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abbypeekreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
abidavisf's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
“I have had my happy today. I’m practically drowning in it.”
In the Weeds is sunshine and daisies, the moon and the stars, love and pure unadulterated magic. This is the slowest I have read a book in years and that’s strictly because I was trying so hard to make it never end.
I thought that I couldn’t love a character as much as I love Stella but Beckett? I hold parts of him in my heart that will live there forever. He is the colour yellow. He is hope and beauty, inside and out, and love. He cares for all things, living or otherwise. He is thoughtful and open in his own way and generous to a fault.
Evie is grace and humility. She has worked so hard to be where she is, but has the courage to recognise that it isn’t making her happy. That is such a tremendously difficult thing for anyone to admit to but particularly someone of her stature. The strength that she garnered to go and find her happiness, to open up and allow someone to love her, to allow herself to love, is truly beautiful.
I feel honoured to have read In the Weeds. The word I used most when annotating this book was “home” and that’s what is. Compared to Lovelight Farms, which so vividly epitomised community, In the Weeds was private and cosy and homely. It was Evie and Beckett learning about each other but also about themselves and, ultimately, falling in love. I adore this book with my whole heart.
Onto Mixed Signals. I already know that I wish Layla was my best friend so this is going to be wonderful…
In the Weeds is sunshine and daisies, the moon and the stars, love and pure unadulterated magic. This is the slowest I have read a book in years and that’s strictly because I was trying so hard to make it never end.
I thought that I couldn’t love a character as much as I love Stella but Beckett? I hold parts of him in my heart that will live there forever. He is the colour yellow. He is hope and beauty, inside and out, and love. He cares for all things, living or otherwise. He is thoughtful and open in his own way and generous to a fault.
Evie is grace and humility. She has worked so hard to be where she is, but has the courage to recognise that it isn’t making her happy. That is such a tremendously difficult thing for anyone to admit to but particularly someone of her stature. The strength that she garnered to go and find her happiness, to open up and allow someone to love her, to allow herself to love, is truly beautiful.
I feel honoured to have read In the Weeds. The word I used most when annotating this book was “home” and that’s what is. Compared to Lovelight Farms, which so vividly epitomised community, In the Weeds was private and cosy and homely. It was Evie and Beckett learning about each other but also about themselves and, ultimately, falling in love. I adore this book with my whole heart.
Onto Mixed Signals. I already know that I wish Layla was my best friend so this is going to be wonderful…
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
3readingcircus's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Racism
kb33's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Still love Borison’s writing. I didn’t love the miscommunication trope, but it wasn’t immature or ridiculous. Both characters had trouble trusting and taking that leap, and it was written in a believable way. I loved Beckett and all his flaws. Too many grumpy characters don’t let anyone in, but Beckett fell so hard for Evie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Racism
decklededgess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
trigger warnings: anxiety, sexual content, hypothermia, racist microaggressions, alcohol, chronic illness, anxiety and panic disorder
My feelings about this book can be summed up in one endless scream. It's so goddamn good.
This is the second book in the Lovelight farms series following Beckett, a Christmas tree farmer (who might or might not have autism it's not explicit) and Evie, an influencer who gives a platform to small business around the US. They had a one night stand and run into each other months later (in the first book in this series). Evie has a crisis about her job and decides to camp out in this small town until she sorts everything out. No hotel vacancies means Beckett's spare rooms are the only viable option. Forced proximity, prior sexual tension, tall and broody man who is extremely adorable with small animals.....there's really only one way this could resolve itself.
Evie and Beckett's romance is so tender that it hurt. Like short of breath hurt. Beckett's caretaker vibes and Evie's sunshine community cornerstone vibes mesh together so perfectly. They're the perfect compliments to each other's good and bad parts. It's not a slow burn exactly but the waiting that you have to endure as they tip toe around each other makes those small moments of emotional bonding and physical contact so precious. The build up to the break in tension is IMMACULATE. Perfect perfect perfect.
I literally have no critiques about this book except to beg for more scraps of content about them. Actually no, the local sheriff is not a major player in the story but he's...present...and idk but ACAB. It's fine he's not any different from the busybodies and is mostly the town's resident father figure. I can mostly ignore it.
Ugh the next book can't come fast enough I stg.
My feelings about this book can be summed up in one endless scream. It's so goddamn good.
This is the second book in the Lovelight farms series following Beckett, a Christmas tree farmer (who might or might not have autism it's not explicit) and Evie, an influencer who gives a platform to small business around the US. They had a one night stand and run into each other months later (in the first book in this series). Evie has a crisis about her job and decides to camp out in this small town until she sorts everything out. No hotel vacancies means Beckett's spare rooms are the only viable option. Forced proximity, prior sexual tension, tall and broody man who is extremely adorable with small animals.....there's really only one way this could resolve itself.
Evie and Beckett's romance is so tender that it hurt. Like short of breath hurt. Beckett's caretaker vibes and Evie's sunshine community cornerstone vibes mesh together so perfectly. They're the perfect compliments to each other's good and bad parts. It's not a slow burn exactly but the waiting that you have to endure as they tip toe around each other makes those small moments of emotional bonding and physical contact so precious. The build up to the break in tension is IMMACULATE. Perfect perfect perfect.
I literally have no critiques about this book except to beg for more scraps of content about them. Actually no, the local sheriff is not a major player in the story but he's...present...and idk but ACAB. It's fine he's not any different from the busybodies and is mostly the town's resident father figure. I can mostly ignore it.
Ugh the next book can't come fast enough I stg.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
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