I’m all for a sweet, cheesy romance, but The Christmas Crush was so over-the-top that it made me cringe repeatedly. When Lawrence Higgin’s cookie shop, Sweet L’s, is threatened by a corporate cookie company, he starts to panic. Then he meets the head marketing person for the company, Elena, and from the very beginning, they are attracted to one another. It’s easy to guess what happens next as they take their relationship to the next level. Elena hates her job because of her mean boss, and Lawrence wants to find a way to pay his Nana back for her initial investment in his shop.

The story starts going sideways when Elena makes an unintentional error and ruins Lawrence’s chance at something. But instead of everyone blaming Elena, they blame Lawrence for getting mad, including his Nana! How annoying! Also, Elena’s last name is Voss, and she has this little mantra she repeats to herself, which is so obnoxious: Voss is Boss.

Overall, I felt that Lawrence could have done better because Elena was so spoiled and annoying. This book did not leave me with a sweet taste in my mouth.