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With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson

4 reviews

emmas_bookshelf's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Y’all. Stop what you’re doing and pick up this stunner from @aliciabooks! It’s a romance, yes, and it’s hot, yes! 🔥 BUT ALSO: Alicia takes such care writing about a bisexual MC, dealing with religious bigotry from parents, having been in foster care, and creating your own found family. ❤️❤️❤️ This book is seriously so good everybody should be reading it. I was so so so rooting for Asa and Lauren. 💕
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uranaishi's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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bookishmillennial's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
 disclaimer if you’ve read other reviews by me and are noticing a pattern: You’re correct that I don’t really give starred reviews, I feel like a peasant and don’t like leaving them and most often, I will only leave them if I vehemently despised a book. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not, regardless if I add stars or not. Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial or tiktok: @bookishmillennial

This romance is set in Orlando, Florida at a worn down amusement park called "Cold World". I never read premises before reading books because I love to be surprised. Right off the gate, the dedication "to found family" and the content warnings had me immediately SAT. *cue tiktok audio of euphora: is this fucking play about us?*

I liked this so much more than Love In The Time of Serial Killers (and I enjoyed that one a lot)! It just *hits different* and I adored my cinnamon roll love interest, Asa. Lauren is easy to root for, because we love a hardened main character who needs to unwind (hi, hello, are the burnt out millennials in the room?) & their dynamic was perfect! I would love to see this get adapted on screen as a lil 25 Days of Christmas romcom on Freeform haha.

*coming back to post my favorite quotations and a few more thoughts, but right now I'm just gushing over this sweet lil romance*

tropes:
grumpy x sunshine
forced proximity
workplace rivals to lovers
cinnamon roll love interest
found family
save-the-small-business
closed-off-main-character-believes-in-love-again
holiday/Christmas romance

cw: biphobia, bomophobia, religious bigotry, child abuse, domestic abuse, estranged relationship with parents
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cassielaj's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

So fun and sweet! Asa and Lauren are such lovable, complex characters, and their story is funny and entertaining. I liked the set-up of Cold World and the plans to revamp it — it gave this book almost a Hallmark-esque feel, just with a lot more depth and good writing. We get a good look at the characters’ backstories and how they can grow together as a couple. This book also has some fun side characters and a great found-family element. Would highly recommend! 
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