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A review by thebooknerdscorner
Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota by Judy Baer
2.0
I found this book in a box at my grandma's garage sale and thought that it looked like a cheesy romance book that I would make fun of with my friend, so I rescued it and decided to give it a read. I had my doubts when I started reading this, and in the end, they were right.
As I started reading this, I thought that it had a chance. It follows bubbly and cheerful Merry Noel Blake, who is crazy about everything Christmas and owns a Christmas themed shop. Then, grumpy, handsome, and rich Jack Frost enters the scene who is an Ebenezer Scrooge to the max. I personally really disliked Merry and found that most of her perspective consisted of, "Oh no! I think I'm falling in love with the enemy" and other such sentiments that really grated on me. Jack on the other hand at least has an interesting backstory and a huge growth arc throughout the book. I can see how they fell for each other, so at least the romance was believable in this one.
My major issues with this one is the robotic writing. It often fell flat and got oddly repetitive as the book progressed. I got bored about halfway through and had to push myself to keep reading it. The worst part for me was by far the ending. I hate how easily Merry mistrusted him and the epilogue was borderline cringey.
I think the most interesting things about this one for me was the fact that it is the first Christian romance I have ever read. The Christian references were so heavy in this one, which I thought worked due to the huge Christmasy vibes and Merry's eccentric character. It was interesting to read a romance that was so clean that they almost feared touching each other. An interesting experience, for sure.
Overall, "Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota" had a ton of issues, but was still a cute, clean romance at its core. I think if the writing would have been stronger, this one would have been more entertaining in the long run. Luckily, I'm not out anything in the long run, so this is just another lighthearted book to add to my Christmas reads this year.
As I started reading this, I thought that it had a chance. It follows bubbly and cheerful Merry Noel Blake, who is crazy about everything Christmas and owns a Christmas themed shop. Then, grumpy, handsome, and rich Jack Frost enters the scene who is an Ebenezer Scrooge to the max. I personally really disliked Merry and found that most of her perspective consisted of, "Oh no! I think I'm falling in love with the enemy" and other such sentiments that really grated on me. Jack on the other hand at least has an interesting backstory and a huge growth arc throughout the book. I can see how they fell for each other, so at least the romance was believable in this one.
My major issues with this one is the robotic writing. It often fell flat and got oddly repetitive as the book progressed. I got bored about halfway through and had to push myself to keep reading it. The worst part for me was by far the ending. I hate how easily Merry mistrusted him and the epilogue was borderline cringey.
I think the most interesting things about this one for me was the fact that it is the first Christian romance I have ever read. The Christian references were so heavy in this one, which I thought worked due to the huge Christmasy vibes and Merry's eccentric character. It was interesting to read a romance that was so clean that they almost feared touching each other. An interesting experience, for sure.
Overall, "Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota" had a ton of issues, but was still a cute, clean romance at its core. I think if the writing would have been stronger, this one would have been more entertaining in the long run. Luckily, I'm not out anything in the long run, so this is just another lighthearted book to add to my Christmas reads this year.