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A review by elleyotter
Arance d'inverno : Una magica storia d'amore by Marie Sexton
5.0
I'm not really sure how to classify this book. It's sort of fantasy romance but not, sort of paranormal romance but not, with mild time travel romance vibes but also not. Maybe magical realism romance? I DO know one thing I can classify it as though, and that's phenomenal.
If you're into romances where one MC is a ghost, this definitely has those sort of vibes, even though Ben isn't technically a ghost. You do get all of the delicious pining because they can't touch each other vibes though. This is such a cozy Christmas slow-burn, somehow low angst while still making my heart shatter. Despite dealing with some pretty dark content (depression, anxiety, attempted suicide) there are so many bright, hopeful moments as well. When Ben talks about walking through the sunlight and shade, I felt that with every fiber of my being. There's such yearning to be together, and Jason is willing to risk so much to be with Ben, and I just - my heart.
I read both this book and its sequel (Winter Oranges, which is Dylan's story) in one day.
If you're into romances where one MC is a ghost, this definitely has those sort of vibes, even though Ben isn't technically a ghost. You do get all of the delicious pining because they can't touch each other vibes though. This is such a cozy Christmas slow-burn, somehow low angst while still making my heart shatter. Despite dealing with some pretty dark content (depression, anxiety, attempted suicide) there are so many bright, hopeful moments as well. When Ben talks about walking through the sunlight and shade, I felt that with every fiber of my being. There's such yearning to be together, and Jason is willing to risk so much to be with Ben, and I just - my heart.
I read both this book and its sequel (Winter Oranges, which is Dylan's story) in one day.