Resting Grinch Face

A Holiday Revenge Romantic Comedy (Frost Brothers, Book 5)

De: Alina Jacobs

Narrado por: Leah Mallach, Gideon Frost

I might not be able to ruin his life, but I will ruin his Christmas. Yeah, I’m totally a grinch. But I come by it honestly. Because of Oliver Frost, I flamed out of college in the most humiliating way possible. Now I’m back in my small town—just in time to suffer through a display of small-town Christmas cheer so festive it will make you puke your eggnog. But who cares about being home for the holidays when you live with your family like a loser and have to share one bathroom with seven other people?

I plan to spend my Christmas purgatory being tsked at by elderly residents and passive-aggressively prodded by my mom’s friends about what I plan to do with my life. I don’t know, Deborah, work in the Christmas market and get screamed at by tourists because I didn’t put enough sprinkles on their little brats’ coffees? Seriously, who gives five-year-olds that much caffeine anyway?!

See? Like I said. A grinch.
I hate Christmas.
I set a nativity scene on fire.
Got in a fistfight with an elf—I lost, by the way.
And threw a vat of Snowman Surprise all over Oliver. Don’t ask. Small-town Christmas insanity.
Sleigh what? Oliver is here???
The man who humiliated me and ruined my life?

Ho ho ho, f**k no.

He doesn’t deserve a quaint small-town Christmas or a fancy Christmas tree from my family’s farm.
He should be haunted like Ebenezer Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Past. Or at least the Ghost of Hookups Past.

Momma’s gonna have herself a very merry Christmas revenge.
Swapping the salt and sugar so his Christmas cookies are ruined? Be still, my shriveled little heart.
Spying on him so I can gather recon to ruin his holidate? Damn, I forgot how ripped his chest was.
Sneaking down his chimney to steal all the presents under his tree? Amateur hour.
Until I get caught....

Guess I’m spending Christmas in jail.
But when he sees I’m not wearing a bra under my ugly Christmas sweater, Oliver smiles like Santa has come early.
Crap! I knew I should have worn my good underwear!

Hold on to your stockings because the eggnog is spicy and mostly booze. This is a f**k-second-chances, Santa-stalker, holiday-revenge romantic comedy. Featuring Christmas-hating heroines with poor decision-making skills, ripped guys who will leave a very large package under your tree, and adorable corgis dressed up as reindeer, this stand-alone book has a happily ever after, guaranteed!

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yes, yes yes!

such a good listen it made me laugh so many times and it’s such a cute romance. Give this a listen it is definitely a five star!

My favorite frost brothers book

This was my favorite of all the frost brothers books. It’s cute and sexy but fun.

Ho!Ho!Ho!

The rom-coms keep getting better and better! Alina sure can keep you laughing and smiling right to the end, with a surprise included!

Wonderful book yet too much explicit sex for me

Loved the book! So hilarious! I listened to the entire series. I must admit, I am sure I would not have enjoyed just reading them as must as listening to the narrators. Such talented actors. I would love to have this job. Wish I knew how to get into narration. I have dubbed animated children series once.

My one critic is that there is for me much too much sex. Yet, this is just my opinion. I just fast forward and continued with the storyline. I am sure many may enjoy this.

Adorable, real, rally funny

I really liked the different voices, and I even loved the woman narrator! She did an excellent job with pitch changes for different sexes and it was flawless and smooth. I have sensory issues and tend to struggle with the higher pitch of female narrators. I also appreciate the spicy scenes. They were that, spice. And fun. The story itself was phenomenal, too.

Small town Xmas, slapstick comedy with hot spice.

Small town Xmas, 2nd chance, revenge, snarky banter, family issues, slapstick comedy with hot spice.

I listened to the audiobook of this, and loved it! I think that hearing the voices gives you so much more as a reader. You really can feel the emotions. You connect much quicker to the characters as well. These narrators were top notch.

I love this type of book. No angst, comedy, hot men with hot spice thrown in. Nice and light. Is it for everyone? No. But it is my cup of hot chocolate. I don't want to be sad or anxious with the books I read.

This is not the first book in the series, but it can be read as a complete stand-alone. However I think you will get more out of it if you have read the other books as you have met some of the characters before. But don’t let that deter you. This can be a stand-alone. But it will make you want to read all the other books!

Should have a trigger warning.

The voice actors did a great job. The story however, was only fine and should have trigger warnings. Not to spoil a huge plot point or anything, but when a grown man is accused of having sex with an 11-year-old that’s not just something to brush off and act like it’s no big deal which is essentially what happened after like, one chapter. Whether he did it or not that is a big deal, and the deadbeat mother slaps her 11-year-old when she thinks she might be pregnant. None of this is Christmas Rom-Com appropriate. The protagonist is not incredibly likable, but she has moments of being funny. The family which is supposed to be lovingly dysfunctional isn’t very likable either. Overall, by the end, I wasn’t really rooting for any of them.

Horrible!

If you like stupid mistakes that happen over and over again anda girl that literally blames all of her bad life choices on a guy and rinse and repeat a bunch of times. Then this is the book for you.