Christmas Rom-Com for Book Lovers (Dash & Lily)

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I hate that I am so late to so many new shows lately with my swamping assignments but glad I finished this one in three hours. Before you panic, Dash & Lily is not a 3 hour movie. It is an 8-episode christmas teenage rom-com based on a book by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. The show takes place throughout December about how these two teens, in a way, start falling for each other. 

The all-new Netflix show stars Austin Abrams (If you don't know him, then clearly you haven't seen any other teenage based movie in the last few years, whether it is rom-com or a weird horror movie) and Midori Francis, who has always played the side character, are the ultimate darlings of this show which is kind of obvious since they are leads. 

I actually ended up liking this cliche but memorable love story, in a certain way, because it was different. And also David Levithan was apart of this so... It is like I was meant to like it. There have been a few movies made based on his books but not all of them were great except for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (If you haven't seen it, go watch it) but this is by far the best adaptation. Makes me want to start collecting his books. 

But anyways, Dash & Lily is a fresh, great take on a Christmas love story unlike the many hallmark movies that will be releasing this holiday season. Dash & Lily has this sense of fun and makes you want to be able to to be yourself and has awesome choice of Christmas music that plays in the background. For some reason, apart from it being written by a book, the show seems like it was made for people who love read. So, any book lovers out there, you are going to love this show as much as I do. 

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Xoxo said…
It's shows the spirit of Christmas. I'm loved that series.
November 18, 2020 at 5:51 AM
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