Any Girl But You An unputdownable queer holiday romance

Super cute sapphic Christmas romance with little flaws

Saskia am 17.10.2025
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”Any Girl But You” is exactly the right book to kick of the holiday romance season. It’s about Quinn who is working on reopening the family Christmas tree farm and Zoey, the local baker. After their first encounter ends with a fight about who of them fucked up an order of Christmas cookies, they don't exactly have the best impression of each other, but they can't deny that they find each other attractive. When Zoey's bakery has to close temporarily shortly afterwards due to a rodent problem, Quinn offers her the use of the kitchen at her Christmas tree farm. And I think we can all guess what happens next... Generally, “Any Girl But You” is a super cute book. I really liked the characters – main characters as well as side characters – and the romance between Quinn and Zoey made me smile a lot. I was not exactly kicking my feet but I enjoyed the story a lot. There was just one thing that really made me mad – their communication. Or rather: the lack thereof. Because they don’t talk to each other. No, they just assume what the other one wants and needs. I got so annoyed by that. Also, because of that, everything got a little repetitive. They constantly pine for each other, telling you how pretty and perfect the other woman is, only to complain once again that they cannot have a relationship because of their different lifestyles. Chapter after chapter after chapter. YAWN. One honest conversation could have ended both their misery – and mine too, honestly. One thing I would really have loved to see is the mention that Quinn might be on the aromantic spectrum. She was probably not written with that in mind but I think the way she talks about relationships and about not caring about the people she has sex with, suggests that she might not be alloromantic. Since she develops feelings for Zoey, I would say she might be demiromantic, meaning someone who experiences romantic attraction but only after forming a close non-romantic bond with the person. Since aromanticism and asexuality are virtually invisible in literature, even in queer stories, this would have mean a lot for representation. [Thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for providing me with an eArc of this book and introducing me to a new author I will keep an eye on in the future.]