3.0
Holidays in Blue
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Cosmin Tessler is going home for Christmas. Eric Campbell is too.
Neither expected a homecoming quite like this.
When Cosmin Tessler's radio show is canceled and Eric Campbell's acting jobs dry up, they find themselves unexpectedly back in their old Toronto neighborhood…and back in each other's lives years after they'd gone their separate ways. With a series of failed relationships and one ill-advised marriage behind them, both believe their chance for love has come and gone.
Luck, in the form of a massive ice storm, throws the former neighbors together again and they find themselves stranded, alone, for Christmas. Despite their difference in age, long-ago crushes and undeniable attraction prove too much to resist. But when the ice melts, only time will tell if their burgeoning romance will become just another missed chance—or a love story whose time has finally come.
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3.0
“A good story overall though I didn't really feel a connection between the characters that was building from when they reconnect.
Cosmin has recently lost his father though is struggling with it due to how bad their relationship had come and is now about to lose his radio show. Eric has struggled the last few years with not having constant work and the breakdown of his marriage. Both have regrets and things to work on in their life but aren't sure how to move forward. They get stuck together when an ice storm shuts them in Cosmin's father's home together and they soon act on the attraction that they share but neither know how to move forward once they return to "normal" life.
Cosmin's character I found quite hard to like, not very relatable and very.....wordy in his thoughts and ideas. Eric is very tough on himself for his past but is sure of how he feels towards Cosmin but both are afraid of the possible rejection. Eve does write wonderfully descriptive scenes, I really saw how she described the setting especially when the ice storm shuts down the area. The gradual development of the relationship goes at a good speed as they have an intense few days together and then the time to think on what they truly want.
A good story overall though I found it a little hard to get into. There are some lovely moments with friends and family as well, especially for Cosmin as he reminisces about his past and spends quality time with his best friend and her daughter at their time of need.
I received an ARC via NetGalley and am happily giving a review.”
“such a beautiful romance novel
HOLIDAYS IN BLUE is a novel following Cosmin and Eric, neither of who are having the best time, when a storm happens and they get stuck together for a few nights leading up to Christmas.
this one has a rather melancholy and emotional feel to it, especially when it comes to Cosmin's storyline with his father. Cosmin and Eric stay in Cosmin's fathers house during the storm and during that time Cosmin comes across some things of his late fathers that change the tone of their relationship. I really loved this storyline, I thought it was so beautiful and I loved seeing Cosmin start to realise how important he had been to his father and vice versa
I also adored how there was no real relationship conflict or angst. their relationship didn't feel rushed or forced at all, the progression of their feelings came across completely natural to me, and then it just continued on an upward trajectory which was so lovely to see as it's very unusual to read a romance without a big conflict scene.
I think when people hear 'Christmas romance' they often do picture a more cheesy, fluffy romance novel and this is definitely not that. this is a beautiful, emotional, quiet romance that has a lot of heart to it. I enjoyed this one a lot and i'll definitely be reading more from Eve Morton in the future.
*ARC copy provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review”
“Okay so this was a bit of a surprise for me. I was hoping and expecting a lighter Christmas romance. The problem was that there were many important issues that were brought up, such as adoption, grief, anorexia, infidelity, and loss of job to name a few. It was definitely a heavy and at times sad story. The romance between the two leads was also a bit unbelievable. I loved the idea of two people finding love stranded in an ice storm but I needed more of their relationship to make it believable for me. Overall, I liked the idea of the story.
I received this ARC from the publisher and Netgalley for my honest review.”
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