I would've given a 5 star review but this book should have tw (death of loved ones & cancer) and shouldn't be advertised as a Christmas romance. I loved the way it was written, made me love the characters, I finished the book in like 3 days and I knew thanks to some reviews that it was going to make me cry but I definitely didn't expect to be sobbing the way I did. Not sure if I would recommend this book even though I liked it.

This one is making me sob. I really liked how their paths kept crossing and when they were on the same page they were so, so sweet together. However, the first half of the book felt really slow and Josie seemed like a completely different person then compared to the rest of the book. Like she was not coping well with her grief and then all of a sudden a few months later she was totally normal in regards to her grief and its ups and downs. I also feel like the chemistry from acquaintances to lovers was a bit hard to see. And the miscommunication!! Josie didn’t let Max talk when their paths crossed and Max was too much of a wimp to tell her the truth. I totally understood not telling her right away in the first December, but why did it take two more  encounters before the truth came out?? Also, I am sobbing at the ending, so it was not the holiday romance I had hoped for, though it gets points for giving me all the feels. I would try this author again, but far from my favorite holiday romance.