Reviews

A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase

psghayleaux's review against another edition

4.0

Good quick read. Nearly made me cry. Might have yelled at the characters to stop being stupid.

liza5326's review against another edition

4.0

A blizzard puts two men together for a night that turns into the best thing that could have happened to either one of them. Marc is a lawyer who is has spent all his time working toward partner, forgetting to live his life along the way. Trevor is an artist at the end of his life, with failing kidneys and out of options to save himself. Being stranded for Christmas puts the two of them together and it was magical. I loved how it wasn't a completely fairytale ending. Yes, it was a wonderful HEA, but not the way you thought it was going to be. This was a feel-good, sweet, Lifetime movie of the week kind of romance, but sometimes that's just what you need.

robazizo's review against another edition

3.0

The first half wasn't that great and pretty instalovey (heck, it was instalove all the way), but the second half was intense and made me cry. I'm not sure how realistic the medical scenario was, but the emotional side of things got me very involved. They actually saved each other's lives, be it in different ways. So 3.5 stars for the first half and 4 stars for the second half makes for 3.75 stars overall.

csduong's review

4.0

Very sweet

skye16's review against another edition

1.0

Apparently, I am the only one who didn't love this book. I usually can live with Insta-love stories. But this was even too much for me. Marcus's one-eighty basically overnight didn't work for me. Plus giving away one's kidney isn't without consequences but nobody in this book cared or even talked about that. 

axy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

papercranestitches's review against another edition

5.0

This was pretty much the epitome of what a Christmas story should be. Two great characters, a compelling story, a bucket of tears, and a truly awesome HEA.

nasaje's review against another edition

3.0

3,5 stars. It was refreshing to read a story where their obstacles were not created by themselves. I mean, I guess Trevor's reluctance to starting a relationship is understandable considering

Spoiler

he is on the brink of death due to kidney failure

, but that just made you mad at life rather than him. Overall, it was a little predictable, but Trevor's condition and the unfairness of life made the story for me.

crtsjffrsn's review against another edition

3.0

Artist Trevor Morrison longs for a connection with someone he knows he can't have. He's been waiting for a kidney transplant for years, and it looks like it's not going to come through. He knows that without one, he'll never be able to grow old with the man of his dreams. So why bother looking for him? Attorney Marcus Roberts has no room in his life for love. He's focused on becoming a partner at his firm as soon as possible--and then maybe he'll have time for a life. And since his last attempt at love went wrong, there's no need to risk muddying his world on the small chance things could go right. When a blizzard leaves Marcus stranded at a hotel near the airport on his way home from the office, there's a small joy in the fact that he won't be completely alone for the holiday--and a bit larger joy in his chance meeting of Trevor who is similarly stranded but without a room of his own. The two connect quickly and actually end up spending several days together before Trevor quietly disappears and flies home for his family Christmas. But for once, Marcus has found something, someone he wants enough to disrupt the vision of his perfect life and he's not willing to give in easy. Trevor refuses to make Marcus go through the process of losing him. In a battle of stubborn wills, it's hard to see just who might win out.

I'd describe this as charming. These two meet and fall hard, especially Marcus, even with everything that stands in the way. I'm not super keen on stories where guy meets guy who can magically solve the problem that has been lingering without a solution with relatively little effort, but those do tend to lead to the happy endings we often seek.

akjd77's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked this story.. and was glad to have tissues on hand as there was more than one spot that made me tear up. A great read