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Catch a Falling Snowflake by Ava Kelly

andrea_author's review

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5.0

CATCH A FALLING SNOWFLAKE is Book 4 in the SNOW GLOBES series by Ava Kelly. The series is best read in order, but each book can stand alone. I hadn't read the other three but was able to enjoy this book anyway.

I really liked the author's writing style. It's calm and contained and effortless to read. At the same time, there's a lot of strong emotion in this book. It's just presented in an understated way.

The opening includes a lot of exposition to cover the things the reader needs to know from the previous three books. I thought it was handled well, though. As a result, the action doesn't really start until about a quarter of the way through the book. But because it's a novella, it doesn't take long to get there.

At first, the family relationships take precedence over the romance. Nick and Leon are already together when the book begins. But once the cracks in the relationship start to show, everything starts to make sense. It's a quiet story, but there's a lot of emotional drama.

I love family sagas, and that's what this is. It's abbreviated—a story in a small package, like a snow globe—but definitely worth the read.

Thanks, NetGalley and NineStar Press, for the ARC I received.

else's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I love this series ^.^

queer found family holiday feel good vibes.

sambooka23's review

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3.0

This was a good short story which I read in the one sitting, it only took me a couple of hours. I haven't ever read an LGBTQ+ book before and some of the trigger warnings as noted by the author was very sensitive and hard to think about but overall, really good read.

tanouska's review

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4.0

I liked the way this book shows that there are multiple ways to form a family, in many forms. I also enjoyed how it wove the winter stormy theme of the other parts of the series into it, without getting repetitious.

minervacerridwen's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing

5.0

 A wonderful conclusion to the series! The little details in the writing make everything feel more real, the recap at the beginning was done in such a clever way, and then there were all the fun moments with the kids and the warm fuzzies. I beta-read this book in early October but was completely in the mood for Christmas by the time I'd finished the story! 
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