In the Event of Love

So cute

This one is a very sweet queer holiday romance, and as the book mentions as well, we need a lot more queer holiday romances. I'd recommend this book for Hallmark style movie lovers. But just like those movies, you can either overlook the details and enjoy it for what it is, or you'll get caught in the details like I did. I know this is an unpopular opinion and most people loved it, but I just couldn't get into it.

At the beginning of the book, the main character has a lot of anger towards the most important people in her life. For things that happened 7 years ago. The issue is that, not only did she blow things out of proportion back then, she still feels exactly the same way. From the very beginning I couldn't get over how she has not grown at all from her high school days. Even by the end of the book, I'm not convinced that any of the characters changed or grew at all.

On the other side of things, the love interest, Rachel, and other people in Morgan's life magically forgive her almost immediately for practically ghosting them for 7 years, even though they would actually be right to be angry.

And when it comes to their romance, I didn't see it. It felt like their only connection was in the past. They had no real bonding or connection as adults other than their sexual tension. It felt like a relationship built on nostalgia.

Even the classic premise of saving local businesses, which I usually enjoy, lacked oomph, since issues were resolved almost as soon as they came up, the stakes didn't feel high, and I couldn't appreciate the solutions they came up with.

What I did like:

I call it “the 1st person ick” and it's when the first person pov is cringy to me.