Hot To Lose a Goblin in Ten Days is a cozy and fun romantasy written by Jessie Sylva, published by Orbit Books. A charming romantic comedy that reads as a love letter to the Middle Earth/The Hobbit, with a structure that nails the classical grumpy/sunshine archetype, creating a slow and cozy slowburn romance whose characters will steal your heart.

Pansy, a halfling from Haverow village, has always felt like an outsider, not fitting with the classic values expected of her, so when she receives her grandmother's woodsy cottage as inheritance, she immediately moves to live there. But there's a problem when she arrives: the cottage is already occupied, nonetheless by a goblin.
Ren has been appointed Caretaker of the abandoned cottage by their goblin clan, using it as a place to grow the food and supplies needed by the clan, especially with the problems they are experiencing.
Both residents consider themselves as the legitimate owner of the cottage, so they struck a deal: they'll live together until one of them gives up and moves. With both having their own reasons to stay, they will start a competition to drive the other crazy in order to stay in the cottage, but what they won't expect is to slowly start falling for the other.

Both main characters are absolutely lovely. Pansy is a good-hearted halfling, just trying to start a new life; even if she tries being petty to Ren to win the bet, we soon see how she is open-minded to start trying the new solutions offered by Ren. At the end, she's just trying to find a place where she fits, and once the unfair prejudices against goblins are put apart, we can see her accepting and starting to look Ren with other eyes.
Ren also has a fair share of prejudice against halflings, but there's nothing better to collapse those than living with Pansy; miscommunication with Pansy is a constant, but once opportunities are given, we can see how they are not so different. 
A couple that has to work through centuries of misconceptions and preconceived ideas, but a romance that is well executed by the author, especially if we take into account how Sylva weaves into it ideas of tolerance and giving a chance to those different to us.

The novel is well-paced, quickly establishing the stakes to eventually make the story grow into something a bit different; it's cozy and full of fun moments, even if at some points, it might feel both characters are a bit childish.

How To Lose a Goblin in Ten Days is a charming and cozy Romantasy, perfect if you are looking for a warm hug in the form of a book; want a fun rom-com? Totally a recommendation!