All I Want For Christmas is the Boy I Can't Have by Chelsea Bobulski

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 Ilsa has been obsessed with the idea of love ever since she was little. She also loves helping out her mom's wedding planning business. Riddle's Bridal Boutique and Wedding Planning have just gotten their biggest break yet: a high society millionaire. What Isla doesn't expect is for the bride's brother to be so charming. August Harker's life has been all planned out for him but as he and Isla become closer, he starts to find himself and Isla starts to find the true love she's always dreamed about.

The third installment in the All I Want For Christmas series was just as wholesome and cute as the first two. This series is the perfect thing to get me in the holiday spirit. I feel like this whole series would make a perfect Christmas gift for romance lovers.

So far, Isla and August have been my least favorite couple in this series. They seemed to fall in love instantly and the whole "being in love with a guy who already has a girlfriend" trope was just a little bit too much like real life for me. The two seemed a little too compatible for my taste. They were basically the same person and their one fight was basically over nothing.

I really loved August and Isla's date at the MET though. So cute! Their moments in New York together were my favorite.

This book is supposed to be YA, but the references felt too old. As someone who is currently 15, I haven't seen any of the rom-com mentioned in this book (I have heard about two though). I also had no idea who the actresses Isla talked about such as Nora Ephron (I'm assuming she's an actress- I don't actually know) are.

Page count: 220 pages

Published: December 1, 2021

Genre: contemporary

Series: All I Want For Christmas

My rating: 3 stars

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Thank you to NetGalley for a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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