The Holiday Ex-Files

De: Jennifer Peel

Narrado por: Stefanie Kay

Once upon a time, people called me the holiday queen. But catching my husband under the Christmas tree with another woman kind of did something to me. Like make me digitally crop him out of all our wedding photos and post them online. Who knew that post would go viral? Thanks to all the requests I received to do the same for other jilted partners, I started a new business called the Holiday Ex-Files. And I couldn’t be happier. Well...at least I’m not unhappy.

Then along comes my ex-husband’s best friend, Noah Cullen. Yep, like the vampires. He’s extremely gorgeous like them, too. He has a plan to help me believe in the magic of holidays again. But the more I’m around him, the more I begin to think he’s the magical one, and that perhaps I picked the wrong best friend to begin with. Maybe, just maybe, it will be a very merry Christmas after all.

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming holiday rom-com, perfect for any season, by USA Today best-selling author Jennifer Peel.

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Who doesn't love a fun, clean holiday romance?

I love all of Jennifer Peel's books including this one. This one is a perfect read right before Christmas. It made me laugh, cry and feel the love between them. I loved the narrator on this one!

Merry Christmas can that man kiss!

Y'all! I absolutely LOVE The Holiday Ex-Files! It's one of my favorite Christmas books of the year! I laughed, I cried, and I fell in love with all things Cami and Noah. I could NOT get enough of these too! Their story was just what the doctor ordered! I'll definitely be listening to this one over and over again!

Stefanie Kay did a fantastic job narrating this book! She had me busting out laughing and getting emotional several times. She did an AMAZING job portraying Miss Sparkly! All I can say is don't attempt to drink any liquids when Sparkles is around! 😂

This is another home run for Ms. Peel! I'm SO excited to see what she has in store for us next! 😍

Not such a Holiday Read

Based on the cover and title, I expected more holiday focus. While it was talked about through the MC's hatred of the days, it wasn't centric to the plot.
Overall, it's a fast listen and the narrator did a great job. I think she's a good voice for the genre.
I didn't like some of the wishy-washy rationale the MC displayed and her lack of awareness regarding the LI's feelings for her became as frustrating as it was repetitive. I like the author's voice but not necessarily the execution.
Thanks to the author for the alc. All thoughts are my own.

Should I finish it?

Seriously, only 1 hour & 52 minutes left and I’m thinking of not finishing. What started out as cute & somewhat interesting, has turned so monotonous & mind numbing, I don’t think I can go on! Cammy is a big, dull, whiny, can’t let go of the past even for her dog, DUD. At this point, she doesn’t deserve happiness because she is so stupid, she thinks the hot guy is in love with Anika (I NEVER want to hear that name again as it is said more times in this book than has ever probably been said in the history of time.) Also, women writers take note: stop referring to women of a certain age as somehow less capable, physically, than younger women. The main character flat out said that because her former MIL was advanced in age, she’d need a bottle of pain reliever & rest the next day just because she was dancing. Mind you, this woman almost killed herself maintaining a hot bod for her loser husband. Ageism is so 1950’s. In fact, several times, in this book, I thought it was rather prudish & old fashioned. Maybe I’ll take a break & go back. Perhaps she’ll finally merge with Miss Sparkly & become a fun character again?

Love story after pain

This was an tender and cathartic read. This was emotional and there was a lot of time needed to process overcoming betrayal and learning to love again. A lot of sadness to overcome. It was written with a lot of humor and sweetness. More getting over past pain to find love again.