The bones of the story could have made for a swoon-worthy holiday romance, but it ended up being just okay. Starting with the good, this did put me in a festive spirit, and the Christmas competition was fun. The narrator was hilarious, and I loved the Christmas poems in the style of The Night Before Christmas. I didn’t like Storee or Cole at first but they grew on me. Max was adorable, and I wish he was one of the main characters. I do feel like this book missed the mark on the balance of romance and smut. There were more explicit scenes than I felt were necessary, and I often felt like they received length air time at the expense of the plot. And especially for being over 400 pages, all of the romantic scenes felt rushed, particularly the ending and epilogue. I still enjoyed reading it, but I think it could have even executed better.