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4.0
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A snowed-in, second chance, childhood friends to lovers story. From an author I really enjoy.

Love that this historical romance was set in the Pacific North West. Love that the year was 1908. The snow-in part was fun and festive. And I love that this photographer heroine was inspired by a real woman from the same time and place (I spent a long time looking her up and she was so cool). These two MCs were great and, like all of this author’s characters, had a super specific turn of the century west coast vibe.

If only there’d been some on-page first chance falling for each other. I thought we were relying on that first chance too much not to include it.

Also, completely randomly, how do we feel about the nickname Love? Because I might irrationally hate it.

Does he unconsciously love her and it’s manifesting as a name? Does he consciously love her, he just doesn’t think about it during his POV or say it directly? Does he just say that to all the girls? It’s supposed to make me feel feelings but it just makes me feel confusion 😅