Go Luck Yourself was such a wonderful follow up to The Nightmare Before Kissmas. Something I really dislike about a lot of romance series is the original books characters are not in the book to the degree that you'd want them to be, but this was not the case with Go Luck Yourself. Coal, Hex, and Iris, were still the lovable companions we know them to be helping Kris along his way. I really related to Kris's perfectionism. The author's character work is impeccable. She really knows how to flesh out a well rounded and believable character. I really enjoyed watching Kris come to terms with the things weighing him down in life and coming back into who he wants to be, and not what he thinks he should be.

For me this book is only 4 and not a 5 for two reasons:

First is: No one could ever beat Coal. He's my absolute new favorite book character and I just simply can not bring myself to rate another book higher than his as I just love him so much.

Second: The romance on Loch's side felt out of place at first. When he first held Kirs's hand, and kissed Kris I was genuinely surprised. I love banter as much as the next girl but it didn't feel like there was a sense at all that Loch was flirting with Kris. SO when the romance first started it felt a bit clunky.

Otherwise this book was absolutely adorable, I love these two hotheads so much, and I am so grateful to have been able to read the book. I love this series so infinitely and I truly deeply hope there's more to come because I am just not ready to part with this crew at all.

This book surprised me. It was much more emotional than I expected. Kris struggles with his identity this entire book, and it was such a heartfelt expression of growth. But, it was also so HOOOOT! Like damn, these boys took banter to a whole new level and I was hooked from the start. I went in expecting a cute little holiday rom-com, and it punched me right in the feels too.

I can't believe how much I'm enjoying this series! I hope Sara Raasch writes so many more of them! They are light and fun while also having enough depth to them to keep you involved. I can't wait for the next one!

Not going to lie, I started this book upset that the author was going to be doing a 180 flip of the character from the last book. That being said, the transition and way she handled it was smooth and believable. I loved the banter between the main characters and even the side characters had me giggling for parts. I cannot wait to see what the author continues with next.

Wow. I really loved this book. Kris and Loch are both pretty broken people so their finding each other, and their combative relationship made the HEA so satisfying. I love this world of the holidays. It's both magical and realistic. I love that the young protagonists find and claim their joy in the face of their elders continuing to screw up their world with greed and cynicism. I highly recommend this series!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

After reading A Nightmare Before Kissmass I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next in this amazing series. I was not disappointed by Go Luck Yourself. St Patrick’s day is one of my favorite holidays, because it takes place in my birthday month, and my favorite color is green. This was a well-done MM romance read. I loved both Kris and Lochlan and together they were perfect. I really enjoyed how the enemies to lovers worked out for them. The tension and angst between them was just top notch, oh and the banter was just phenomenal. I loved it. There are some really funny parts that I’m still giggling about later. I really enjoyed how this book picked up right where Kissmass ended. While technically you could read this one as a standalone it would be way better if you read A Nightmare Before Kissmass first. It is a really good series, and you won’t want to miss a minute of it.

If you’re looking for a well done MM romance, with a fun holiday focus, then you need to check this one out.

I was hoping to like this title after not really enjoying book one, however, I had many of the same issues with this one. Sara did a lot of telling, and not enough showing. Kris had a lot of childhood trauma to work through, and instead of showing us how he was doing that, Sara told us (many times) throughout the book how his mother and father hurt him, without us getting to see more of his healing. I wish he would have started to choose himself over what he thought was expected of him sooner. The love story/romance was cute, and the chemistry between Kris and Loch was definitely there—especially in the beginning. I think what felt a little off was the pacing. I had high hopes for these novels because I love the idea behind them, but I think this will be my last Sara Raasch book.

I loved every moment I spent with Kris and Loch! This series is such a delight and I can't wait for the next one.

I didn’t think it was going to be possible to love a couple more than I loved Hex and Coal in the first book, but wow!!
Obsessed with Kris and Loch! They are now my soft art babies and I love them!
I hope the author continues writing in this holiday world.

I thought Nightmare before Kissmas was my favorite read this year. And I was wrong. Well maybe. The two are tied in my mind for most romantic book of the year. And for totally different reasons. Either way this was magnificent. I wish I could give it a million stars. The authors writing style is beautiful, lyrical, raw and truthful and it hit me in the gut every time anything even remotely serious happened. And yet this manages to be hilarious and whimsical at the same time. I can’t give this enough praise. Read it.

Go Luck Yourself was an excellent follow up to The Nightmare Before Kissmas. It was so much fun to dive back into this world of holiday celebrations and political scheming. The (fr)enemies-to-lovers relationship between Loch and Kris had just the right balance of hatred and pining. Well done!

Wow!!! 5 stars! Somehow I loved this one even more than the first & that is saying a lot! Absolutely loved the story, the characters, and the emotions that came along with this book!! So much banter between the characters and I was loving the character development. Highly recommend this book!

Okay okay, I thought that a sequel couldn't possibly be better than the first book but Sara Raasch proved me wrong by creating a piece of literature that was fun, angsty, and spicy all tied together with a neat little shamrock flower chain. "The Nightmare Before Kissmas" was incredible, but I do think that I enjoyed the love story between Loch and Kris much more in "Go Luck Yourself" perhaps because I'm a huuuuge sucker for enemies to lovers. I also related to Kris so much that his pain felt like my pain, and it made connecting with him so much easier.

Now, I really don't like Hallmark movies, but that said if Hallmark or Netflix wanted to grab these two books and turn them into movies, I would certainly not be upset because I'm obsessed with these books. Raasch did a wonderful job of really bringing the reader into the worlds of Christmas and Saint Patrick's Day, while giving the reader characters to cheer on and a couple that one can't help but hate.

If you're looking for something fun to entertain you, then don't look any further than this book!

Sara Raasch is on my list of must-read authors, so of course I was stoked to get an ARC of Go Luck Yourself. For those of you who've read A Nightmare Before Kissmas, this story just as good if not better than the first, set against the gorgeous backdrop of Ireland with so. much. yearning. And if you haven't yet, what are you doing? This series is funny, sexy, with one if the silliest premises I've heard of complete with great writing and characters you'll wish you knew in real life. Good luck and godspeed!

romantasy | bi mc | achillean love | spice | anxiety rep | Christmas x St. Patrick's Day | royal romance | magic

Go Luck Yourself was enemies to lovers done right! When Kris agrees to be an ambassador for Christmas and visit St. Patrick's Day to investigate who is stealing Christmas joy, he is not expecting Prince Lochlann Patrick, Crown Prince of St. Patrick’s Day, to be his infuriating and handsome school rival. The chemistry between these two characters was off the charts. With an engaging plot, a lovable cast of characters, and tons of romantic tension, Go Luck Yourself is every bit as fun and packed with joy as The Nightmare Before Kissmas. My only criticism is that the main conflict between Loch and his uncle took a backseat to the romantic drama, and I personally felt the resolution was not satisfactory given the weight it was given in the narrative. 4 stars. I (and I'm sure many other readers) are desperately awaiting any news regarding Iris' book.

This book made me smile, made me chuckle, made me emotional too and I loved every word of it. Sara Raasch’s writing is absolutely delicious and just makes me want to read more of it! I completely fell in love with her Holidays universe and its cast of characters. I especially love Kris and Lochlann, but I’d be remiss not to also mention my love for Iris, the Easter princess (fingers crossed she also gets her own book). I think I actually enjoyed this second book in the series even more than the first (which was my favourite read of 2024 so that says a lot)!

Go Luck Yourself was an amazing follow up to The Nightmare Before Kissmas. It further expands on the world Sara Raasch created in the first Royals and Romance as well as the friendship and family relationships. It does a great job to follow up on the impact of what happened in the first book and wraps up any loose ends early on which is a bit of closure before everything begins to unravel in the story. Kris is emotional and complex and embodies all the difficulties that come from losing yourself in helping others. It is so easy to forget how to help yourself when you are trying to keep others afloat. Go Luck Yourself showcases the hardships of choosing yourself and your happiness over others and what they think. All the while the banter and flirting, which is so drastically different from The Nightmare Before Kissmas leads to even stronger sexual tension. Nothing is left to desire from this intoxicating Christmas/St. Patricks Day crossover. I’ve racked my brain to try to find anything to critique but I can’t find any. Amazing work Sara. I can’t wait to read what you have coming next with your D&D inspired book.

I ate this book up! Kissmas was fun, but Go Luck Yourself was soooo much better! It was funny, the banter was perfection, and the romance was fantastic! Kris was probably my favourite character of the bunch of them, that I couldn't wait to see what would happen in this book and I was not disappointed!

Get me an Irish man ASAP because Loch was iconic & such a great character to introduce into the cast of characters we've already met! I couldn't put it down it was just so funny! The characters only get better & I cannot wait for more Sara books!

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC!

I finished The Nightmare Before Kissmas and rolled right into Go Luck Yourself, and I'm so glad I did. The world building in this universe is so well thought out and imaginative! It's so easy to get lost in this world, and I could read 10 books about all of these different characters and holidays. These novels are also so much more than just holiday romcoms: they offer love, trauma, character insight, political intrigue, royalty... in the words of Sefan, it has everything.

OMG!! This was fantastic! No secondary book slump here! I loved Coal and Hex, but I'm obsessed with Loch and Kris! My god!! They way those two banter and bicker which adds to the building of their tension!! And when it all came to head... the SPICE!!! Loch giving Kris everything he needed !! Phew is it hott in here!? There was also some fun, quirky quips that I enjoy along with the many different confession of feelings! It was fun too! And dealt with Kris' trauma really well! I love this universe and hope there will be eventually more!!

I am so so thankful for the arc from Netgalley!! Truly!!