Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
Five stars. Absolutely five stars.
This was so funny — properly laugh-out-loud funny — but without tipping into cheesy Christmas nonsense. And that balance is hard to get right.
After a bad breakup, Nola is not here for the festive cheer in her picture-perfect hometown of Bright Harbor. And honestly? I felt that. The forced twinkle lights, the relentless merriness… sometimes you just want to sit in your grumpiness and be left alone.
Enter Caleb. The boy who broke her heart. Now grown up. Still infuriating. Still attractive. Still very much around.
But what I adored about this story was the pen-pal twist. The anonymous letters? The mistaken identities? The delicious irony that they’re falling for each other again without realising it? It was just so cleverly done.
And the banter. Meghan Quinn writes chemistry so well. The tension between Nola and Caleb is sharp, flirty and full of that “I absolutely cannot stand you but also please keep talking” energy. I was grinning like an eejit.
What made this stand out for me was that it had heart. Underneath the humour and festive sparkle, there’s genuine hurt, nostalgia and that fear of reopening something that once broke you.
It’s cosy without being sickly. Romantic without being overdone. Funny without being cringey.
If you want a festive romance that gives you warmth, wit and second-chance sparks — this is a total winner.
Honestly? I loved it.
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