“Of Tangles and Tinsel is a cozy, winter romance that had me giggling and kicking my feet.”

Review by Rayleigh Setser

All she wants for Winter Solstice is revenge.There are only two things in the world that can lure me out of my hermit gingersnaps and revenge.Preferably both.Thankfully, the perfect opportunity for revenge just waltzed up to my doorstep (okay, I don’t have a doorstep, because I’ve locked myself in a tower, but that’s beside the point). Quill is my ex-rival. You know, the one who stole my future as High Mage right out from under me?And guess what! The Academy now wants me to audition for Headmaster–the job Quill so obviously wants. And they sent him to convince me. Ha! Not that I want the job, but I don’t want him to have it, you know?I only wish he’d brought more than one horse for the ride back.Of Tangles and Tinsel is a closed door fantasy romantic comedy and is a fairytale retelling of Rapunzel. It is set in the same world as The Severed Realms but can be read as a complete standalone. This story is perfect for fantasy romcom readers looking for a cozy holiday novel to snuggle up with.

Of Tangles and Tinsel is a cozy, winter romance that had me giggling and kicking my feet.

Now, I must offer a disclaimer that I am not the target audience for rom-coms; the only reason I read this one was because of the tiny Christmas dragon and the fact that the characters are fae. So, it's a fantasy Christmas rom-com, and now that I know this genre exists, I'm going to be hunting for it next Christmas!

Olwen and Quill are entertaining with their banter, the setting is beautiful, and the story is easy to binge. The Repunzel aspects of the story had me laughing, and Olwen is a hysterical representative of Repunzel, and I loved her every second of this book. And Quill...well, let's just say I liked him, too.

Overall, I recommend Of Tangles & Tinsel to readers of holiday rom-coms, but especially to those like me who need an element of fantasy to enjoy the rom-com properly!

Content Ratings:

3. Mild action (common injuries with some details).

1. Mild content (holding hands and mild kissing).

0. None

Other Trigger/Content Notices:

Content disclaimers {possible spoilers here}: Romance is “closed door”, though there are plenty of descriptions of thinking about kissing and dreaming of each other. Some mentions of a creepy and sleazy dude who makes advances, but he’s stopped. There’s no cursing. Very mild action mentioned.

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