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myzanm's review against another edition
3.0
A really sweet Christmas story about second chances.
Nate has been in love with Quinn for years when he finally tells him how he feels. They share a perfect night together, but Quinn flees in the middle of the night without an explanation leaving Nate heartbroken. Two years later Quinn is back and wants a second chance with Nate.
This is where it got dicey for me. I kept thinking Quinn had to have a really good reason to be gone that long without ever contacting the man he claims to love. I was thinking something like undercover job in Russia or something like that.
Yeah, well I wasn't even close! And for the reason he gives 2 years seems a bit excessive. Something like that tends to be quicker and I just couldn't understand the lack of communication.
In the light of that I certainly thought Quinn got back in Nate's good graces a bit too easy. Where was the grovelling? No, not the sex scenes - The grovelling that was supposed to come before them!
Let just say the reason and the fact that the grovelling was non existent left me with any choice but to just give an otherwise good story the mediocre rating of only 3 stars.
Nate has been in love with Quinn for years when he finally tells him how he feels. They share a perfect night together, but Quinn flees in the middle of the night without an explanation leaving Nate heartbroken. Two years later Quinn is back and wants a second chance with Nate.
This is where it got dicey for me. I kept thinking Quinn had to have a really good reason to be gone that long without ever contacting the man he claims to love. I was thinking something like undercover job in Russia or something like that.
Yeah, well I wasn't even close! And for the reason he gives 2 years seems a bit excessive. Something like that tends to be quicker and I just couldn't understand the lack of communication.
In the light of that I certainly thought Quinn got back in Nate's good graces a bit too easy. Where was the grovelling? No, not the sex scenes - The grovelling that was supposed to come before them!
Let just say the reason and the fact that the grovelling was non existent left me with any choice but to just give an otherwise good story the mediocre rating of only 3 stars.
wickedwitchofthewords's review against another edition
3.0
I could definitely use more drama here! More anger & hurt!
I mean Quinn left Nate soooooo heartbroken! Nate forgave him too early too soon. Not good! Also, Quinn leaving Nate because of Kai like that?! Not good enough.
But I actually loved the story & the characters. Well, Quinn & Nate. I mean, as a short read it was lovable.
I mean Quinn left Nate soooooo heartbroken! Nate forgave him too early too soon. Not good! Also, Quinn leaving Nate because of Kai like that?! Not good enough.
But I actually loved the story & the characters. Well, Quinn & Nate. I mean, as a short read it was lovable.
katereads2much's review against another edition
4.0
Fluffy like snoooooow, warm like sitting in front of a fire.
Shut up, don't judge me.
Shut up, don't judge me.
colleen_m's review against another edition
3.0
Short sweet second chance story between two long time friends. After finally admitting their feelings for each other, Quinn leaves Nate alone in bed with no explanation. Two years later, Quinn comes back to make things right, but Nate still has too much anger to work through.
bfdbookblog's review against another edition
3.0
***Audiobook Review***
I didn’t care for the sound of the vocal performer’s voice but he did have different voices for most of the characters and wasn’t totally monotone. He sounded very young and was hard for me to listen to (and yes I’m an EXTREMELY prickly audiobook listener).
This wasn’t my favorite story by Ms. Kostova. I like the idea of the story – an almost second chance romance, getting snowed in to face and hopefully reconcile their past. But I had a few issues with the book.
I wasn’t crazy about either character although I think I liked Nate better. Nate is pretty immature but he is young so I can’t fault him too much for that. I think he gave in to and forgave Quinn way too quickly which I attribute to his bone deep love for him that never faded. Quinn was just selfish coward and really self-absorbed. The reason for ceasing all communication after basically treating Nate like a trick was absolutely anticlimactic and didn’t warrant Quinn cutting Nate out of his life. I just couldn’t believe that he couldn’t communicate AT ALL with him in those two years. They do get what I consider a HFN. I don’t feel their relationship is totally resolved and steady for the long haul so I’d have to see more to be convinced of that. They do have good chemistry and their intimacy was endearing.
This story did have some good moments and it is a quick read or listen for a snowy cold day.
I didn’t care for the sound of the vocal performer’s voice but he did have different voices for most of the characters and wasn’t totally monotone. He sounded very young and was hard for me to listen to (and yes I’m an EXTREMELY prickly audiobook listener).
This wasn’t my favorite story by Ms. Kostova. I like the idea of the story – an almost second chance romance, getting snowed in to face and hopefully reconcile their past. But I had a few issues with the book.
I wasn’t crazy about either character although I think I liked Nate better. Nate is pretty immature but he is young so I can’t fault him too much for that. I think he gave in to and forgave Quinn way too quickly which I attribute to his bone deep love for him that never faded. Quinn was just selfish coward and really self-absorbed. The reason for ceasing all communication after basically treating Nate like a trick was absolutely anticlimactic and didn’t warrant Quinn cutting Nate out of his life. I just couldn’t believe that he couldn’t communicate AT ALL with him in those two years. They do get what I consider a HFN. I don’t feel their relationship is totally resolved and steady for the long haul so I’d have to see more to be convinced of that. They do have good chemistry and their intimacy was endearing.
This story did have some good moments and it is a quick read or listen for a snowy cold day.
the_novel_approach's review against another edition
3.0
Teodora Kostova is a new-to-me author, and I really liked the writing style. However, I did have some issues with the characters, which I hope I can explain without spoiling the book. I adore holiday stories and second chance stories, too, so this one really could have been the icing on the cake for me.
I adored Nate and was really hoping the heartbreak mentioned wasn’t too terrible. In spite of, or maybe because of, his age, I really felt for him when things didn’t go quite the way he planned. I actually kinda hated Quinn there for a bit, and hoped he had a good excuse for what happened with Nate.
However, it was not to be. And I really began to dislike Brandon, Nate’s brother, for a bit there, too. I was a bit disappointed with Quinn’s reasoning, and was behind Nate’s anger entirely when Quinn comes prancing back into Nate’s life. I had hoped Nate would make Quinn work on redeeming himself more, but he caved entirely too early for my tastes. Perhaps I am a bit vindictive, but Quinn deserved whatever Nate chose to dish out to him, and then some.
Since this is a holiday tale, though, the happily-ever-after was given with some detriment to the storyline, in my opinion. However, I will seek out more of this author’s work at a later date.
Reviewed by Angel for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-snowed-in-by-teodora-kostova/
I adored Nate and was really hoping the heartbreak mentioned wasn’t too terrible. In spite of, or maybe because of, his age, I really felt for him when things didn’t go quite the way he planned. I actually kinda hated Quinn there for a bit, and hoped he had a good excuse for what happened with Nate.
However, it was not to be. And I really began to dislike Brandon, Nate’s brother, for a bit there, too. I was a bit disappointed with Quinn’s reasoning, and was behind Nate’s anger entirely when Quinn comes prancing back into Nate’s life. I had hoped Nate would make Quinn work on redeeming himself more, but he caved entirely too early for my tastes. Perhaps I am a bit vindictive, but Quinn deserved whatever Nate chose to dish out to him, and then some.
Since this is a holiday tale, though, the happily-ever-after was given with some detriment to the storyline, in my opinion. However, I will seek out more of this author’s work at a later date.
Reviewed by Angel for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-snowed-in-by-teodora-kostova/
squirrely007's review against another edition
3.0
This was enjoyable. Quinn's reason for going ghost on Nate didn't make a lot of sense to me but I liked this in spite of it. 3.0 stars
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