Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal
4.1 | 17,648 ratings
Price: 21.83
Last update: 12-27-2025
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- Jenny MillerSuper Fun Spicy Christmas Romantic ComedyMerry Christmas You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn is an interconnected standalone, holiday romantic comedy book, 2nd her Christmas series.
This book can be described as:
- [ ] Holiday Romance
- [ ] Small Town Romance
- [ ] Romantic Comedy
- [ ] Rivals to Lovers
- [ ] Forced Proximity
- [ ] He Falls First
- [ ] ‘Home Alone’ Easter Eggs
My honest opinions:
I did an immersive read and listened while following along on my kindle and it was absolutely perfection. The audio really made the chapters come to life and I would highly suggest listening it as well. Teddy Hamilton does a fantastic job at making Max/Atlas intense and lighthearted at the same time. Samantha Brentmoor really makes Betty expressive and sweet. And both make the comedic moments in this book pure gold!
I found myself laughing out loud so many times as Meghan Quinn has the best sense of humor. I don’t know how she comes up with the creative, hilarious banter that gets me laughing with tears rolling down my cheeks.
As always, it wouldn’t be a Meghan Quinn book without a healthy dose of spice! I loved how expressive and steamy the audio makes these scenes. I loved Max’s take-charge attitude and protectiveness. I adored Betty’s awkward banter and how truthful they were back and forth. Also, the creative use of holiday treats will live rent-free in my mind for years to come.
‘Home Alone’ is one of my favorite holiday movies and I throughly enjoyed reading all the “Easter eggs” throughout the book. It’s one of those books you could read every Christmas season and find more and more and still be highly entertained.
Overall, this book was extremely funny, just the right amount of spice, and had an excellent storyline that kept me engaged and very excited for the upcoming Christmas season. Easily my favorite holiday book I’ve ever read!!! I give this book a very enthusiastic 5 stars!! - JudyFunny sweet and silly romance novelA silly, funny romance novel, to many F words on each page, some times you don’t need to say the same word over and over again it gets monotonous and lazy. Great book to read on a day you want to relax.
- BookishRaquelWe're back in Kringle!This book gave me so much life. I truly don't know how she does it, but she did, and Meghan Quinn never misses! After meeting Max in How My Neighbor Stole Christmas, I couldn't wait for his story. It absolutely did not disappoint. Betty and Max's shenanigans had me laughing so hard. The banter, tension, and rivals-to-lovers dynamic were so good. Betty and Max were perfect for each other. Both are goofy, awkward, and put themselves in embarrassing situations. Listen, they kept it weird, and I loved every second of it. The popcorn garland scene will live rent-free in my head.
I loved catching up with Storee and Cole. I also loved the big narrator reveal at the end. There are lots of references from Home Alone, and it was so much fun recognizing them in the story. Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal has everything you'd expect from a Meghan Quinn rom-com. There are fun characters, laugh-out-loud funny hijinks, well done steamy scenes, and some super sweet, heartfelt moments. If you are looking for a fun and festive romance with lots of laughs, this is it.
Narration:
We already know Meghan Quinn's audiobooks are the BEST. This one was no different. Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton were phenomenal as always. Add in Vanessa Edwin, J.F. Harding, Robert Hatchet, and Shane East? C'mon! It doesn't get any better! I truly had so much fun listening to this story. I felt like I was watching a movie. This was an EXPERIENCE and is a must-listen! - Amazon CustomerThe Many Traits of MaxThis book is what would happen if the Home Alone movie was a romantic comedy with two adults. While the book does contain references to the first two Home Alone movies, the book really leans into the first movie for a majority of the Easter eggs.
The main character, Max, is first introduced in How My Neighbor Stole Christmas. He was Cole’s very supportive best friend. In this book, Max has many personality traits. One side of Max is caring, compassionate, heroic, kind, romantic, and business minded. The other side of Max is manipulative, rash, and acts like a child despite being a fully grown adult man. While the rash and childish aspects do lean into the comedy and Home Alone references, these aspects also make it questionable as to whether Max is ready for his forever person and to take over the family business. Max’s intention to save the family business may be noble, but Max is also all too willing to romantically manipulate Betty. Even after he develops real feelings for her, has romantic interactions with her, lets her fall for him, and decides that he wants to pursue a relationship with her, he is still not willing to be honest about everything with her. His reasoning about when he was going to tell her seemed very convenient for the moment when he had plenty of opportunities to be honest with her. Max’s manipulativeness took something away from all the good aspects of his personality.
Betty may have moved to town for a fresh start, to be with family, and start a rival business, but she was also honest and willing to change her thinking and business goal for a good portion of the story. Max’s less than desirable traits made it seem like Betty could do better than him.
Other residents of Kringle do appear again in this book, including Storee. Despite her and Cole’s Christmas romance happening two years ago and her being in a different stage of her life, she learned nothing from what she and Cole went through before they ended up together. She even goes as far as using her own children in her and Max’s scheming.
There is a twist in the epilogue, and it does not necessarily make sense in the context of how the story was told. The twist invites more questions.
A story in Kringle is full of imagery and oozes Christmas, but if there is ever a return to Kringle for another story, there needs to be way less scheming and manipulative behavior. - AmandaSo cute!So cute! Love the comic relief from the characters in the book!