Along Came Holly by Codi Hall | Book Review

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"Codi Hall brings all the feels."—Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author

Holly Winters is not about to let her grumpy neighbor Declan steal her holiday joy...even if he does look rather handsome under the mistletoe.

Holly Winters owns the jolliest holiday shop on Main Street and this season is shaping up to be the best yet. The only pit in her figgy pudding? Declan Gallagher, the owner of the hardware store next door. He's the scroogiest man in all of Mistletoe, Idaho. Then Holly's revenge prank escalates into an all-out war with her Grinchy neighbor, and the situation turns sticky when she realizes she needs his help.

Declan can't believe the nerve of his oh-so-cheerful neighbor hiring him to set up her holiday lights display, but the money is too good to pass up. Despite his utter loathing of excessive decorations, he throws himself into getting the job done, only to encounter sabotage at every turn. To his astonishment, Declan finds himself championing the very woman who used to get under his skin. Then one rooftop kiss has him thinking maybe the season's traditions aren't as heinous as he believed. Declan's heart has grown three sizes since Holly came along, but how can he admit he's falling for the one woman he shouldn't want?

"A fun, engaging, and romantic read that is perfect for Christmastime!" —The Nerd Daily for Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist

Along Came Holly by Codi Hall is the third in the Mistletoe, Idaho series and features the remaining single Winters sibling, Holly. Holly runs a successful Youtube/TikTok where she has an Adventure Elf persona. She does all kinds of daring things and has become internet famous for it. She also runs a year round Seasonal Shop in downtown Mistletoe. However, her shop is right next to Declan Gallagher’s hardware store. Declan is a grumpy lumberjack looking type. So, of course, he clashes with Holly. But as you may remember from seeing him in the other two books of this series, there’s a definite spark there.

I am such a fan of the grumpy sunshine trope. There’s for sure more to Declan’s story and a reason why he is the way that he is — granted, I am thinking that learning coping skills and processing his parents’ divorce after he graduated high school with a mental health professional could really benefit Declan. However, I liked the balance he had with Holly. I also really enjoyed reading about Holly’s pivot that she wanted to make in her social media career. It was cute! Actually, this book was really quite wholesome and not at all overwhelming with spicy scenes. There’s two, the rest of the book is plot and character development and actually building the relationship.

On A Scale Of One To Buddy The Elf, How Much Christmas Spirit Does Along Came Holly by Codi Hall Have?

Along Came Holly really hit that holiday need for me. There’s the Black Friday sales, Christmas yard displays, and much more. I loved how wonderful the Winters family continues to be. Hopefully we get a few more books set in this same town with maybe some of the side characters getting a starring role. I think this was a lovely ending to Hall’s trilogy. Highly recommend if you need an infusion of Christmas Spirit.

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