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I wish I liked this book more, since I liked Lana in The Tourist Attractionand Rick was a sweet main character. But unfortunately, I found the book to be really boring and tough to finish. The chemistry was a little bit flat between Lana and Rick, and the conflict felt really low stakes and not engaging.

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was such a fun read for the holidays. I’m so glad I finished it on the week of Christmas and with snow on the ground. It was atmospheric and fun. I loved Lana and Rick as characters so much I thought they were really great together!

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casey_sunshine's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First of all, I just am a sucker for this series, ok?!? I love the light, silly, fun writing and the plot elements are ridiculously adorable. The romances make me smile and swoon. However, my darling Caitlin had some v v v astute criticisms of the first book, and I think it opened my eyes to some of the issues in this one. I did not vibe with Lana at all in the first book, and while I liked her A LOT more in this one, I felt like it was a little bit of a jarring about face for her character. Rick though? I love me some Rick. And Rick's love for Lana made me like her more. There were some problems I could not overlook though, like fatphobia and healthism, as well as framing a female ex as crazy. Do not enjoy, no ma'am. Also stop with the word slender. Do you KNOW any other adjectives???????

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nmfcarney's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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typedtruths's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

#1) The Tourist Attraction ★★★☆☆

quick thoughts:

i was a little wary going into this after being disappointed by The Tourist Attraction, but i put up my christmas tree last night so it was officially time to start reading some holiday romances!

PROS:
• rick. this tea-drinking, hedgehog-loving, blushing awkward mess of a man that zoey calls a literal duckling saved this book for me. he adopted his nephew-in-law and won't let anyone talk shit about his ex-wife and just inherently tries too hard to be Good and i just, i love soft men who admire badass women and that's exactly what this gave me.
• but also lana. look, is she my favourite character of all time? no, definitely not. i appreciated her though. she was a businesswoman who didn't take crap from anyone but was also Tired of fighting every day just to be taken seriously. she has a permanent tremor in her hand that worsens when she is nervous or stressed. she's kind-hearted and called rick pet names until he blushed and tried so hard to make people feel appreciated. i just liked her a lot?
• tropes galore. this had so many of my favourite romance tropes, as a good holiday romance should. i want all the tropey goodness with my festive romcoms so yes, there is only one bed, and yes, there is forced proximity, and yes, there is an i'm-going-to-accidentally-confess-feelings-cause-i'm-high-on-flu-medicine scene. it's great.
• it's quirky af. the entire taxidermied squirrel hotel scene made me cry-laugh and even though i rolled my eyes at home many antics were shoved into this one novel (seriously, i can't believe how much happened plotwise in this book), i had a good time.

CONS:
• look, it's not perfect. i don't know what it is about this series but i just can't fully get into it? it's not a perfect mesh for me (but it's fun and silly and what i needed).
• the whole property & class thing. lana works for the company that owns rick's business (and most of the properties & businesses in moose springs), so there is a little bit of an imbalance there. i think it was done as well as it could be?? but i'm definitely not eloquent enough to address this topic. just something to keep in mind.
• graham & ash. i struggled with graham in the first book and i'm officially done with him. he is such a Straight Boi and i hate it.
• too much. and like i said, there are so many plot points in this one. the last 15% alone had so much suddenly going on, it was a little overwhelming. i kind of like the quirkiness of morgenthaler's style but i also wouldn't mind it being toned down a smidge.

➸ Trigger warnings for

alcohol consumption, near-drowning incident, minor gun violence (tranq.gun), hospital, serious life-threatening injuries to a loved one, workplace sexism, classism, and death of a mother/sister-in-law, dad/brother-in-law & sister/niece in a car accident mentioned

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▷ Representation: lana (mc) has a tremor in her hand.

Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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