book could be made into a movie and I would watch it over and over again. That is how much I liked this book and how this book made me laugh.

I absolutely love Meghan Quinn and am so thrilled that she has a Christmas book to add to my Christmas shelf collection!! This was spicy, lots of plot, lots of humor, and it made me blush while laughing at the same time. This is a great christmas rom-com. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

i loved this book so much, Meghan Quinn, never disappoints me. she is always a must read for me. a perfect book just in time for Christmas.

Another amazing story from Meghan Quinn! I loved the poems at the beginning of chapters- they definitely incorporated Grinch vibes! So many funny moments! I truly enjoy Meghan’s style of comedy- she’s always writing moments that have me laughing out loud!

4.5 stars!

I loved "How My Neighbor Stole Christmas" by Meghan Quinn! This might be my favorite book from her! Quinn effortlessly blends raw emotion, laugh-out-loud humor, and Christmastime cheer to create one heck of a story that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I laughed, I cried, I cheered, I cringed, and most importantly, I got invested in the characters and their evolving arcs. It combines all of my favorite tropes as a small-town, grumpy x sunshine, fake dating, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story that revolves around a set of holiday competitions and many quirky characters and shenanigans. I liked the growing feelings between the main characters, Storee and Cole, who used to be friends but had a falling out and now "hate" each other. Their easy banter is both wicked and delightful! The emotions surrounding Cole's loss of his parents at 18 really got to me. Anyone who has lost someone knows how difficult the holidays can be, and I think Quinn captured these emotions very aptly and accurately. Storee had an embarrassing flub in front of the town when she was younger, and it has haunted her ever since. While I don't think it was quite the big deal she made it out to be, it formed her thoughts and feelings about being center stage in public going forward. The Grinch-style poems that open each chapter had me howling, and the "fourth wall breaks" between Cole and the narrator made me giggle with glee. This book definitely put me in the Christmas spirit, and I foresee myself reading this one every single holiday season from here on out. Simply wonderful, and will make you cackle throughout!

Thank you to NetGalley, Meghan Quinn, and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn is OUT TODAY!!
I love Christmas and I love this book!
This book is the story of Cole and Storee. They were friends as kids then Storee disappeared for 10 years and now she’s back to help take care of her Aunt Cindy. Due to how Storee left and a traumatic event in Cole’s life at the same time Cole is not happy (at least at first) to see Storee back in town.
The town that her aunt lives in is a town called Kringle that is Christmas basically all year long. At Christmas each year they hold a contest to see who has the most Christmas cheer and is crowned the Town Kringle.
Due to reasons I won’t spoil Cole and Storee go head to head in the contest and it’s quite hilarious. This book is full of banter, Christmas spirit, spice, swooning, and love. I recommend this book especially if you’re like me and are antsy to say the heck with it and get your Christmas decorations out early this year!

This book was so fun! It was my first Meghan Quinn book and I cannot wait to read more from her! I love The Grinch and I love Christmas. This book was perfect for me !!

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas was sexy, holiday entertainment that had me laughing out loud. This book made me so unbelievably happy and I couldn't get enough. From the bickering and verbal sparring to the stolen glances and candy canes, I loved every single thing about it.

Cole and Storee were THE BEST! I loved that moment they reconnected as adults, there were snarky comments and awkwardness and it was absolutely hilarious. I loved learning about Cole and his charmingly grumpy self, his past, and the crush he had on Storee in his youth. Storee was adorable and I loved that she said what was on her mind. I loved learning about her life and what happened the last time she visited her aunt. I loved them both growing throughout the story and figuring out what they really wanted from life.

Cole and Storee are thrown together into a competition and so much goodness happens. I’m talking laugh-out-loud scenarios and entertaining moments that had me cracking up. I loved them battling it out and how their helpers added to the hilarity. I loved the fake dating aspect between Cole and Storee and when the fake started to turn real, it was comical and touching all at once. Their chemistry was amazing and there is definitely a good amount of sexy mixed in. I will never think about a candy cane the same way again.

I loved the storytelling and build, and how the chapters were structured, and thought the use of a narrator was absolute perfection. And when the narrator added an extra two cents, it was so freaking funny. The characters involved were awesome. From the townspeople to Storee’s aunt and her sister, to Cole’s best friend Max, they all had me giggling. The banter between Cole and Max was everything! I also loved how the character names paralleled The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and all the exciting connections.

This book had a perfect ending and everything leading up to that point was a delight! Besides all the fun, there were several heartfelt moments that had me choking up as well. It was sweet, witty, and steamy and I loved it all!

4.5⭐️

This was hilarious and I enjoyed it so much! Meghan Quinn is so clever in the way she wrote this one and I was laughing from beginning to end. I loved catching all the twists on the original Grinch story, the narrator with the Dr Suess style rhymes and her fun side characters. It is a bit long for a Christmas story, but I still enjoyed it so much. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a good laugh and spice. It’s my favourite book that I’ve read by Meghan Quinn so far!
Thanks NetGalley and Bloom Books for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Are you looking for a fun and hilarious holiday romance? Then look no further! Storee and Cole’s, or is it Connor (IYKYK), are so sweet and bring all of the holiday competition and joy!

🎁Small town romance
🎁Enemies to lovers
🎁Holiday romance
🎁Fake dating
🎁Holiday competitions

Storee and Cole used to be friends back in the day, until one Christmas, Storee left and never came back. Now here they are almost a decade later and Storee is back to take care of her Aunt Cindy. And Cole holds some serious resentment towards Storee. Once he finds out that she is going to partake in the town’s Christmas competition, he knows that he needs to do everything in his power to make sure she loses.

The banter between these two had me cracking up, along with Max, Cole’s best friend. I was literally laughing out loud throughout this book at the things that would come out of their mouths LOL.

I am hoping that Meghan gives us a Max book in the future because he definitely has main character energy!

Meghan is an autobuy author for me and I will read anything with her name on it. When she announced she was doing something Grinchy, I frankly lost my mind. Those that know me on a personal level know I’m grinch OBSESSED.. Like #1 fan level, if it relates in any way, I’m buying it. This was no exception and it was SO GOOD! The poems at the start of the chapters took me out, the subtle nods to Dr.Seuss also had me laughing out loud!

Leave it to Meghan to come up with such a fun premise for a book but then add her own rom com humor and holy man that spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️! Cole and Storee were the cutest, my heart was broken for Cole and his grief he carried with him. When I heard about his house I broke down in tears. As someone who lost a parent unexpectedly I could sadly relate. I loved Aunt Cindy and the whole story there and was so glad it all happened the way it did so Storee was back home! Overall phenomenal book to get you into the fun festive season! I am so so in love! I need Atlas’ book next please and thanks Meghan 😉

Thank you, Bloom, Meghan Quinn, Hambright PR, and Good Girls PR, for my gifted copy of this book.

Okay, so, ho ho, Merry Christmas to me! This book was the best early Christmas gift. I loved every bit of it. The spice hooked me, and I adored the banter and playfulness between Storee and Cole. Meghan writes with such creativity that it always makes me laugh, and I feel like I'm inside the book with all the characters. If you're looking for a fun mix of the Grinch and Christmas spirit with hot and steamy scenes, this book is perfect. P.S.: You may want to grab some candy canes to get in the Christmas spirit. Lol, I know, it's only October, but trust me, you won't regret reading this book early.

Read if you like:

💚💋Holiday Romance
💚💋 Enemies to Lovers
💚💋 Neighbors
💚💋 Candy Cane Spice
💚💋 Small Christmas Town
💚💋 Fake Dating
💚💋 Slow Burn

LOVED everything about this book and it really has put me in the Christmas spirit. I can't wait. Cole, what a grump for many valid reasons, but it is time to start to move past the past and he runs into an old crush and it all goes wrong to sets the stage for a delish story. Storee the girl next door, kind of, she visited her Great Aunt every year for the holidays and an unfortunate event changed her point of view on the Christmas Holidays. Great Aunt Cindy is in need of help and so Storee and her sister are off to help..... only to find out that she had entered Storee into the Christmas Kringle contest! Here's to who is the most Christmas-y of them all! Storee is not happy to learn it was her name entered into the town contest, Cole even more upset that after a decade of not coming back for the holidays, she was going to waltz right in and try and take the title. Game on. The hurts of the past and the promise of the future unfold before our eyes in a funny, laugh out loud, spicy kind of way. I really enjoyed listening to this book. So well done....

This is the best Christmas romance I have ever read, and it is a must read this Holiday season. Meghan Quinn accomplished what she set out to do in this How The Grinch Stole Christmas inspired Christmas romance. This book was endless laughs, creative, and spicy. Like Dr. Seuss’ Grinch, there is a narrator at the start of the series, and the narrator bickers with the character and writer, this was my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PART of the book. Meghan executed this so well. There was also many parallels to the grinch with the naming of the minor characters. Not to mention the main characters names are Cole and Storee. Meghan also incorporates pillars of Grinch story including small details like the twins who love and adore Cole—similar to the twins that raised the Grinch.

The story itself is a beautiful second chance romance with grumpy and sunshine, fake dating, and secret dating as its main tropes. In the story, Storee has come to town to take care of her Aunt Cindy and ends up entering the towns Christmas contest. Cole (who has not celebrated Christmas in a decade) joins the contest to ensure that Storee does not win. And well, you can guess what happens from there.

Thank you Net Galley and Source Books (Bloom) for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn was so much fun read. If you love grumpy/sunshine, fake dating, childhood friends to enemies to lovers, Christmas competition, small town, slow burn romances, then you will love this book!!

This is my first Meghan Quinn book and I cannot wait to read more from her. Quinn did an amazing job with the storyline and plot. Even more of an amazing job with all of the characters. First of all the banter between the narrator and Cole MMC is hilarious and is the perfect intro to chapters. Storee FMC describing the room she has to stay in at the beginning had me laughing so much at work. The banter between Cole and Storee is the absolute best!! Oh and the relationship between Max and Cole is the friendship we all want, the way they roast each other is hilarious. they had me in tears. This whole book is perfect for the holiday and perfectly hilarious. I can’t wait for the audiobook to come out so I can listen to it. Thank you so Bloom Books and NetGalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions.


Don't tell Christmas (my favorite holiday!) but I have never really liked "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." I should have known that Meghan Quinn would be the one to change my mind - about her version, anyway! "How My Neighbor Stole Christmas" is good, snarky, steamy, laugh out loud, classic Meghan Quinn. Main couple Storee and Cole have chemistry for days and the secondary cast is certainly entertaining - we definitely need Atlas' story ASAP. There are deeper themes of loss and grief interwoven with the amusing small town that loves Christmas banter, and the snarky narrator adds a certain something. I highly recommend adding this book to your holiday rom com rotation.

5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book, These opinions are my own.

She balances the plot of the story, the spicy scenes and the humor so well. Storee and Cole are competing in a Christmas competition. They start off as enemies and soon later realize their feelings for each other. Once the sparks start flying, I was glued to the book! The little poems before each chapter were so funny. Such a fun holiday read!