make you mine this christmas by lizzie huxley jones

There are plenty of rom-com shenanigans to keep you laughing throughout the whole book, mixed in with heartwarming moments of friendship. It never turns into an awkward love triangle situation between her and the two siblings (which frankly I’m thankful for because that would have been too weird). Perhaps the most delightful thing about the plot is how it takes the fake dating trope and turns it into a rather sweet friendship between Haf and Christopher. Moreover, no one around her ever makes her feel bad about her body. It’s so refreshing to read a fat character’s story that doesn’t center on fretting over her weight. She’s a plus-size heroine who totally owns her body. It’s easy for readers to fall in love with Haf as well. It’s no wonder Haf falls head over heels in love with her. She’s saucy, confident and a bit formidable, but in the best way. But this never defines her entire character. She is disabled and living with a chronic condition that leaves her physically exhausted and having to walk with a cane.

Huxley-Jones does a phenomenal job of developing Kit’s character. Meanwhile, Haf is trying her damndest not to keep falling for his sister, the beautiful and intimidating Kit. It’s pure bisexual chaotic energy as they go about trying to convince Christopher’s family that they’re a couple. Haf and Christopher are absolutely delightful characters, despite what trainwrecks they both are. Along the way, Haf meets an incredible woman at a bookstore, and oops, it turns out, it’s Christopher’s sister. Haf agrees to fake date Christopher during the break with his family so as not to admit to her own family that she will be alone this holiday. Rather than own up to the truth that they were simply strangers making out at a party, they go along with the idea. Christopher and Haf meet at a university Christmas party one night and after drunkenly kissing under the mistletoe, they’re mistaken for a couple.

Make you mine this christmas by lizzie huxley jones