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readingthroughinfinity's review
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I picked this up because I fancied reading an independently published adult romance, and I'd seen a few friends reading it recently. (Also the cover is just lovely.) But sadly, I was pretty disappointed. I found the pacing slow and the characters quite bland. There was one great spicy scene and one great angsty scene, but apart from that I spent a lot of this book feeling bored and disconnected. Perhaps it's just me and I wasn't in the headspace for a slow-paced, leisurely romance, but I'm not sure I'll be picking up the rest of the books in the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kb33's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Still love Borison’s writing. I didn’t love the miscommunication trope, but it wasn’t immature or ridiculous. Both characters had trouble trusting and taking that leap, and it was written in a believable way. I loved Beckett and all his flaws. Too many grumpy characters don’t let anyone in, but Beckett fell so hard for Evie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol
Minor: Racism and Injury/Injury detail
bookrecsbyjess's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this ARC.
After recently reading Lovelight Farms and loving it, I was so excited to return back to these characters and town. Beckett was so interesting in the first book, that I couldn’t wait to see his character explored in this book.
I am happy to say that this book did not disappoint!
Beckett and Evelyn were so cute! I loved that they both were still thinking about each other even though their time together was so brief.
Every time Beckett called Evie “honey” or “hun” made me so giddy. The way they interacted was just so precious.
One aspect that was introduced in this book was Beckett’s family, and I loved it. His sisters and parents added to the story, and I loved how he interacted with them.
It was also fun getting to see glimpses of Stella and Luka in this book as well.
My only issue with this book was that Beckett and Evelyn’s conflict was frustrating because it could have been easily avoided had they just communicated better.
I would definitely recommend this book and the first book in this series. I can’t wait to read the next book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
decklededgess's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
trigger warnings: anxiety, sexual content, hypothermia, racist microaggressions, alcohol, chronic illness, anxiety and panic disorder
My feelings about this book can be summed up in one endless scream. It's so goddamn good.
This is the second book in the Lovelight farms series following Beckett, a Christmas tree farmer (who might or might not have autism it's not explicit) and Evie, an influencer who gives a platform to small business around the US. They had a one night stand and run into each other months later (in the first book in this series). Evie has a crisis about her job and decides to camp out in this small town until she sorts everything out. No hotel vacancies means Beckett's spare rooms are the only viable option. Forced proximity, prior sexual tension, tall and broody man who is extremely adorable with small animals.....there's really only one way this could resolve itself.
Evie and Beckett's romance is so tender that it hurt. Like short of breath hurt. Beckett's caretaker vibes and Evie's sunshine community cornerstone vibes mesh together so perfectly. They're the perfect compliments to each other's good and bad parts. It's not a slow burn exactly but the waiting that you have to endure as they tip toe around each other makes those small moments of emotional bonding and physical contact so precious. The build up to the break in tension is IMMACULATE. Perfect perfect perfect.
I literally have no critiques about this book except to beg for more scraps of content about them. Actually no, the local sheriff is not a major player in the story but he's...present...and idk but ACAB. It's fine he's not any different from the busybodies and is mostly the town's resident father figure. I can mostly ignore it.
Ugh the next book can't come fast enough I stg.
My feelings about this book can be summed up in one endless scream. It's so goddamn good.
This is the second book in the Lovelight farms series following Beckett, a Christmas tree farmer (who might or might not have autism it's not explicit) and Evie, an influencer who gives a platform to small business around the US. They had a one night stand and run into each other months later (in the first book in this series). Evie has a crisis about her job and decides to camp out in this small town until she sorts everything out. No hotel vacancies means Beckett's spare rooms are the only viable option. Forced proximity, prior sexual tension, tall and broody man who is extremely adorable with small animals.....there's really only one way this could resolve itself.
Evie and Beckett's romance is so tender that it hurt. Like short of breath hurt. Beckett's caretaker vibes and Evie's sunshine community cornerstone vibes mesh together so perfectly. They're the perfect compliments to each other's good and bad parts. It's not a slow burn exactly but the waiting that you have to endure as they tip toe around each other makes those small moments of emotional bonding and physical contact so precious. The build up to the break in tension is IMMACULATE. Perfect perfect perfect.
I literally have no critiques about this book except to beg for more scraps of content about them. Actually no, the local sheriff is not a major player in the story but he's...present...and idk but ACAB. It's fine he's not any different from the busybodies and is mostly the town's resident father figure. I can mostly ignore it.
Ugh the next book can't come fast enough I stg.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail