Zoe York: The Holidate Disaster

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/261910192-the-holidate-disaster

Book Blurb:

Cassie and Nate broke up eleven months ago. On Christmas Eve! So there's zero chance that Cassie's giving Nate a second chance. Not even after an accidental make out session in the supply room of her new shop. The helicopter pilot is too emotionally unavailable for the creative wild child, end of story.

So when her mom invites her ex to Christmas Eve dinner, Cassie has no choice but to invent the fact that she has a date for the holiday...and find a date...and then survive that dinner when Nate brings a date of his own.

Nate, of course, doesn't want anyone but Cassie. He's just trying to hold on to the last remnants of his sanity as he watches his wife slip further and further away. This Christmas, he has one last chance to show her he wants more, he wants to be more, for her. He wants to be her everything.

But proving that is easier said than done with Minellis, and dates, around every corner at the Little Tree Farm.

Tropes:

*Netgalley ALC *2nd chance for romance *Holiday Romance *Spice  

*tension *small town romance *opposites attract *Found family *age gap

Thoughts:

Cassie (FMC) is busy opening up her new store she doesn't have time to think about her soon to be Ex-husband Nate they are coming up to a year of living apart and she's trying to move on with her life and prove that she can do things on her own... unfortunately for her a perfect spot for her shop opened up right across the street from Nate's apartment.

Nate (MMC) knows he made mistakes he just doesn't know how to bridge the gap and get his wife back, maybe he can start by helping her move into her new shop... ending up together in the back of this new store might be the best... or worst thing to happen to him this year. 

Cassie knows that their make out session was a fluke, that can't happen again she is moving on... and so is he... in fact when she finds out that her own mom (the traitor) invited Nate to their christmas party she tells him that he can bring a date... because she's bringing one, only she doesn't have a date.. ugh why did she say that?

Nate is an emergency pilot and unfortunately works with several of Cassie's relatives... this town really is small, they can keep this professional... it will be fine he still has time to prove to Cassie that the only man she should be with is him... but she said she's bringing a date... should he find a date too? 

This was a fun holiday rom-com, loved Cassie's close and meddling family.  It was really sweet watching no nonsense Nate come to realize that a big part of the reason they broke up was because he was listening to Cassie but he wasn't hearing her and what she wanted from their relationship he owned up to his own issues and recognized that he needed to step up, while Cassie recognized that she needed to be more open with what she wanted, he's not a mind reader.

Loved Cassie's family still welcoming Nate even though he was not officially with Cassie.

Will they be able to come back together for the holidays after last years disaster?  

This was a shorter book but didn't feel rushed as the couple had an established relationship and were still married just living apart while deciding if they wanted a divorce.  

Would have liked a bit more back story between these two and coming into the story it felt like right away they were struggling to keep their hands off of each other, so it felt a bit lower stakes as they both clearly still had feelings for their partner.  

The Narrators Kai Kennicott and Wen Ross did a great job bringing this 2nd chance romance to life. 

Looking forward to checking out more books in this series.  This was a cute, cozy, lower stakes, shorter 2nd chance for romance holiday rom-com if that sounds good to you add it to your TBR! 

Have you read this one?  what did you think?