TW: FMC references past rape. Between FMC and past character (not MMC), not directly on the page due to being blacked out. 

This book was delightful! Seriously so sweet! This story is single POV with alternating past and present timelines, young adult, (and zero spice). This flashback layout makes the story fly by. Much like the song, it’s not a holiday story; it just takes place in the weeks leading up to Christmas. 

Evermore girlies, unite! After a Hollywood scandal, Aspen returns home to her small town to lie low for the holidays. Where of course, her high school boyfriend Roman still lives. 

They still love each other, they’ve hooked up when she’s visited in the past, but this time they’re just going to be friends. The two direct a holiday play together, go to NYC for a music event, and generally spend the whole book together. Aspen has to balance the social media chaos and her privacy. 

There’s also a past sexual assault experience dropped in right at the end. It doesn’t really tie in with the story anywhere else, so for those that would like to skip it: Ch. 47 after Cade’s interview. 

Taylor lyrics are sprinkled throughout the story, and each chapter starts with a song title. 


I received an ebook on NetGalley, tysm!