Snowed In
Ratings15
Average rating4
15
Ratings15
Average rating4
Sparks fly when two childhood acquaintances decide to fake date when they return to their small hometown for the holidays. Megan is dreading going home for the holidays. She's the village pariah, the she-devil who left local golden boy Isaac at the altar four years ago and ran away to the big city. She could really do without the drama. Particularly as he's engaged again, and she's just been dumped for the fourth time this year. Christian's fed up of being on his own every Christmas. He doesn't mind being alone, but he hates his family's sad eyes and soft tones as they sit around coupled up. Because he's actually, totally, fine. So when Megan literally bumps into Christian in a Dublin pub, they come up with a pact to see them through the holiday season. They're going to be the very best fake dates for each other, ever. Rules are drawn up, a contract is signed on a wine-stained napkin. They will sit through each other's family gatherings and be outrageously in love until freed from their annual obligations. After all, it's only for a few weeks. But with everyone home for the holidays, two big families to deal with alongside old friends, old flames and old feelings, things are bound to get messy. And when a snowed-in cabin and a little Christmas magic are added to the mix, anything could happen...
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3.5!
I enjoyed the book, the first half was certainly better than the second. I started skimming a bit at the end, but it was still fun and the plot was more captivating than I initially guessed from the typical tropes and premise :>
thank you netgalley, bookouture and catherine walsh for sending me this arc! <3
genre & tropes: rom-com, winter & christmas romance, fake dating, set in ireland, runaway bride, post-argument forced proximity, a lovingly protective mmc, hea, no third act breakup, small village
snowed in is my first winter/holiday book of 2023 and i'm so glad that it was because it gave me all the cosy feels i expect from a holiday rom-com. catherine walsh's writing is light-hearted and easy to follow, the book was fast-paced and didn't feel dragged on, and the chemistry between megan and christian gave me happy tingles.
i have to say this book made me want to be in the same cabin christian rented out with a mug of chai latte and my dogs curled up by my feet, with snow outside... this is how you know a holiday rom-com did its job.
there was depth to the story and all of the side characters, in my opinion, and none of the side characters blended in with each other and all had distinctive personalities—which i really have to applaud because in my opinion not a lot of contemporary romance authors can accomplish this feat well but catherine walsh did it perfectly.
also this book is set in ireland so what more can i say? i loved it
anyway, this book just made its way onto my list of ‘holiday reads' which i will be shoving down all of my bookish friends' throats when october is over, and i LOVE zoe so i might have to pick up the book about molly and andrew just to see more of her.
all opinions are my own! (p.s. i kind of want to learn how to knit now.)
Featured Series
2 primary booksFitzpatrick Christmas is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Catherine Walsh and Maria Borzobohata-Sawicka.
