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aklovekorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol
hazelgirl21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
lizzieb29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Grief, and Death of parent
headinthepages's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
whichdirection's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
2 sex scenes (plus a bonus chapter that is another sex scene on the KU version, idk if there’s another version)
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Abandonment:lotte5322's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Author: B.K. Borison
Series: Lovelight #1
Genre: Romance
Rating: 4.5
Pub Date: November 10, 2021
T H R E E • W O R D S
Charming • Realistic • Cozy
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Stella's dream of owning a Christmas Tree farm has come true, but things aren't going as smoothly as she'd envisioned. With new problems and financial woes popping up daily, Stella enters a contest hosted by a popular social media influencer in an attempt to save the farm. She hopes the farm will gain some much needed publicity, and knows winning the $100 000 cash prize will go a long way. There's just one issue, on the application she said she owned the farm with her boyfriend. and there's no boyfriend.
In an attempt to save face, Stella enlists the help of her best friend Luka.
💭 T H O U G H T S
So much has been said about this book, that there isn't a whole lot that I can add. But I will say it deserves all of the love! Lovelight Farms was the feel-good escape that I needed.
The idyllic setting, the relatable characters, the delightful banter, the sweet moments, the endearing friendship, the chosen family, the slow building sexual tension, the ideal supporting cast - everything was just so well done. It's hard to believe this was a debut!
I cannot put into words how much I loved the quaint small town Christmas tree farm setting. It created all of the cozy fall/winter vibes, and definitely made me want to visit. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention Beckett, the ideal book boyfriend!
The fake dating trope is typically my least favourite, but it plays an integral part to this story and B.K. Borison has done a wonderful job in developing both Stella and Luka that it ends up working quite well.
This book solidified my love for small town romances and the friends-to-lovers trope. It had an overall good story and definitely blew away any expectations I had. I cannot wait to read the follow up In the Weeds.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of friends to lovers
• anyone looking for a mood booster
• Emily Henry readers
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"'You're not always going to know what the right this is,' he had said. 'When that happens, you continue.'"
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
solacelight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer and Stalking
decklededgess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Friends to lovers has always and probably will always be my favourite trope and it's because I find books like these. The level of tenderness, care, understated love and affection, and all that ushy gushy nonsense that is infused in every page of this book is what I LIVE for in romances.
Stella and Luka have ten years of history of being friends, supporting each other, and everyone around them knows that they're in love with each other except these two buffoons refuse to see it. Idiots to lovers at it's finest. The catalyst for their romance is Stella lying about having a boyfriend on her application to have her Christmas tree farm featured on a small business influencer's page. So she asks Luka to step in so she doesn't have to come clean about lying.
Now this book is limited to just Stella's POV and you'd think that what we get is Stella pining while Luka is proceeding in business as usual best friends fashion. OH NO. NOOOOOOO. What we get is Stella missing neon light billboard sized signs that Luka is as gone for her as she is for him, maybe more. It's not even frustrating, it's just funny. The slow reveal of their history and significant moments alongside their current timeline of time spent together rife with tension was done so perfectly. All their significant moments layer together so perfectly.
The introduction to the small town in which Lovelight Farms is situated was also so incredibly done. You'd think that spending time on building a small town community worth caring about would take from the time dedicated to the romance but nope. It's all just perfect. You're invested in the town so early that it's easy to tell exactly who is up next for a romance in this series. I know it won't go on forever but my god do I want every single fool in this town to have a love story written. It's just so soft.
Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol