*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I’d heard a lot of good things about Waters’ The Regency Vows series, so I was excited to get invited to read this Christmas romance from her and I think this was delightful.

Charlotte is an artist in a family of Artists who as a child starred in what became a cult classic Christmas movie and became a bit of a Grinch about it. After an article is released blaming her for a sequel/reboot not happening and an incident with a fan, she escapes to London to spend the holidays with her sister. While there, she runs into Graham, whose family owns the historic house where part of the movie was filmed but they’re struggling to keep up with the expenses of maintaining the house. 

I think because it’s a Christmas romance and I was feeling festive, I was able to ignore some of the super contrived plot elements and glaring plot holes in a way I probably wouldn’t in a standard contemporary romance. That being said, I really liked the banter between Charlotte and Graham and the dialogue in general. I also liked the trips to various filming locations and discussions of fictional holiday rom-coms. While not my favorite, it did entertain me throughout the reading experience and it made me look forward to getting to her Regency series.