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A review by jamishka
Season of Love by Helena Greer
2.0
I wanted to like this book. It was refreshing to see a classic holiday romance with such diversity and representations: a bisexual Jewish main character, a masc lesbian love interest, a fem ex girlfriend and black married gay men with adopted children and it was pro-therapy. I really tried to get into this story, hoping page after page that it would get better. Unfortunately, it didn't.
For me, Miriam and Noelle lacked chemistry. There was mutual attraction but I wasn't buying this enemies to lovers romance. I wasn't interested in either of them as a couple and found myself looking forward to their interactions with the side characters instead of each other.
When I finished this book I wondered if there would be follow ups in regards to the side characters getting their own happily ever after. I see now that Hannah's second-chance romance with Levi has been published and Tara's story is in the works. What about Cole!? I enjoyed these characters (especially Hannah) enough that I'm considering giving Helena her own second chance by reading For Never & Always .
Based on the cover I was expecting Season of Love to be a rom-com but instead there was filled with trauma, abuse and tough subjects like grief from a recent loss, alcoholism, and abandonment. I applaud Helena for tackling these but I wish the cover and synopsis had reflected that better.
I will say that this story had a lot of potential, and it wasn't terrible..it just wasn't good.
For me, Miriam and Noelle lacked chemistry. There was mutual attraction but I wasn't buying this enemies to lovers romance. I wasn't interested in either of them as a couple and found myself looking forward to their interactions with the side characters instead of each other.
When I finished this book I wondered if there would be follow ups in regards to the side characters getting their own happily ever after. I see now that Hannah's second-chance romance with Levi has been published and Tara's story is in the works. What about Cole!? I enjoyed these characters (especially Hannah) enough that I'm considering giving Helena her own second chance by reading For Never & Always .
Based on the cover I was expecting Season of Love to be a rom-com but instead there was filled with trauma, abuse and tough subjects like grief from a recent loss, alcoholism, and abandonment. I applaud Helena for tackling these but I wish the cover and synopsis had reflected that better.
I will say that this story had a lot of potential, and it wasn't terrible..it just wasn't good.