Christmas Grump
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Summary
Reindeer Valley is a beautiful town of holiday happiness and Christmas cheer。
I hate it。
In fact， I have a plan to destroy the whole thing， reducing this place to a pile of ashes。 But I’ll need an assistant， someone devious and cruel who can help me do all the dirty work。 Merry is neither of those。 In fact， she’s the warmest， kindest person I’ve ever met。 Despite this fact， I hire her。 She needs my guidance and protection， after all。
As her employer， I’ll help her become the best employee she can be as she performs each of my underhanded tasks to wreck Reindeer Valley。 Once I discover she isn’t following my instructions to the letter， I realize she’s in need of punishment。 Lucky for her， I’m a very involved employer， and I’m more than happy to give her the discipline she is so sorely lacking。 She takes my instruction quite well， and her desire to please me only reinforces how wise I was to hire her。
But what happens when I have to choose between my revenge on Reindeer Valley and my sweet darling Merry？
MINK’s Note: Merry makes certain parts of this Christmas Grump grow three sizes bigger， but it remains to be seen if it’s his heart or his …
I hate it。
In fact， I have a plan to destroy the whole thing， reducing this place to a pile of ashes。 But I’ll need an assistant， someone devious and cruel who can help me do all the dirty work。 Merry is neither of those。 In fact， she’s the warmest， kindest person I’ve ever met。 Despite this fact， I hire her。 She needs my guidance and protection， after all。
As her employer， I’ll help her become the best employee she can be as she performs each of my underhanded tasks to wreck Reindeer Valley。 Once I discover she isn’t following my instructions to the letter， I realize she’s in need of punishment。 Lucky for her， I’m a very involved employer， and I’m more than happy to give her the discipline she is so sorely lacking。 She takes my instruction quite well， and her desire to please me only reinforces how wise I was to hire her。
But what happens when I have to choose between my revenge on Reindeer Valley and my sweet darling Merry？
MINK’s Note: Merry makes certain parts of this Christmas Grump grow three sizes bigger， but it remains to be seen if it’s his heart or his …
Reviews
Oriana Reads
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I freaking loved this story😍😍😍 The sunshine Merry and her grumpy boss Sebastian。 What should be a business relationship changed as soon as they met in person。 Sebastian wants revenge for something that happend decades ago and he needs help。。。 but Merry doesn't know what she signed up for。 They both fell hard and fast and after a few ups and downs， finally got their HEA😍😍😍 A surprise reveal and a long lost secret made the story perfect👍👍 Insta love， sweet， steamy， and totally safe （DV❤❤） with a g I freaking loved this story😍😍😍 The sunshine Merry and her grumpy boss Sebastian。 What should be a business relationship changed as soon as they met in person。 Sebastian wants revenge for something that happend decades ago and he needs help。。。 but Merry doesn't know what she signed up for。 They both fell hard and fast and after a few ups and downs， finally got their HEA😍😍😍 A surprise reveal and a long lost secret made the story perfect👍👍 Insta love， sweet， steamy， and totally safe （DV❤❤） with a great HEA😍😍😍 I really hope we get more stories of Reindeer Valley 🥰 。。。more
Tru P
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So good。 Mink did a great job with this Christmas story。 I love how she made these 2 opposite people so made for each other。 He was mean and bitter。 And she was sweet and so loving。 The author always delivers to us readers。 When it comes to a hot sexy holiday book。
Emma Carter
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A modern day Grinch re-telling with a hint of spice！ Merry is all sunshine and rainbows and agrees to work for the scowling， Christmas-hating Sebastian。 Unbeknownst to her， Sebastian is setting her up to ruin the quaint town of Reindeer Falls。 But their attraction is undeniable and it has Sebastian wondering if revenge is all it’s cracked up to be。 This book was cute and fun， the ending felt s little rushed but Merry was such a sweetie！ ❄️
Charlene
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Love always turns naughty to nice。
Winter
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This was one of the cutest books MINK has written。
Kai
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Hitting for punishment is abuse dnf
This Feral Housewife
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Super cute storyLoved it！！ Such a cute yet steamy story。 Short enough to enjoy in an hour and hits all the right notes。
lily waheed
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If you're looking for something Christmassy，- cheesy， silly with cute funny epilogue， this is your thing If you're looking for something Christmassy，- cheesy， silly with cute funny epilogue， this is your thing 。。。more
Maria G
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I liked how sweet Merry was and that everything Sebastian asked of her she turned around。 I don't know why but I just felt like Sebastian and Merry's story wasn't one I connected with。 Not my favorite Mink read。I received an ARC and am leaving my honest and voluntary review。 I liked how sweet Merry was and that everything Sebastian asked of her she turned around。 I don't know why but I just felt like Sebastian and Merry's story wasn't one I connected with。 Not my favorite Mink read。I received an ARC and am leaving my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Christine Stutzke
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She's cute and nieve。 But the story ends abruptly。 She's cute and nieve。 But the story ends abruptly。 。。。more
Serena Loves Books
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Un Grinch demasiado OTT para mí gusto。•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers •Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende， me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen💝Christmas Grump de Mink Serie Reindeer Valley libro 2Argumento:Reindeer Valley es una hermosa ciudad de felicidad navideña y alegría navideña。Lo odio。De hecho， tengo un plan para destruir todo， reduciendo este lugar a un montón de cenizas。 Pe Un Grinch demasiado OTT para mí gusto。•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers •Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende， me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen💝Christmas Grump de Mink Serie Reindeer Valley libro 2Argumento:Reindeer Valley es una hermosa ciudad de felicidad navideña y alegría navideña。Lo odio。De hecho， tengo un plan para destruir todo， reduciendo este lugar a un montón de cenizas。 Pero necesitaré un asistente， alguien tortuoso y cruel que pueda ayudarme a hacer todo el trabajo sucio。 Merry no es ninguno de esos。 De hecho， es la persona más cálida y amable que he conocido。 A pesar de este hecho， la contraté。 Ella necesita mi guía y protección， después de todo。Como su empleador， la ayudaré a convertirse en la mejor empleada que pueda ser mientras realiza cada una de mis tareas clandestinas para destruir Reindeer Valley。 Una vez que descubro que no está siguiendo mis instrucciones al pie de la letra， me doy cuenta de que necesita un castigo。 Por suerte para ella， soy un empleador muy involucrado y estoy más que feliz de poder darle la disciplina que tanto le falta。 Ella toma mis instrucciones bastante bien， y su deseo de complacerme solo refuerza lo sabio que fui al contratarla。Pero， ¿qué sucede cuando tengo que elegir entre mi venganza en Reindeer Valley y mi dulce y querida Merry？Nota de MINK: Merry hace que ciertas partes de este gruñón navideño crezcan tres tamaños más， pero queda por ver si es su corazón o su 。。。Mí humilde opinión:🎄Estoy acostumbrada a que los libros de Mink sean exagerados， a veces demasiado， y este fue uno de esos。La idea de la historia me gustó， el grinch de Reindeer Valley y la dulce e inocente chica con espíritu navideño que frustra todos sus planes malvados para arruinar el pueblo fue divertido y hubo mucho vapor festivo pero。。。。No pude aguantar a los protagonistas！ Merry， pobrecita， puede una mujer ser realmente tan。。。 No quiero poner boba pero sí， boba y además despistada？ No logro perdonarla por perdonar a Sebastian alias grinch oscuro！ Noooo quería que lo hiciera retorcer un poco pero no， se lo hizo fácil！ Boba！Sebastian， para mí fue lo peor。Nunca me pasó tanto con un héroe en los libros de Mink pero a este lo detesté desde el principio y no logró cambiar mí opinión sobre él a lo largo de la historia。 No hubo manera。 Fue un Grinch demasiado OTT para mí gusto que no se merecía a Merry。Es una pena porque esperaba leer el libro de la amiga de Nora， Merry con muchas ganas。🎄 。。。more
Jennifer
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Tacky but dammit it was cute。
Kristine Kalinina
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HilariousIn some ways unusual story， ridiculously illogical and so funny and sweet， in the spirit of a fairy tale and Winter Holidays。 And， of course， a beautiful HEA and the reminder that family is the most important gift。
Dorothy Holness
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This was goodSebastian was set on revenge but then he met Merry who’s sweetness changed his heart。 This was a fun book to read。 I was surprised to find out who Sebastian brother was， Good read，
K。
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Cute
Kristen Lindtvedt
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A Winding， Chaotic， and Angst Filled Path to Love…Leave it to Mink to put out a couple of holiday stories that are emotional bookends for the season！ Where the first book in her Reindeer Valley series， “Christmas Crush” was an innocent epitome of sugary sweetness， this one， aptly named， “Christmas Grump” is full of fire， spice， and intrigue。。。Here the author presents the story of Merry and Sebastian， Merry being the shy， seemingly timid and scatterbrained best friend of Ruby who we met briefly i A Winding， Chaotic， and Angst Filled Path to Love…Leave it to Mink to put out a couple of holiday stories that are emotional bookends for the season！ Where the first book in her Reindeer Valley series， “Christmas Crush” was an innocent epitome of sugary sweetness， this one， aptly named， “Christmas Grump” is full of fire， spice， and intrigue。。。Here the author presents the story of Merry and Sebastian， Merry being the shy， seemingly timid and scatterbrained best friend of Ruby who we met briefly in book one。 A young woman hoping to land a new job with Sebastian Franklin， the mysterious newcomer who has taken up residence in an old estate right outside of town coveted by the richest of the rich in town。 A man who， unbeknownst to Merry， is anything but a stranger to Reindeer Valley， as Sebastian is holding a dark and dastardly secret close to his heart， one that requires him to hire an “assistant” to fully implement。 A secret plan that threatens to destroy the very town Merry loves with all her heart。 A deed Sebastian is determined to follow through with even though the experiences shared with his new employee creates a chemistry he is quickly becoming unable to deny， and tests his resolve in ways he never thought possible。What follows is a twisting and turning story of revenge， redemption， and finding love where you least expect it。 One filled with anger and bottled-up childhood hurt left to fester and boil over。 One so full of dastardly deeds and sneaky plans， you may find the romance blossoming from the chaos a bit hard to believe。 And while I loved the return to the darker， kinkier and angst filled plot line I have come to love from Mink， I found this one to be a bit too winding and stretched thin for my taste。I loved Sebastian’s character here but felt a bit lost where Merry was concerned。 Her character， while briefly outlined at the beginning， falls short for me and doesn’t feel fully fleshed out。 As such， she comes across as more childish than impish， making the overarching D/s undertones fall a bit flat in some places， and feel a tiny bit icky in others。In the end I loved the idea of this story。 I loved the overall theme and plot/story world arc and would absolutely read fifty more books about other Reindeer Valley inhabitants （like Nora）。 I just wish this one had been a little longer， so Merry's leading character was more fully dimensional and the connection between her and Sebastian meatier and not as simplified。 。。。more
Lolina
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This was just ridiculously over the top， but still just so cute at the same time。
Shyla Wright
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Reindeer Valley wont know what them。 Sebastian vows his revenge on Reindeer Valley。 Everything is going accordingly except his new employee Merry。 Merry is sweet and loves Christmas。 She vows to be the best employee Sebastian has ever had。 When things heat up these two make one heck of a fire。
HappyDignified
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Prime example of a no thoughts just vibes book。
Sheila
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Amazing One of the best Christmas books I’ve read so far。 Sebastian’s back story was seriously sad！！ Left alone by his mother and was abused， wow my heart broke for him。 Good thing he found his other half in Merry。 She was a force to be reckoned with… Merry was hilarious， she won him over without even trying
Holly
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HilariousSo funny and cute。 Such a sweet holiday story that will have you wanting to decorate and enjoy holiday treats
Rose
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Merry and Sebastian needed each other。I really loved this Christmas holiday story。 It was entertaining and enjoyable especially with all the hijinks that arose from the tasks Merry was given by Sebastian。 The characters were interesting and likable for the most part。 Nora was lame but I loved the little bit of comeuppance that she received。 Grinchy cracked me up with her antics。 Sebastian was absolutely focused on the path he had set for himself with regards to his plan for the town。 He was driv Merry and Sebastian needed each other。I really loved this Christmas holiday story。 It was entertaining and enjoyable especially with all the hijinks that arose from the tasks Merry was given by Sebastian。 The characters were interesting and likable for the most part。 Nora was lame but I loved the little bit of comeuppance that she received。 Grinchy cracked me up with her antics。 Sebastian was absolutely focused on the path he had set for himself with regards to his plan for the town。 He was driven， protective， and possessive even when he didn’t completely understand why。 Merry was amazing。 She was so happy， sweet， and sassy that Sebastian wasn’t prepared for his reaction to her。 Their relationship was a special one with plenty of steam and love。 The orders that Sebastian had given to Merry were hard for her to follow to the letter so she changed them a little bit in order to suit her personality and her moral compass。 The consequences of the changes that Merry made were hilarious！ I loved their happy ever after。 I recommend reading this book。 。。。more
Lauren Stockdale
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I loved Merry and Sebastian's story， it was so good！ Merry was so funny and sweet when she did what he wanted with a bit of a twist。 I wish Sebastian did a bit more for grovelling towards Merry though。 I loved Merry and Sebastian's story， it was so good！ Merry was so funny and sweet when she did what he wanted with a bit of a twist。 I wish Sebastian did a bit more for grovelling towards Merry though。 。。。more
Nadia Latai （Nadiasbookishworld86）
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Literally tearing through these novellas ！❄️💋🔥Grumpy love interest always makes for a cute story - especially when it’s an attractive grumpy boss！！ Sebastian and Merry are the ultimate opposites attracted to each other and pulled together in Christmasy Reindeer Valley。。。。。 These steamy and clever stories of the Characters of Reindeer Valley are the perfect books to cozy up with this winter。。。。 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Alida Hart
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This is a super cute， just a bit naught， "attempting to ruin Christmas" holiday story。 Merry is almost as naughty as Sebastian with the spin she puts on the tasks Sebastian assigns to her。"All I need you to do is exactly what I tell you， to the letter""I think you like it when I don't follow your orders to the letter，" she whispers。And Grinch kitty is a super adorable addition to the story。 The Christmas Grump ends with a very unexpected twist that ties it together with the Christmas Crush story This is a super cute， just a bit naught， "attempting to ruin Christmas" holiday story。 Merry is almost as naughty as Sebastian with the spin she puts on the tasks Sebastian assigns to her。"All I need you to do is exactly what I tell you， to the letter""I think you like it when I don't follow your orders to the letter，" she whispers。And Grinch kitty is a super adorable addition to the story。 The Christmas Grump ends with a very unexpected twist that ties it together with the Christmas Crush story perfectly。 I recommend reading Christmas Crush before reading Christmas Grump （both are available in KU） for better understanding of some of the remarks about a few background characters in both stories。 I read some of the one star reviews that called this story "over the top cheesy" but in my mind that what makes holiday stories （especially this one） so great and worth the 5⭐ rating 😻 。。。more
Snow
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i think i just have to accept that im not one for christmas romances。 they feel too cookie-cutter and formulaic to me。 everything is "magical xmas" this and "magical xmas" that。 wreaths， sweets， pine trees， a small town。 rinse and repeat。 im looking forward to january when authors will release normal romances again。also， the h almost burned to death because of the H， after he'd broken her heart and told the whole town that she's his trusted employee a moment before saying he's there for revenge; i think i just have to accept that im not one for christmas romances。 they feel too cookie-cutter and formulaic to me。 everything is "magical xmas" this and "magical xmas" that。 wreaths， sweets， pine trees， a small town。 rinse and repeat。 im looking forward to january when authors will release normal romances again。also， the h almost burned to death because of the H， after he'd broken her heart and told the whole town that she's his trusted employee a moment before saying he's there for revenge; kiiinda implicating her since she planned the party that drew the townspeople away while mercenaries destroy the town。and she forgave him in two seconds。 two fucking seconds。and lastly， we don't know anything about the H and h。 not hair color， eye color， occupation， nothing。 the H lives in a big mansion but neither we nor， it seems， the h know how he could afford it。 we know NOTHING， and they're apparently not curious about each other at all， because they definitely never have a conversation that isn't about xmas。 like。。。 a romance taking place at christmastime doesn't negate the need for very basic story elements。 yet， authors keep thinking it does。 god im looking forward to january。 。。。more
effin surrey
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🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Katie
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The Grinch and the Sugarplum FairyA grinchy grump meets a delightful， irresistible yuletidephile。 With little more than playful smile and desire to make people happy， she cracks through his icy heart。 This was really cute。 It has the “Mink feel” if you’re familiar with her work。 It was an enjoyable way to spend an evening reading in front of my glowing tree。
Fiona Fog
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You know going in Mink is going to have you laughter！ It’s a guaranteed safe read。 No cheating。 No drama （only the good kind） and a healthy dose of steam。 Fun likeable and relatable characters。 They the female lead is just so genuinely nice。 That’s what I want， as a reader you want to imagine these people。 And Mink proves effortlessly that it can be done。It’s always a yes from me。
Reference
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