A review by _basicbookworm
With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson

4.0

Cold World is a year round winter wonderland tourist destination in Orlando. But compared to other more famous tourist destinations in Florida, it is not as successful. That’s why Lauren, Asa, and the boss’s son Daniel are tasked with coming up with fresh ideas that will help the business. But here’s the twist - Lauren and Asa don’t get along at all AND Lauren has a massive crush on Daniel who doesn’t seem to know she exists. But through this process, Lauren and Asa seem to actually enjoy spending time together.

This book was so good. From the fun tourist destination and learning all about Cold World (this was exactly where I wanted to be as it was literally over 100 degrees outside when I was reading it) to the incredible characters, this book brought me so much joy. I loved Asa and Lauren and the incredible people they were The way they each used their trauma to better the world and help children was beautiful - Lauren supported children in the foster care system by being a guardian and advocate and Asa volunteered taking calls for a LGTBQIA+ youth crisis line. With all they had gone through, seeing them slowly open up to each other was especially heartwarming and I was rooting for them from the beginning.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.