Season of Love
Ratings11
Average rating3.7
4.5/5 IT WAS SO GOOD!!
Okay, I LOVE this book and I have to read the second one immediately. It's amazing.
Both Miriam and Noelle are well-rounded characters with tragic backstories and trauma. They are both scared at the beginning and both of their character development is beautiful. I love how much they grow and learn.
Hannah was AMAZING, I can't wait to read her book and I'm very curious about Levi. Also, Mr and Mrs. Matthews were amazing and I love them. But the person who stole the show for me was Cole. Awesome, I love him so much, more than Miriam and Noelle lmao. I hope his book will be written soon.
In terms of writing, I've got a few issues here. Some choices of words were just wrong, for example, one character says “I resemble that remark” instead of “I resent that remark” and it was an ongoing problem. And there were too many “she” and “her” instead of the name given which confused me when two women were speaking only and I had to figure out who was it about. The book needed more editing, for sure. The book felt dragged on at times while not fleshed out in other places. But all in all, I enjoyed this book. I can't tell if all of the information about Judaism was correct, I can't judge that that's not my place - but I enjoyed learning about the religion and traditions.
This was a really lovely and delightful holiday romance. I loved the world of Carrigan's and all of these interesting, prickly characters, and especially of course I loved the magic cat. I loved how seriously the importance of art is taken, and the community building.
It does definitely have more emotional heft than the average Hallmark holiday movie, which IMO is good but I saw some reviews surprised by it. The book itself does include a list of content warnings which include alcoholism, domestic abuse, etc. so bear that in mind! But it does have a delightful happy ending and I am eagerly anticipating book 2!