Book Review | Merry With Me – Kaylee Ryan

Merry With Me
By: Kaylee Ryan

Publisher: Kaylee Ryan
Publication Date: November 26th, 2024
My Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮
My Reading Format: I received an ARC for an honest review

Synopsis:

NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new grumpy-sunshine standalone holiday romance.

Blakely

When my boss tells me I’m taking over the planning of the annual Christmas gala, I can barely contain my excitement. Not only is it a huge opportunity, but I also love all things Christmas.

I’m on cloud nine until I realize I have to work closely with the grumpy doctor, who is my opposite in every way. He loathes the holidays. At least that’s what he says. His eyes tell me a different story.

That’s why I make it my mission to make him fall in love with Christmas. That’s our family motto after all. I’ll make him love the holidays harder than ever before. How hard can it be?

Oliver

My contract states I have to serve on a committee. When I fail to submit which committee I’d like to work on, I’m assigned the Christmas gala. Me… the guy who detests the holiday.

In years past, I let the marketing manager handle it all. I was there if she needed me. She never did. I expected more of the same this year, but it turns out, I get more than I bargained for. I didn’t anticipate her. Miss Ray of Sunshine, assistant manager.

That’s how I find myself attending holiday events and attaching myself to her any way I can. She’s trying to make me fall in love with Christmas. Instead, I’m falling in love with her.

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Merry With Me by Kaylee Ryan is a seasonal romance. Blakely and Oliver’s romance is technically a spin-off from Kaylee Ryan’s Kincaid Brothers Series. If you’ve read that series, you will definitely understand my excitement when it comes to this novel!

Blakely Kincaid loves all things Christmas. Everything from the tree, decorations, and picking out the perfect presents is just the icing on a very merry cake. What could be better. When Blakely get’s her dream promotion of her marketing career by being in charge of the holiday gala, she couldn’t be any more excited. But that excitement is short-lived when she finds out the man who is the co-organizer happens to despise all things holiday and celebration. But our Blakely isn’t one to give up. She’s bound and determined to make Mr. Grump finds the true meaning of the holiday spirit, even if it means losing a bit of her own.

My Thoughts:

If you are looking for a seasonal/holiday/Christmas themed romance with all the feels, do not hesitate on Merry With Me by Kaylee Ryan!!!! Blakely Kincaid and Oliver Thompson’s story is definitely one I will not forget anytime soon. My heart feels extremely full of holiday cheer. Thank you, Kaylee Ryan, for FINALLY writing Blakely’s story! I have been waiting for what feels like an eternity!

You may recognize the name Blakely from Kaylee Ryan’s Kincaid Brother’s series. She’s the adorable first-born niece that always had a way of making an impression. I can’t even begin to describe how excited I became when I first found out this character was going to get her own story and, most importantly, her own shot at love. It was pretty interesting to see her as an adult. I loved her extreme love for all things Christmas! Of course, she had to be matched up with a man who, unlike her, despised everything to do with the holiday season! This made for some pretty hysterical moments!

But most importantly, I loved diving back into the Kincaid family and witnessing their strong family bond. My heart felt so warm the whole time I was reading this novel. A sense of nostalgia overwhelmed me a bit. Oh my heart!!

I gave Merry With Me a 5 star rating simply for the fact that I couldn’t stop smiling from the beginning to the very end of this novel. My heart felt light and warm. Even through those moments of despair, I never once doubted that Blakely and Oliver would rise above it all. These two are couple goals, and even more so, these two are my new favorites in a long line of Kincaid Family Stories! I’ve never been a ‘seasonal reads’ type of reader. However, after finishing this novel, I have a sudden urge to hit up amazon and search for more holiday reads! So if you want to feel all the love that comes along with holiday themed romance novels, you should 100% pick up Merry With Me by Kaylee Ryan!!

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