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In "The Geek Who Saved Christmas" by Annabeth Albert, readers are introduced to the odd couple of Gideon Holiday and Paul Frost, neighbors with very different personalities. Gideon, a cheerful and festive man, offers his help to the grumpy and antisocial Paul when the latter's brother plans to visit for Christmas. As they work together to decorate and prepare for the holidays, the two men grow closer and develop feelings for each other. The story revolves around how Paul and Gideon navigate their budding relationship amidst the holiday season, overcoming past insecurities and loneliness to find love and comfort in each other.
The book is a heartwarming Christmas love story that delves into the themes of loneliness, healing, and the transformative power of the holiday season. Through the interactions between Gideon and Paul, readers witness a tale of neighbors turned lovers, finding solace and happiness in each other's company. The writing style is described as sweet, low on unnecessary drama, and filled with moments of heartfelt connection and romance, making it a perfect read to get into the holiday spirit.
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Has Romance?
The romance is a central element of the story, featuring a high level of emotional and romantic development.
From The Publisher:
His grumpy neighbor needs some holiday sunshine… Gideon Holiday is the perfect neighbor. Need a cup of sugar? Spare folding chair? Extra batteries? He's always ready to help. And he's waited years for his hot, grumpy, silver fox neighbor, Paul, to need him. For anything . But this December, Gideon would be happy if he could just get the Scrooge-like Paul on board with the neighborhood holiday lights fundraiser.
Paul Frost has no intention of decking his halls or blazing any Yule logs. Even if his spunky bowtie-clad neighbor does look perfect for unwrapping, Paul would prefer to hide away until December is done. But when his beloved younger brother announces an unexpected visit, Paul needs all the trimmings for a festive homecoming-and fast.
Luckily, Gideon is there with a color-coded plan to save Christmas. Soon Paul's hanging lights, trimming trees, and rolling out cookies. And steaming up his new flannel sheets with Gideon. How did that happen?
It'll take some winter magic to preserve their happiness and keep these rival neighbors together longer than one holiday season.
The Geek Who Saved Christmas is a low-angst m/m holiday romance with a guaranteed happy ending. This grumpy/sunshine, neighbors-to-lovers, found family tale features two heroes in their forties figuring out that maybe their sexily-ever-after was right next door the whole time. It stands alone and is not connected to any of the author's other universes. However, it does contain a heaping helping of the same emotions and steamy moments readers have come to expect!
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2 comment(s)
First holiday read for december but not feeling like reviewing right now. Might later
A sweet holiday themed novel about a grumpy guy and his sunshine bright neighbour. With last names like Frost and Holiday I feel like it was pretty obvious where this was heading. The romance was low angst and lots of sugary goodness. I didn't really feel like the attraction between them was sparking off the pages, but it was alright. I enjoyed the neighbourhood app - the author put little messages the neighbours had posted at the start of each chapter - and it worked really well to include other characters and community without actually having to write scenes with them. It gave added depth to the relationship between Gideon and Paul. Overall it was a lighthearted fun read. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
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