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offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcoholism
haileyhardcover's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The premise of this book is so cute… it’s a damn shame that the writing is absolutely god awful and most of the characters, especially Morgan, are insufferable. Jesus 🤦🏼♀️
This is just personal preference, but I hate first person point of view. It just never reads well, but especially in this case when the main character has almost no redeeming qualities. Morgan is the ✨worst✨ and did not deserve the HAE.
Beyond the point of view issues, the writing is lazy and all over the place at best and SO cringey at worst. Like, so bad it even ruined the spicy scenes. I felt like I got whiplash from how fast characters would contradict themselves or do a complete 180°. For a book about a planner, it seems like absolutely no planning went into this book. The epilogue had me literally screaming it was so absurd.
I read this junk in two sittings - at first hoping it would get better, and then just out of spite and determination to not waste another day on it. One star for the cute premise, zero stars for execution.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol
emmehooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction
the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Craving a sapphic holiday hallmark movie? In the Event of Love is the kind of magical holiday romance novel where you never once have to question how it might end, with its endearingly predictable plot and comforting setting.
After an accidental scandal, a mid-20s event planner living in the big city and married to her job must retreat to her quiet hometown for the holidays where she (quite literally) falls into her high school sweetheart turned ghosted nemesis, who runs a christmas tree farm (hell yeah lumberjack lesbian). When a big company threatens to buy out the failing tree farm and turn the cozy small town into an overpriced capitalist hellscape, the girls must work together to throw a fundraising party to save the town (and maybe fall in love along the way).
The two main characters are immature, and their choices and disagreements can seem childish. the big fight that led them to not talk for 7 years was truly just not that serious. I found the narrator not very likeable for the first half of the book, but as she came into herself more, she and her very sweet relationship grew on me. The romance felt authentic and just right for this genre. Always lovely to have more queer women rep in the genre, especially a story with no coming out storyline or drama.
This is not a complex, didactic novel, but it isn’t supposed to be. It is a silly, cozy holiday romance— reading it feels like sipping hot cocoa cuddled up on the couch with snow falling outside.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Cancer, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
callidoralblack's review
emotional
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief
savanah's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism
auntiejamie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is a fun little "big city girl returns to her cozy small town" type romance, except better because it's gay. It's also extremely horny, more than I'm comfortable with and so if you're uncomfortable with graphic sex scenes like me then maybe skip this one. It's a very light afternoon on rainy day or stuck in the airport type of read. Not a whole lot substance but a delightful and unapologetic queer romance story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Addiction
Minor: Cancer
This book tries very hard to give the characters real problems without getting heavy into the emotional and material impact of those problems. It's a light and fluffy book so everything warned about here should be understood to be the out of an abundance of caution rather than because there's gritty realism here.marybethlovesbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
giulsfloris's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for letting me read the eARC copy of this lighthearted sapphic romance!
Morgan Ross is an over-worked and stressed-out event planner. One night, as she’s preparing for one of her biggest events, her life gets turned upside down.
She flees LA and decides to go back to the town she escaped from when she was younger: Fern Falls.
As she struggles to get her life back on track, an old flame is rekindled and she falls for her high school friend, Rachel Reed, once again.
What I liked about this book:
- sapphic romance, finally some cute representation of a wlw couple!
- hallmark-movie-like setting with a lot of Christmas vibes!
- noticeable character development
- spicy scenes
What I didn’t like:
- The romance felt a bit rushed. Morgan and Rachel hadn’t seen each other for years and yet they fell in love in a very short period of time.
- The drama. This book contains alcohol abuse and a parent’s death, but these two heavy topics are barely talked about. They are used to further the plot for a few pages and I have to admit I would have liked it more if I didn’t have to read through those scenes. They were supposed to add tension and other emotions, but I personally felt a bit… bored?
Overall, this book was a nice getaway from the heavy high-fantasy worldbuilding I was reading.
I’d say that if you enjoy reading a cute sapphic love story, then this is definitely the book for you!
Morgan Ross is an over-worked and stressed-out event planner. One night, as she’s preparing for one of her biggest events, her life gets turned upside down.
She flees LA and decides to go back to the town she escaped from when she was younger: Fern Falls.
As she struggles to get her life back on track, an old flame is rekindled and she falls for her high school friend, Rachel Reed, once again.
What I liked about this book:
- sapphic romance, finally some cute representation of a wlw couple!
- hallmark-movie-like setting with a lot of Christmas vibes!
- noticeable character development
- spicy scenes
What I didn’t like:
- The romance felt a bit rushed. Morgan and Rachel hadn’t seen each other for years and yet they fell in love in a very short period of time.
- The drama. This book contains alcohol abuse and a parent’s death, but these two heavy topics are barely talked about. They are used to further the plot for a few pages and I have to admit I would have liked it more if I didn’t have to read through those scenes. They were supposed to add tension and other emotions, but I personally felt a bit… bored?
Overall, this book was a nice getaway from the heavy high-fantasy worldbuilding I was reading.
I’d say that if you enjoy reading a cute sapphic love story, then this is definitely the book for you!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Addiction
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