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Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall

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cebales's review against another edition

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3.0

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heyheyitsalli's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I enjoyed this book for its purpose to serve as a lighthearted distraction.

I think it could’ve done more with the setting it had and the side characters. It was surprising that

the christmas concert

wasn’t more important to the story given that it had a rather emotional buildup.

Every single character besides Nick’s parents was way too immature. It felt like I was reading a book about high school-aged kids. Also, the book was a bit too sex-heavy when it felt like the more natural flow would’ve been about emotions instead of physical desires.

I feel like this book was trying for a slow burn but ended up feeling far too rushed. There were way too many random details that either needed more expansion or should have simply been left out. The writing was pretty cringey at times. It left a lot to be desired but also was good enough for a quick read.

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kanthereader's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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danajoy's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted

3.5

A cheesy christmas romantic comedy like the Hallmark movies but much hornier.

Nick is back after his second tour in the military and he's back to stay. His best friend Noel is there to pick him up from the airport. His homecoming doesn't entirely go as he expected. Newly single and confronted with the fact she's already moving on Noel takes some actions on a night out that will change their friendship forever.

Noel does have a bit of a "not like other girls" streak but other than that it is fun and their chemistry is pretty solid.

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vix_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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bujo_bellel's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I quite enjoyed this book, very Christmas-y indeed. There were quite a few parts where Nick had been rather intimate with Noel (even when he was still with Amber) which I found was unusual since he was already taken so I was uneasy when those parts came up. I really liked all the song and show/movie references which was a nice touch although I have no clue what those songs were but I get more recommendations!! I have spotted quite a few grammar mistakes which annoyed me a lot. There were quite a few mordern references like Tiktok, which I did not particularly like only when it was randomly thrown in when it didn't make sense to be there, but I quite liked it when it had the right context, like how Nick and Noel will send each other songs on Spotify, which I found really cute. This book was really funny, I really loved and adored the characters and the character development was really nice to see. Some of their makeout sessions were a bit random but I didn't really mind. I was quite amused by brand knockoffs when the author changes the name of the brands because of copyright since the sames were really out there. I really liked how Noel's granny underwear really had Grannies on them, which was hilarious!! I really liked that there was a playlist at the end of the book so that I can go ahead and listen to those songs :) Also Amber's quite an ass and I'm glad she changed!

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