Delightful!!!! 

The humor and tone of Sam as a main character captured me right from the start, and I really liked listening to the Liverpool accent in the audiobook which I think is probably an unpopular opinion (although sometimes books about British people get insufferably British at times)

Although I did listen to both Boyfriend Material and Husband Material, this is such a loose spinoff (Jonathan is the connecting character, and he’s in like one scene in Husband Material) that it’s not necessary to read those to enjoy/understand this one

It is also sneakily a holiday romance, as it takes place during the Christmas season but that’s not advertised in the summary

Hall did a good job of making Sam’s work team lovable enough to make me forgive how incompetent they are, which is a must in order for the premise of this book to work. And the steady reveal/redemption of Jonathan’s character was done so well that I fell for him right alongside Sam

I appreciate that in this contemporary “enemies” to lovers romance they really had to fight to reach an understanding. The bickering, the arguing, the challenging each other worked to make the romance feel truly earned. I like teared up at the couch scene

The large cast was handled really well. Between the team of Sam’s coworkers and Jonathan’s large family, it’s a lot of people but they were all distinctive and fun

I really really enjoyed this book, such a refreshing listen after my last one