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Chloe and Peter have never gotten along-a result of their parents long-standing feud. But when they learn that the mall in which both their families restaurants are located is slated for possible demolition, they come together to try to save their family livelihoods. This was cute but predictable, and I would‘ve liked more holiday festiveness. Soft pick.
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Chloe Kwon and Peter Li don‘t exactly get along well…even their parents are hostile to each other. The 2 families are barely making it financially at their respective shops at the town mall. Then they‘re notified that their shops have to leave; so Chloe and Peter work together to save the businesses…between a pick and a so-so
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@Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

This was a book club pick and I hate not finishing the book club books but this one (and this author) just isn‘t for me.

3.5 ⭐ This is a fun and cute read. It is a YA romcom. While it is set at Christmas, this book could be placed at any other time and the story would still be the same. I think selling it at Christmas is more of a marketing ploy, then integral to the story. This story is about two teenagers, whose families do not get along. It‘s not quite a Hatfield and McCoy type thing, but there is a business deal gone wrong decades ago. ⬇

YA romance
Enemies to lovers? The two MCs got on well early on. 🤔

Not for me.

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@Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader

3.5/5

Chloe and Peter's families are restaurant rivals in the Riverwood Mall food court, but with the mall facing potential demolition, Chloe and Peter have to work together to save the mall by Christmas. This is a very fun holiday read. I enjoyed all of the side story lines and how everything went together in the end.

There wasn't really anything special about this book. It was just okay, but it isn't the worst thing I've read. I wish there had been a little more of a Christmas feel to it.

I will say that many of the characters were well-written. Sadly, I was expecting more from this story than it offered. It‘s clearly supposed to focus on the enemies-to-lovers trope, but I felt like neither the enemies aspect, nor the lovers aspect, were done well. While I read an ARC version, a lot of the writing was incomprehensible, which drew my attention away from what was happening in the novel.