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mandaraffe's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I think I would have liked this more if it wasn’t supposed to be a Christmas romance. Because tbh it wasn’t very Christmasy. Change the lights into something else and this could have taken place literally any other time of year. It was cute though, even if the MCs moved inexplicably fast into commitment, especially with a child in the picture. Speaking of the child, kids in romance books are tricky to get right, and I think this author wrote Gus very well. I had a good time reading it overall
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
relin's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
The love interest has a lot of spiders, lizards and snakes which comes up often.ladysadiereads's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I love Garnet Run and made myself wait to read this holiday Garnet Run visit! I adored both Adam and Wes - and Gus stealing the show all along the way. I loved the references to online friendships and how valuable and meaningful they can be IRL - it really hit home as romancestagram has been a huge safe space for me for the past two years. There is also a ton of science fact and weirdly helped me beat the PR in Jeopardy!
I was so worried the whole time that there was going to be a third party come in to the picture - but **spoiler** didn’t happen and it was a relief. You can definitely read this as a standalone but there are references to previous Garnet Run books with Charlie/ Rye and Simon/ Jack and River who is the sibling of Adam. I had so much fun with all of it and can’t wait to visit this little town again!
I was so worried the whole time that there was going to be a third party come in to the picture - but **spoiler** didn’t happen and it was a relief. You can definitely read this as a standalone but there are references to previous Garnet Run books with Charlie/ Rye and Simon/ Jack and River who is the sibling of Adam. I had so much fun with all of it and can’t wait to visit this little town again!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
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