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emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Desperate to save her Christmas tree farm, Stella enters a competition with an instagram influencer—and pulls her best friend Luka into a fake dating plot that may just be less fake than she imagines.
This book is absurdly cute, and I’m not sure I have words beyond that. Luka and Stella make the perfect couple, and even though I’m not always a huge friends-to-lovers reader, this one drew me in (and, honestly, their friendship was as adorable as their romance). The town and the farm are the absolute perfect wintery postcard setting (and the major Stars Hollow vibes I got from Inglewild only made me love it more).
There were a few plot points I didn’t love (the “whodunit” that wrapped up the mini-mystery element of the book was a little unsatisfying) but overall this was a delight from start to finish, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series soon.
I read this one with one of my book club and, as always, had an amazing time (even if I finished MUCH faster than I was supposed to, oops)
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: holiday romances; small-town vibes; friends-to-lovers
CW: Death of a parent/parental abandonment; grief.
Desperate to save her Christmas tree farm, Stella enters a competition with an instagram influencer—and pulls her best friend Luka into a fake dating plot that may just be less fake than she imagines.
This book is absurdly cute, and I’m not sure I have words beyond that. Luka and Stella make the perfect couple, and even though I’m not always a huge friends-to-lovers reader, this one drew me in (and, honestly, their friendship was as adorable as their romance). The town and the farm are the absolute perfect wintery postcard setting (and the major Stars Hollow vibes I got from Inglewild only made me love it more).
There were a few plot points I didn’t love (the “whodunit” that wrapped up the mini-mystery element of the book was a little unsatisfying) but overall this was a delight from start to finish, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series soon.
I read this one with one of my book club and, as always, had an amazing time (even if I finished MUCH faster than I was supposed to, oops)
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: holiday romances; small-town vibes; friends-to-lovers
CW: Death of a parent/parental abandonment; grief.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Alcohol
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So so so cute, very well written. Awesome chemistry between them the whole time, really rich side characters and world.
2 sex scenes (plus a bonus chapter that is another sex scene on the KU version, idk if there’s another version)
2 sex scenes (plus a bonus chapter that is another sex scene on the KU version, idk if there’s another version)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Alcohol
Abandonment: Estelle’s father left her mother when she got pregnant, he had a wife & another child (born shortly after Estelle) that didn’t know about her. Overcoming her fear of being abandoned is the main part of her character development, as she worried Luka & her two business partners will leave her.
Alcoholism: Estelle’s father shows up to Thanksgiving Dinner intoxicated and ends up passing out, it is implied that that happens a lot
Infidelity: Estelle’s father was unfaithful to his wife when he impregnated Estelle’s mom, but additionally it’s mentioned about 90% of the way through the book that his wife is leaving him because he was cheating with multiple ppl at his office
Cancer, Death of parent, Grief: Estelle’s mom died of Cancer before the events of the novel, she mentions her mother & missing her/keeping her memory alive multiple times; Luka’s father died when he was a kid (exact cause unknown, but not cancer) and they mention it & his & his mother’s grief multiple times
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Cancer