I loved She Gets the Girl and so I knew I had to read this novella. And it was everything I wanted! I’m so here for more novellas from book series and characters we love! Keep reading this book review of Joy to the Girls for my full thoughts.
Summary
For Alex and Molly, the last three years have felt like Christmas every day. So what better way to celebrate their final winter break of college than a romantic holiday getaway in a town right out of a Christmas-card?
Aside from sampling all the holiday cheer Barnwich has to offer, Alex and Molly have an important mission this weekend: to help their friend, Cora, get her crush to fall for her. But in between ice skating, snowball fights, and matchmaking schemes, it becomes obvious that both of them have another mission this weekend: to not reveal the huge secrets they’re each keeping from the other. Secrets about their post-college plans that just might threaten to tear them apart.
Will these two be able to help Cora get the girl and keep theirs—or will this be the last Christmas of Alex and Molly’s love story?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
What I love about Joy to the Girls is that it’s one thing to get together, but it’s another thing to stay together. In a relationship, I love witnessing characters who have to navigate the obstacles, and figure out how to grow together. How can we stay together if we don’t know how to handle the changing of our dreams, the hard conversations? Joy to the Girls balances the how of the ‘happily ever after’ all with a holiday setting. It’s a great addition to the world and I really enjoyed being in this novella setting.
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The friendships and side characters were fantastic here and it felt fully encapsulated. It’s a fun gift for the holidays and I’m so glad I picked it up. We need more feel good novellas and endings after the end for our favorite worlds and characters. Give us more novellas! Find Joy to the Girls on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, & Blackwells.