Unfortunately this was not the Christmas romance for me. It had the promise of a fun and steamy holiday romcom, but it was lacking in both romance and comedy. In a hate to love romance I still want chemistry and tension between the mcs when they hate each other, but I didn’t get that from Storee or Cole. And then once they cross into being lovers, it was like a switch was immediately flipped and they went from 0-100 without any buildup or questioning what these new feelings are between them. One page they hate each other and the next they were in love. I also wasn’t a fan of the writing style and it felt a little cheesy which I think could’ve worked if I liked the plot and romance more.

This could have been amazing. But the way the two leads talked, I couldn’t. It was like two 13 year olds in adults bodies. It had so much potential to be the perfect holiday rom com, but needed less 13 year old angst and more adult edits

I have never read anything by this author, but I will be looking out for other books they write in the future. I really enjoyed the story as well as the pacing of the story.

Meghan Quinn is one of my favorite romance authors. I always appreciate her zany characters and humorous writing. This book was decent. It wasn't my favorite by her but cute if you wanted a holiday romance to read. If you like Hallmark movies, this is a great pick for you!

This is one of the cutest holiday books I’ve read! I love the little poems at the beginning of each chapter, just like the grinch.

A perfectly spicy holiday romance. With the humor and spice of all of Meghan's other books, it is a steamy Hallmark Christmas movie, just in book form!

This author's books are all hit or miss for me and I'm still not really sure how I feel about this one. It was a solid romance and enjoyable for reading during the Christmas season, but still left something to be desired for me.

I saw this book was by Meghan Quinn and the theme was the grinch, no more information needed! This is very fun book but similar to the grinch is also sensitive! I really fell for these characters and their story. Loved the competition part of the story, i felt like I could visual it all! Oh and of course there is some spice, duh! Great holiday read!

2.5 / 5 stars

If you are a big fan of The Grinch and romance books, this book is the book for you.

Unfortunately, I do not get the hype around The Grinch (nothing against you if you do -- it just wasn't part of my childhood in the same way it has been for others!)

The rhymes at the start of each chapter felt like a LOT, and I know it's mirroring the style of the original movie but it felt like overkill to have at the beginning of every chapter. The book also is nearly 500 pages, which is at least 100 pages too long. I will say that I liked the characters a lot more by the end of the book. I really didn't love them at first but they grew on me. The different challenges carried the story along and were enjoyable to read.

I think if this book had less ties to The Grinch, it could have been a 4 or 5 star Christmas read for me, but it just missed the mark in my opinion.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy!

I wanted to love this book, and I think if I had finished it before the holidays, I probably would have ended up enjoying it. But alas, that timing didn't work out, and I ended up putting it down in favor of something less "holiday". I hope to come back to this next year!

Meghan Quinn delivered the spice and the Christmas cheer! This was such a fun little holiday romance

Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn was an incredibly enjoyable and spicy read.

Initially, I was uncertain about whether I would like the book because of the writing style at the beginning. However, as I got deeper into the story, I became completely captivated.

I found myself laughing throughout the book and appreciated the witty banter between Storee and Cole. The friends-to-enemies-to-lovers dynamic added a delightful twist to the narrative.

The year-round Christmas town and the annual Christmas competition sounded charming and entertaining.

If you're searching for a cute and spicy holiday or winter read, I highly recommend picking up this book!

I will never look at candy canes the same way, EVER. Bonus points for that, actually. I generally don't love holiday themed romances, but this one really did it well. Funny, sweet, and heartfelt, and very spicy.

i didn't love this and i usually love meghan quinn... the poem was annoying and the characters simplistic. I liked the back story on the main guy.

A perfect holiday novel! I loved every second of this book and will recommend it every holiday season! I loved the play on The Grinch! It was original and very funny!

I'm usually a big Meghan Quinn fan but this one just didn't do it for me. It was slow to get me interested and while it had many of my favorite or preferred tropes (enemies to lovers, fake dating, childhood crush) it was too bizarre and wacky for me. I spent a lot of time rolling my eyes through the plot and Christmas competition. Meghan does write great banter, but it still wasn't enough for me to really enjoy the storyline.

This book was pretty good, but even though I have loved many of the books written by author Meghan Quinn...but I just couldn't love this one as much.

Honestly, I can't even tell you what I didn't "love" about it...

How my Neighbor Stole Christmas
Meghan Quinn

A holiday enemies to lovers romance, sounds amazing!
It has grinch references and plenty of spice. The town of Kringle was the perfect setting- it radiated holiday cheer.

What a fun, sexy and sweet holiday take. I read this over the holidays and could not put it down. It is laugh out loud funny and I found myself talking out load to the characters! Fun!!

This was a cute holiday romance from Meghan Quinn. In it we follow Cole and Storee as they compete to win the towns Christmas Kringle competition. Though these two start on different teams and as enemies' feelings start to shift by the end of the competition. With a bevy of funny side characters and interesting narrators this was a greatly entertaining holiday read.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review,