This book gave me butterflies! I loved watching Sam and Jonathan fall for each other over the course of this book. This was like a Hallmark Christmas movie in book form, complete with an extended, meddling family, oddball coworkers, some Christmas party planning, and an adorable romance. The LGBTQIA+ representation was just like icing on the cake.

The plot of the book is super unique. A guy accidentally faking amnesia leading to him having to live with his rude boss is far from your average romcom. As you can imagine, hilarity ensued. Watching how bad of a liar Sam is was almost as great as watching Jonathan be so enthralled by Sam that he didn’t even notice the bad lying! I think the only thing that could have made this book better would have been seeing Jonathan’s descent into madness as he tried to keep his feelings for Sam to himself. They gave me a lot of “JUST KISS ALREADY” moments. This book was really forced proximity at its finest. My only question is, how did Sam not fall for Jonathan as soon as his cat claimed him?

Also, I rarely say this, but I loved the third act conflict. It was relatively short and their reunion was weirdly sweet in spite of its location (iykyk). My heart broke for them while it was happening, but the payoff was worth it to see them come out the other side as a stronger couple.

I also loved Jonathan’s family. They reminded me a lot of my own family, especially at the holidays. His mom made a great addition as the wisdom giver for Sam, who really could have benefitted from her wisdom during the entire book instead of just at the end. I really hope we get to see them again in another book.

Overall, this was a really fun read that I would highly recommend!