Meghan Quinn is always an auto-buy for me, so when I saw she was writing a spicy Christmas romance book, automatically YES!

The tropes alone sold me on this:
Enemies to Lovers
Grinch-Inspired
Small Town/Christmas Town
Fake Dating
So Much Banter
Spiceee (candy cane scene - omg)
Reindeer Farmer x holiday movie editor

I can always count on MQ for banter and boy oh boy did this have it! It was so fun, spicy, swoon worthy, and the added bonus of the Grinch vibes - YES YES YES!!! I also loved the town and the people of Kringle as well. Sign me up to live in a town so dedicated to Christmas, sounds wonderful. This is a great holiday read to grab in the upcoming season, and I'd definitely recommend if you're a fan of her other books.

FALALALA and Jingle My Bells- because I am a HO HO HO for this book! Meghan has delivered the most clever, the most heartwarming, and the most festive holiday treat. How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is the perfect blend of heart, heat, humor, and all of that holiday cheer. This endlessly charming and delightfully witty holiday romp gave me all the warm fuzzies. It’s effortlessly heartfelt, uproariously funny, and chock full of the Christmas spirit. And it’s easily one of my favorite Meghan Quinn books ever- it captured my heart so fully (and yes, I shed a few “my heart is full tears) in the end) and it is so brilliantly nostalgic and warm. I could NOT have loved this book more. This Grinch inspired romcom certainly had my heart growing three sizes…move over Santa, this Grinchy fun is what Christmas is all about.

I just can NOT get over how deftly woven this story is. Every character detail, every town moment, all of the fun Christmas activities, the cadence of our narrator…all are so wonderful referential. Meghan has taken the spirit of the story yuletide ne’er do well turned Christmas savior and captured all of it’s essence, it’s heart, its themes and charm and harnessed it into her own wickedly funny and equally meaningful holiday love story. The Grinchy neighbor orphan Cole Black trying to steal the christmas content win, the best friend Max and their reindeer farm. Storee Taylor trying to find the meaning of Christmas (in the year round Christmas loving Kringletown), all the Who inspired characters, The Christmas Kringle contest (and all the epic activities), down to the makes me cry every time Who singing. Every detail is so perfectly curated, creatively inspired, fresh yet familiar all at once.

It’s tender and emotive- two characters who find themselves unexpectedly reconnecting with a holiday they’ve lost, with their family roots. Two characters desperately alone and isolated. It’s full of gentle but poignant scenes of vulnerability and self-discovery. But it’s also so funny- the banter, the antics, the push and pull. It’s so delicious. And it’s just so entertaining. Easily a top read of the year!

🎄Enemies to Lovers
🎀Grinch-Inspired
🎄they both don’t Christmas
🎀Small Town/Christmas Town
🎄scene stealing small town folks
🎀Fake Dating
🎄So Much Banter
🎀Spice be spicing
🎄festive AF
🎀Reindeer Farmer x holiday movie editor

Honestly, I knew I was going to love How My Neighbor Stole Christmas because Meghan Quinn can do no wrong in my book and I have loved everything I've ever read by her. & I was 100% correct. The banter between Cole and Storee was top notch, the tension and chemistry was fantastic, and honestly this was just amazing.

If you’re in the mood for a cozy, laugh-out-loud romance to kick off the holiday season, this book is an absolute must! This fake-dating, enemies-to-lovers gem has all the small-town Hallmark holiday magic.

Meet Cole—the town grinch who just wants a quiet Christmas, until his holiday-loving childhood crush turned nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door. When Storee enters the town’s Christmas Kringle contest, Cole can’t resist joining in too… just to keep her from winning. What starts as a playful rivalry quickly spirals into a fake-dating scheme, full of banter, mishaps, and ALL the chemistry.

From laugh-out-loud moments to Cole’s heartwarming grinch-to-softie transformation, this book is brimming with holiday charm. And yes, some scenes are over-the-top and cheesy, but isn’t that part of the fun? 🎄✨

If you’re looking for a feel-good, festive rom-com, this one’s perfect. So go ahead and grab your hot cocoa and get ready to fall for Cole and Storee!

When I say this book made me laugh, I don't mean a little bit. I mean every page or two I was chuckling, giggling and even guffawing. Meghan Quinn has a gift for writing humorous scenes- they're relatable and hilarious all at once.

This was such a fun holiday romcom. It was light, clever, funny and spicy. I loved Storee and Cole. Enemies to lovers with a bit of second chance trope thrown into a Christmas-themed town with a contest to be the most Christmas-y. A fun holiday romcom!

Thanks to the publisher for sharing a copy with me. All opinions are my own.

4.25 stars.

Thank you to Meghan Quinn, Bloom Books, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

First, I have to say, I love this cover so much. Second, this book was so good. Meghan Quinn always makes me laugh and this book definitely had me laughing. It also had me blushing with a certain scene involving a candy cane. IYKYK.

I loved this cute fun story. It doesn’t have much smut but there are very spicy scenes which make it fun and entertaining. I liked the storyline and I always find Megan books humorous. I loved the Christmas rhymes at the beginning of each chapter. It’s definitely a 5 star read, you’ll love this romcom story!!

Cole lives in a Christmas town, but he usually stays to himself until his nemesis comes back into town to help her aunt Cindy. Cole decides to enter the town’s Christmas Kingle contest if only to beat the out-of-towner Storee. This grinch is going to pretend his heart has grown three sizes. While pretending to date, they just realized how much sparks there is between the two of them.

I loved all the banter, even with the narrator 😂. Every chapter started with a poem which added to the book itself. Keep in mind this is spicy for a Christmas novel! I loved all the nods to the Grinch. I highly recommend for this Christmas season!

Thank you to Meghan Quinn, Bloom Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Great Holiday read and one of my favorites by MQ!!!! Love the Grinch/Whoville vibes and highly recommend to anyone ready to or wanting to get into that holiday mood!!! Sweet, LOL funny and spicy!!!

This was by far the best MQ book I've ever read, and I've loved all the books she's written so far. This one was funny, cute, and sexy all in one. I ate this book up!

This was a perfect book to read right before Christmas because it absolutely gets you in the mood for the Holiday season, absolutely loved this one!

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC!

Meghan is GODDESS at writing, master of spice and wizard of enemies to lovers. This had me laughing out loud and was a blast to read!

Thank you SO MUCH to netgallery for this ARC
I LOVED THIS!!! Ugh this is just so good

it was so funny??? like i was laughing out loud. i love the additions of the narrator and cole.
but anyways,

such a good christmas book!! it’s very much giving the grinch/whoville vibes which should be obvious from the title. set in a town there christmas is all year long - there’s a competition every christmas awarding the person who essentially, is the most christmassy.
main characters storee (who is just visiting but used to spend her childhood in this town) & cole (a kringle townee) go from enemies to lovers and i truly ate that shit up

it’s so original but also has so much alluding to whoville - idk it worked i loved it
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Oh my god why is this my favourite MQ yet? This was so funny, I honestly marvel at how Quinn’s brain works and those spicy scenes… girl your imagination.

Candy cane. All I’m saying

I didn't have a Grinch romance on my bingo card for 2024 but I should stop being surprised when it comes to the romance world. This book was laugh out loud funny while being deeply sweet, cozy, and sentimental. The spice was FLYING OFF THE PAGE once the enemies succumbed to being lovers. Definitely pick this one up if you're looking for a book that feels like the plot of the The Grinch and the humor of Christmas Vacation mixed with the spiciest Hallmark movie you could ever imagine.

This one was very hard for me to get into right from the start. I didn’t love the first few chapters from either characters POV. Storee was very whiny and Cole seemed almost juvenile 🤷🏼‍♀️

As the story progressed and you get to see more into their past it was a little better. I did feel like some of their conversations were a little repetitive and monotonous and could have been skipped.

The story idea itself with the Christmas competition was cute! And well thought out. And I didn’t see the twist at the end coming either aunt Cindy.

Overall it was a very sappy and cringey hallmark movie type book. So if that’s your thing you’ll love this book!

Everything you could want in a MQ romance. Sugar, spice, everything nice 🤣 the prologue had me giggling and it just took off from there. This book was so witty and fun- absolutely perfect for the holiday season!

Storee Taylor once loved coming to Kringletown for Christmas, but after a few humiliating experiences, her trips abruptly ended. But when her beloved Aunt breaks her hip, Storee returns to the help her... and win her the title of "Town Kringle"...

Cole Black has his reasons for avoiding Christmas, but when Storee shows back up after 10 years, suddenly he is ALL IN with winning the contest which is all about Christmas spirit. Storee made her feelings about Kringle VERY clear there last time she was there... and Cole thinks she is the last person who deserves to be the "Town Kringle"...

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How My Neighbor Stole Christmas was an incredibly sexy, enemies to lovers, slow burn romance, read! Storee and Cole brought the Christmas joy with their hilarious seasonally related antics and activities... while their attraction is simmering all the while.

Storee has been in a slump, living in California, and embracing full hermit status. That is, until she returns to Kringletown and starts to realize that the life she has been living might not be a life at all...

Cole lost his parents at Christmas, and never recovered his love for the holidays. That is, until Storee returns and not only does he go full-on holiday celebration, but his heart might finally be starting to repair as well..

This book was a super sexy and fun, laugh out loud read! Storee and Cole go from enemies to hot and heavy... with a candy cane twist! I loved the healing they find within the Christmas season, and each other, and of course with all the silly holiday activities that they embark on...

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

I loved this so much more than her baseball romances (there was no on page sports wtf). We are obsessed with the Grinch in this house soooo of COURSE I requested this book. Thank you so much for allowing me to read this early! I will definitely be reading more of Meghan’s work — just not her sports romances lol.

2.5 stars

I am SO conflicted with this book!! At times I was laughing out loud, and other times I was cringing so hard I found it hard to continue reading.

I thought both characters were charming, but also could take things too far. The writing was funny, until it wasn't, and then I would be back on board with it. I think there was too much humour, which I didn't know could be a thing! There were times I just wished not everything needed to be a double entendre, or made into a joke.

The overall plot was good, and I'm glad I read the book, but I wish it had been a little shorter. I think more focus on the deeper stories of Storee and Cole would have been nice and made the book feel like there was a little bit more substance to it.

This book was a ridiculous, but cute and spicy Christmas romance. I enjoyed it, and I think other people will too, but I personally wanted so much more. I’ll admit that I have high expectations for Meghan Quinn because I have absolutely loved her books in the past. I will also admit that I was thrilled to get an ARC for this book, but not thrilled about reading a Christmas romance when I’m in spooky season mode. It started out okay, I was immediately curious about the hostility Cole had against Storee. I wasn’t crazy about her name or her sister’s name. I did love the little nods to the Grinch though. Still unclear on whether or not I liked the narrator in each chapter. I feel like the first 60% started off good, but ended up dragging on. It becomes all about the Christmas competition and less about the romance / enemies to lovers thing. I’m a Hallmark girl, so I love a good Christmas competition, but I feel like it was just a little too much here. Too much focus on the competition, and not enough focus on them. We are also told bits and pieces about them growing up together, but I didn’t really feel anything between them. I wish we got more backstory and got to see those feelings develop back in the day. Cause when they develop in the present day, it all just seems sudden. They were both thinking “I love you” and I was left thinking HOW?! I guess I should’ve seen the conflict coming, but I hate how it happened. I hate how it was handled. I wasn’t crazy about any of it. And hurt as he was, the words Cole harshly yelled at Storee did not sit well with me. Also I love a good future epilogue, but this one JUMPED. I mean there was a lot going on. Even still, I did find it adorable that everyone got their happily ever after. Even her misguided sister. Overall, I’m so torn about this book. I had such high expectations but it didn’t quite land for me. It’s still a cute Christmas read though. Thank you to the publisher for the ARC!