How to Cheat at Dirty Santa stars Jonah Newfeld and his co-worker, Nathan Sharp. The story is told in first person through Jonah’s pov.



This is a short, cute, funny, fluffy read that has a strong HFN. Jonah and Nathan work at an insurance company and Jonah is totally smitten with Nathan. Jonah desperately wants to date Nathan but first he needs to find a way for Nathan to really notice him. Sadly, Jonah is too nervous to ask Nathan on a date so he concocts a crazy scheme with the help of his friends, which evolves into the whole office helping Nathan acquire Jonah’s gift in the Dirty Santa gift exchange. Jonah’s wacky scheme or rather his BFF’s idea, was crazy and is what moves the story along.

Jonah is a nerd, but a loveable nerd who is rather clueless. He is totally smitten with Nathan. Since the story is from Jonah’s pov, we only get to see how he thinks and feels and he is pretty funny, but at the same time a sweet guy. We don’t know about Nathan much except through Jonah’s eyes, but Nathan is kind, friendly, and if Jonah was paying attention, he’d realize that Nathan kind of hung around Jonah and seemingly ‘accidently’ would bump into him on occasion. But Jonah gets tongue-tied every time he’s around Nathan, so he’s oblivious to Nathan’s behavior towards him. Of course, it’s also obvious that Nathan’s afraid to ask Jonah out. The author did a good job of creating unique personalities for Jonah and all the side characters. And at the end I could believe in Jonah and Nathan as a couple.

I enjoyed this whole story, but I think what sealed it for me was the last line of the book spoken by Nathan. It took me completely by surprise and I cracked up laughing. Even now, I still think about it and think it was the absolute perfect ending. Not all authors can pull off the perfect conclusion to a story, but this author did.

How to Cheat at Dirty Santa is a funny, sweet, fluffy, Christmas read. I recommend it to everyone. This book deserves a solid, 5 Stars.



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