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A review by getawayann
Snowed in on Valentine's Day by Alana Highbury
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.0
Hazel and Peter met at their best friends' weddings, and they "hated each other." At least that's Hazel view of the situation, but to be fair, I would be grumpy too if a stranger started talking nonsense about their life.
A few weeks later, Hazel gets a new neighbor, who turns out to be Peter. Once again, their interaction is a disaster, so she decided to ignore him. She didn't leave her house for a week. Childish behavior, in my opinion.
When a snow storm hits town, Hazel is not prepared for it. So she ended up knocking her neighbor's door.
During the days that they spent together, they seemed to start getting along, which led to Peter kissing Hazel on Valentine Day which also was her last day staying at his house.
Thanks to their friends, they are "force" to spend time together once again, this time on their daily walks.
Hazel and Peter finally became friends in Hazel's eyes, and everything was fine until Peter's mom visited him unannounced. Due to the visit and his past trauma, Peter had a panic attack, and Hazel called 911. They spent a night in the hospital, and that's the moment where Hazel learns that Peter thinks they are more than friends.
The story ends with Peter sending Hazel gifts and asking her to re-do Valentines Day.
******
I couldn't feel the love between the characters because Hazel spent almost all book repeating that they "hated each other." Another problem I had with Hazel is that she assumed everything about Peter with just one conversation, and then she is shocked when her assumptions are wrong.
I like the plot, but I Hazel is too annoying, and that's the reason I didn't give the book more than 2 stars.
A few weeks later, Hazel gets a new neighbor, who turns out to be Peter. Once again, their interaction is a disaster, so she decided to ignore him. She didn't leave her house for a week. Childish behavior, in my opinion.
When a snow storm hits town, Hazel is not prepared for it. So she ended up knocking her neighbor's door.
During the days that they spent together, they seemed to start getting along, which led to Peter kissing Hazel on Valentine Day which also was her last day staying at his house.
Thanks to their friends, they are "force" to spend time together once again, this time on their daily walks.
Hazel and Peter finally became friends in Hazel's eyes, and everything was fine until Peter's mom visited him unannounced. Due to the visit and his past trauma, Peter had a panic attack, and Hazel called 911. They spent a night in the hospital, and that's the moment where Hazel learns that Peter thinks they are more than friends.
The story ends with Peter sending Hazel gifts and asking her to re-do Valentines Day.
******
I couldn't feel the love between the characters because Hazel spent almost all book repeating that they "hated each other." Another problem I had with Hazel is that she assumed everything about Peter with just one conversation, and then she is shocked when her assumptions are wrong.
I like the plot, but I Hazel is too annoying, and that's the reason I didn't give the book more than 2 stars.