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Season Of The Witch by Eli Easton
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This was a book full of heart and while it does have a HEA, there is a good deal of trauma in the story, so please check the trigger warnings so you can be informed.
Elijah is cast out of his traditional Amish family for being gay. He becomes homeless and narrowly avoids freezing to death when he is rescued by a queer couple who run an animal sanctuary farm. On the farm he meets the farm hand, Jon, who is himself running away from a traumatic loss.
This is a not-quite enemies to lovers story as initially Jon is very cold and unwelcoming to Elijah, but the two grow together into a caring romantic pair. This is a small-town second-chance-romance story with mutual pining, lots of baked goods, loving animals, and personal character growth.
Elijah is cast out of his traditional Amish family for being gay. He becomes homeless and narrowly avoids freezing to death when he is rescued by a queer couple who run an animal sanctuary farm. On the farm he meets the farm hand, Jon, who is himself running away from a traumatic loss.
This is a not-quite enemies to lovers story as initially Jon is very cold and unwelcoming to Elijah, but the two grow together into a caring romantic pair. This is a small-town second-chance-romance story with mutual pining, lots of baked goods, loving animals, and personal character growth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, Injury/Injury detail
There is some casual acephobia/ace erasure in a scene where a motherly figure is comforting a queer man who has escaped religious trauma. It's intended to be affirming but it also says that everyone wants sex and no one is meant to never have it. It was not the intention to be exclusionary, but that is loaded message.
Freestyle Color Collage Quilting: A Unique Method for Creating Bold Designs with Fabric by Carly Mul
informative
inspiring
4.0
Hunger's Bite by Taylor Robin
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5