3.5 Snowman Pancakes Stars ⭐️
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️/5

Talk about a book with a title that nails the theme on the head, because this type of romance ONLY exists in movies (and books, apparently).

𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨:
One year ago, Jules and Nate met on New Year’s Eve and shared two magical nights together. They believed they had found their soulmate... with one problem. Nate didn’t tell Jules about his daughter, so when Jules sees him in the supermarket with his “family,” she assumes he’s married and a cheating scumbag—so, brokenhearted, she ghosts him and swears off love completely. Cut to “present day,” with Nate pining after the woman who got away, when his daughter makes a Christmas wish that he should marry her doll (which will never come true, right?) WRONG... because, at this moment, Jules’s life is falling apart. She’s flooded her apartment and ballet studio, rendering herself homeless. While dealing with the drama and standing outside in a tutu, a little girl asks her to be her new Mommy and marry her Dad, and then she realises who her daddy is... and their whole history comes crashing back between them.

𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:
This book knows what it’s offering, and it plays into this cliché SUPER WELL. There’s A LOT of “that would only happen in a movie,” and that’s a big theme IN THE BOOK. It’s overdramatic at times, full of unrealistic coincidences, corny and sweet—but that’s exactly what this book is going for, and because of that, you can’t help but be happy and smile. It doesn’t take itself too seriously. This book will make you squeal, and if you enjoy a good rom-com, you’ll love this because it’s rom-com GOLD. One line from the book sums it up perfectly:

It’s the kind of book that gives you the same vibes as watching all those Christmas rom-coms that might not be fully unique or unpredictable... BUT IT GIVES YOU THE BEST HEARTWARMING VIBES, and that’s all that matters!

Let me start with Nate... THIS MAN IS THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS. He’s packed with green flags and is basically who you should imagine when you think of a perfect fictional boyfriend! He’s a caring father who loves and adores his daughter, wanting to give her everything her little heart desires. He’s so honest, open, and in tune with his feelings. He’s a complete family man, with the sweetest relationship with his parents and meddling sisters. MY GOSH, he’s sincere, generous, and OH SO THOUGHTFUL... THE MAN KEPT HER FAVOURITE COFFEE SYRUP FLAVOURS STOCKED IN HIS HOUSE after remembering she liked them, just in case she might one day be in his kitchen again!

Jules isn’t perfect, and at times she can be a bit annoying. She’s stubborn and insists on doing everything herself to prove she can, due to some childhood trauma, and struggles to accept help from Nate and his family. I did appreciate her independence and her ability to put her needs first. But she’s also a little damaged—a dreamer who was once so optimistic about love but became guarded after the misunderstanding with Nate. She builds very high walls, stubbornly refusing to take them down until Nate almost gives up on her...

I adored Sophie as she was an adorable little girl who just wanted her dad to be happy. I did think at times she sounded a little too "smart" to be 5 but I don't have kids so I have no way to know if her actions and dialogue were realistic for a child her age...

If you’re not a fan of miscommunication or instalove, you might find this challenging, as these elements set the scene for the book. Although the miscommunication is quickly cleared up, Nate’s instalove continues—he decided that New Year’s Eve that she was it for him and spends all his time trying to convince Jules to take a chance and love him back.

𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨
▶ Dual Pov
▶ One Night Stand
▶ He Fall First
▶ Forced Proximity
▶ Single Dad X Nanny Romance
▶ Roommates to Lovers
▶ Christmas Magic

and 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▷ Good Girl
▷ "Show Me"
▷ Chin Lift
▷ Phone Sex
▷ Dirty Talk
▷ Rolled Sleeves/Forearms
▷ Forehead Kisses
▷ Makes Her Food

Even with its flaws, it’s a cute, sweet Christmas rom-com that’s going to give you exactly what you’re looking for. It’s predictable, funny, and ends in a Happily Ever After... just as it said in the book: the perfect kind of story!

Thank you to Morgan Elizabeth and Valentine PR for my gifted copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.