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In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

17 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

♡ Winter Vibes
♡ Second Chance
♡ Hallmark Movie Vibes

📖𓋼𓍊 REVIEW 𓍊𓋼📖
Entertaining from the start, I loved the winter romance vibes.  Going back home after publicly causing some work drama things get worse before they get better for Morgan.  I really enjoyed this plot, it was so good.  While second chance romance might not be my favorite this book writes it so well!

This had all the cozy elements of a Hallmark movie, but with an interesting plot and well written characters.  It’s a classic; party planner heads back home only to try and save her home town’s local businesses and reconnect with old friends… and of course fall head over heels for the woman she left behind.  Super wholesome and cute with hints of on page spice.

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)
Angst Level: 💧 (1/5)
POV: First Person
Release Date: 30, August 2022
Rep: Bisexual (Main Character and Love Interest), LGBTQIA+ (Main and Side Characters)
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offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

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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

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monicalaurette's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

Ever wanted a Hallmark/sappy Christmas romance movie but in book format that was also queer? May I introduce you to this book. It was such a simple read that I was able to get it done in two days (really like half a day if you don’t count when I had to break for work & sleep). A lot of the book was predictable due to the premise but I loved the different twists that made it original. This is not the best book that I’ve read, but it’s one that I’m glad that I at least took a chance with.

Things did happen very fast in this book timeline wise and there was a promise of a slow-burn that was instead almost a quick burn so that was upsetting but the second-chance romance and friends-to-lovers aspects were right on the money.

Wished there was more of a climactic or satisfying ending with Christy & Vaughn Enterprises but I guess her realizing she wasn’t being true to herself was fine and fit in more with the Hallmark-esque vibe going on. Lots of stuff happened and got fixed what seemed like really quickly afterwards but this quote I think summed that up and made me rethink things and mistakes I’ve made in the past.

“Sometimes, mistakes are the beginning of something wonderful.”

Do I think I’ll read the next Fern Falls book about Adam & Ben? Probably not, but that one is archillian in romance so if that’s more your style I’m sure you could just read that one and not have to read this one.
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joensign's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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haileyhardcover's review against another edition

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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. 

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the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

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

3.0

If you love Hallmark movies, I think you'd love this book! The plot and characters are perfectly reminiscent of a sapphic Hallmark film complete with a big city person returning to their small town and falling in love with a lumberjack.

As someone who does not particularly like Hallmark films, I found it pretty boring. This being said, I really do think it'd be a different experience for someone who enjoys the cheesy Christmas love story elements more than I do!
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callidoralblack's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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torikate7's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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pey333's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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amandalorianxo's review

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

For starters, the representation was great. But unfortunately, this is one of those books were even though there is diverse rep, the character descriptions couldn’t save this one. I wish this had two POV’s - Morgan and Rachel’s. I’m just so used to romantic books nowadays having two or more voices that this stilted my enjoyment, only hearing Morgan’s side of things. She wasn’t the most likeable and I feel like she didn’t learn from her mistakes that happened in the past. There wasn’t any really character development in spite of the happy ending. I feel like we didn’t even really get to know Rachel either. You know when the character “talks”  to the reader to explain things? Yeah, this book had a bad case of that happening. I know the second book is about Adam and Ben but I barely got to understand them in this book 🙁
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