You Make It Feel Like Christmas

Absolutely loved this book! Super fast read, and what’s not to love? Holiday romance, set at a Christmas tree farm with a hockey player! SIGN. ME. UP. Super cute, and gave me all the feels. Love!

Sophie Sullivan serves up a charming holiday romance in You Make It Feel Like Christmas. Filled with small-town coziness, endearing characters, and a sweet second-chance love story, it hits all the festive notes. The story is engaging from start to finish and has that perfect Hallmark-movie warmth.A joyful read to jump-start your holiday spirit!

This is the best book I’ve read in quite a while. The Christmas setting really set the tone for the story through the first half of the book. And so glad the story didn’t end there. So often I wish books would be longer so the story didn’t end. I am now on a mission to track down more of Sophie Sullivan’s books!!

⭐ 4/5 stars — a cozy, feel-good holiday romance that truly makes it feel like 🎄 ChristmasYou Make It Feel Like christmas is such a heartwarming, festive read full of family, second chances, and self-discovery.Maisie Smart heads home for the holidays to Tickle Tree Farm, hoping for a peaceful Christmas after a rough year. But peace is the last thing she gets when she runs into Nick King the charming professional hockey player she had a one-night stand with six months ago. Now he’s spending the holidays with her family, and the forced proximity sparks a mix of awkwardness, attraction, and unexpected healing.I love how Maisie helps Nick work through his anxiety and panic attacks while he faces big decisions about his career and identity beyond hockey. In return, Nick makes Maisie feel truly valued and seen something her family has never been great at. Their emotional connection feels genuine, and it’s beautiful to watch them both learn to trust themselves and each other again.I also really enjoyed how they both love big — they’re passionate about their families, their friends, and their work, even when things get complicated. The small-town Christmas setting adds the perfect cozy backdrop, complete with tree-farm charm, twinkle lights, and plenty of festive spirit.If you love tropes like second chance romance, forced proximity, small-town holiday settings, and healing through love, you’ll definitely enjoy this one. It’s sweet, a little steamy, and full of heart — the perfect pick for your December TBR! 🎄❤️

Q: What do you get when a lawyer, a veterinarian, a photographer, a professional hockey player and a Christmas tree farm owner walk into a story plot?A: One of the cutest holiday books you will read this season!Right off the bat I would like to mention how I loved this cast of characters from the get go! While it took me a minute to figure out how everyone was related or knew each other, I loved all the relationships they had with each other. Set on an idealistic Christmas tree farm on the week leading up to Christmas, this book was the perfect snow cozy read for the holiday.After meeting at a mutual friend's wedding, Maisie, a successful photographer, and Nick, a professional hockey player, spend the perfect night together. She thought they really had a connection but he left the next day and never called her. After 6 months of no contact, she is resolved to get over it but is shocked when she shows up to her family Christmas and sees Nick, who is the brother of the Christmas tree farm owner. Now they are stuck together for a week with lingering tension from their night together and with Nick trying to prove to her they deserve a second chance.Nick is a man who knows what he wants and he wants Maisie. He made a mistake by leaving her without an explanation but vows to correct the mistake and take back what he lost. Gah! I love when a MMC can admit he’s wrong and just owns it! He only has one week to make this happen and he pulls out all the stops (and he has a little help from his cute nephew)While she still held a slight grudge I liked how she didn’t hold it over his head. She allowed him to show her that he made a mistake and was open to trying things again, especially with how much they were drawn to each other.The topic of mental health in athletes was handled very tactfully and I liked how she silently supported him when he was having a panic episode but also pushed him to speak out about it and not hide away. She was just there for him. Her actions spoke volumes and I like when characters and scenes can just speak to me through the book without any overly wordy dialogue.This book was broken into 2 parts. Part one is on the christmas tree farm and coming back to each other to start their second chance. Part two is back in Seattle, where they are trying to find out how they can make it work long term.Nick has to conquer his doubts and come to face the realization that maybe hockey is coming to an end for him and she has to face the complicated relationship she has with her parents, specifically her mother.While I adored this book, I wish we could have stayed on the Christmas tree farm a little longer and been around those characters more. I feel like most of the issues and barriers could have been addressed there and then slowly wrapped up in a few chapters after Christmas. I think I just really missed the dynamic of the families and their interactions.