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A review by groundsatpemberley
Season of Love by Helena Greer
2.0
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!
So I really wanted to love this book--a butch holiday romance with Jewish traditions, yes please! Unfortunately, for me, this just didn't hit the mark on what I believe was meant to be a Hallmark-but-queer romance. Yes, it had the staples like the fiancé back home that isn't right for our lead, the local business in need of saving and the red pickup truck (of course). What I didn't feel it did was maintain the light-hearted charm one looks for in a holiday romance. There is a lot going on in this book between the romcom tropes, Jewish/Christmas crossover, secondary romances, reconciliations, etc. There is also A LOT of trauma. Now I'm not advocating for a romance with no emotional complexity, but there was just so much going on that it didn't feel like we got to go very deep with anything.
While I didn't love this book, I am hoping this might be a series of some sort. I was never very invested in this couple, but the peripheral romance had me intrigued and the side characters were adorable. I will certainly try more from this author in the future--this just didn't really work for me.
So I really wanted to love this book--a butch holiday romance with Jewish traditions, yes please! Unfortunately, for me, this just didn't hit the mark on what I believe was meant to be a Hallmark-but-queer romance. Yes, it had the staples like the fiancé back home that isn't right for our lead, the local business in need of saving and the red pickup truck (of course). What I didn't feel it did was maintain the light-hearted charm one looks for in a holiday romance. There is a lot going on in this book between the romcom tropes, Jewish/Christmas crossover, secondary romances, reconciliations, etc. There is also A LOT of trauma. Now I'm not advocating for a romance with no emotional complexity, but there was just so much going on that it didn't feel like we got to go very deep with anything.
While I didn't love this book, I am hoping this might be a series of some sort. I was never very invested in this couple, but the peripheral romance had me intrigued and the side characters were adorable. I will certainly try more from this author in the future--this just didn't really work for me.