Snowed In - Catherine Walsh

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Title: Snowed in (Fitzpatrick Christmas #2)
Author: Catherine Walsh
Genre: Chick-lit, Christmas
Rating: 3.5/5,
# pages:
Date read: December, 2023

Megan is dreading going home for the holidays. She’s the village pariah, the she-devil who left local golden boy Isaac at the altar four years ago and ran away to the big city. She could really do without the drama. Particularly as he’s engaged again, and she’s just been dumped for the fourth time this year.

Christian’s fed up of being on his own every Christmas. He doesn’t mind being alone , but he hates his family’s sad eyes and soft tones as they sit around coupled up. Because he’s actually, totally, fine.

So when Megan literally bumps into Christian in a Dublin pub, they come up with a pact to see them through the holiday season. They’re going to be the very best fake dates for each other, ever .

Rules are drawn up, a contract is signed on a wine-stained napkin. They will sit through each other’s family gatherings and be outrageously in love until freed from their annual obligations. After all, it’s only for a few weeks.

But with everyone home for the holidays, two big families to deal with alongside old friends, old flames and old feelings, things are bound to get messy. And when a snowed-in cabin and a little Christmas magic are added to the mix, anything could happen…


Not quite as good as the first book in the series. I still really liked both Christian and Megan, but their relationship wasn't quite as adorable as that of Andrew and Molly. I do love a good fake-dating trope though, and when added to the forced proximity of being snowed in together, you definitely end up with a charming story regardless.

The way Megan cut off everybody from her past, as well as people's reactions to Megan returning didn't quite ring true though, but that just may be because I'm not from a "small town community" myself. The Christmas aspect was a lot weaker in this one too.

But I still liked it well enough to finish in two days :-D