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reading_historical_romance's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
The degree to which Gavin Sinclair is pressed is eclipsed by only one thing in this world, and that is the degree I love this novella. Reading it felt like being wrapped in warm, melting magic. I could have kept going for another 100 pages, and still wished for more.
I love Emilia’s pure heart, filled to bursting with the tenderest, sweet dreams. I love Gavin for being the only man careful enough to handle each fragile one as she softly places them in the palms of his hands. These two have waited for each other for so long that their meeting truly felt revelatory as a reader.
Some Winter's Evening incorporates all of the elements that made the author’s first two novels outstanding: evocative settings, fully realized characters, snappy banter, sparkling humor, and soul-soothing romance. I knew that I’d be finishing it in one sitting when I was just two pages into the prologue, and Emilia and a wily toad end up in a standoff at high noon. I snort laughed that Gavin and Emilia’s meet-cute takes place in the tiny village of Maidenhead. Gavin’s near apoplectic fit over the thought he might be a rake had me howling. Every time Gavin’s ears turned pink, an angel earned its wings.
And not only are we treated with some straight up hot relations between Gavin and Emilia - because those two are nothing if not considerate - we are eternally blessed to spend Christmastide with Nate and Cora Travers and their little band of rogues.
I didn’t think it was possible for Nate’s DILF-level to get any higher without putting my kindle at risk of spontaneous combustion, but now it’s to the point that I may be entitled to financial compensation because he's not actually real.
In any case, between Nate and Emilia, Gavin had even less of a chance to escape the point of no return than Cora did when she was forced to seek shelter in the hunting lodge.
Erin Langston, you legit showed up in my life one day with Nate, Cora, Raymond, Rosalie, Gavin, Amelia, Leo, Tess, a gigantic hairy dog, and a duck, proceeded to rob me of oxygen, moved for immediate foreclosure, and now own my entire hopelessly romantic ass.
Thank you for making not just my day but my entire month by approving my ARC request. Your books are better than singing at the top of my lungs at a Taylor Swift concert, eating a piece of chocolate mousse cheesecake, getting my hair brushed, and taking a nap combined.
I love Emilia’s pure heart, filled to bursting with the tenderest, sweet dreams. I love Gavin for being the only man careful enough to handle each fragile one as she softly places them in the palms of his hands. These two have waited for each other for so long that their meeting truly felt revelatory as a reader.
Some Winter's Evening incorporates all of the elements that made the author’s first two novels outstanding: evocative settings, fully realized characters, snappy banter, sparkling humor, and soul-soothing romance. I knew that I’d be finishing it in one sitting when I was just two pages into the prologue, and Emilia and a wily toad end up in a standoff at high noon. I snort laughed that Gavin and Emilia’s meet-cute takes place in the tiny village of Maidenhead. Gavin’s near apoplectic fit over the thought he might be a rake had me howling. Every time Gavin’s ears turned pink, an angel earned its wings.
And not only are we treated with some straight up hot relations between Gavin and Emilia - because those two are nothing if not considerate - we are eternally blessed to spend Christmastide with Nate and Cora Travers and their little band of rogues.
I didn’t think it was possible for Nate’s DILF-level to get any higher without putting my kindle at risk of spontaneous combustion, but now it’s to the point that I may be entitled to financial compensation because he's not actually real.
In any case, between Nate and Emilia, Gavin had even less of a chance to escape the point of no return than Cora did when she was forced to seek shelter in the hunting lodge.
Erin Langston, you legit showed up in my life one day with Nate, Cora, Raymond, Rosalie, Gavin, Amelia, Leo, Tess, a gigantic hairy dog, and a duck, proceeded to rob me of oxygen, moved for immediate foreclosure, and now own my entire hopelessly romantic ass.
Thank you for making not just my day but my entire month by approving my ARC request. Your books are better than singing at the top of my lungs at a Taylor Swift concert, eating a piece of chocolate mousse cheesecake, getting my hair brushed, and taking a nap combined.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
wilybooklover's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
I'm a simple woman; I love to see a reserved, starchy hero become increasingly more unglued over the heroine as a book progresses. This book gave me exactly that. It delighted me how awkward Gavin and Emilia were.
I just wish it were a bit longer because with a little more relationship development and a slower burn this would have been perfect.
I just wish it were a bit longer because with a little more relationship development and a slower burn this would have been perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
5.0
Starchy barrister Gavin and governess Emilia make an explosive combination. I loved how Emilia brought out the best in Gavin and Gavin helped Emilia grow into her confidence as well. I also absolutely adored the cameos from Nate, Cora, Tess and Leo (and now baby Theo!)
from Forever Your Rogue.
I loved the plot in this and the exploration of class difference (one of my FAVORITE themes in hissy RoNos), I am also absolute trash for a starchy boi who is completely undone by his love interest, and Gavin is that x10000
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
alisoun's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely incredible. Erin Langston is, imo, the best romance writer I've read (possibly ever???). So well researched. So good at making me feel like I'm truly there - truly experiencing the cold weather, the tenseness of being a governess, the stress of Gavin's work. Particularly the setting of the place. The prequel novella also has that same feeling. I can basically feel the weather.
Now. Emelia and Gavin were two super sweeties. If you like them stressed and a bit too skinny - Gavin is for you. I appreciate a fairly normal dude as a hero. So does Emelia!
Contains:
two and two half spicy scenes. Fairly normal.
Nate Travers being a DILF
The first spicy scene is awkward and sweet!!!!!! Two virgins!!!!
Discussion about not having kids rn woooo but the epilogue ends with her pregnant.
Now. Emelia and Gavin were two super sweeties. If you like them stressed and a bit too skinny - Gavin is for you. I appreciate a fairly normal dude as a hero. So does Emelia!
Contains:
two and two half spicy scenes. Fairly normal.
Nate Travers being a DILF
The first spicy scene is awkward and sweet!!!!!! Two virgins!!!!
Discussion about not having kids rn woooo but the epilogue ends with her pregnant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism and Pregnancy
thenextbookdilemma's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Okay. First things first, if you haven’t read Forever Your Rogue (FYR) by Langston, go do that now. And then come running back gleefully to continue the chaos and utter delight that is Some Winter’s Evening.
Y’all, I LOVE A GREAT NOVELA. They manage to pack in so much in so few pages and I will never stop viewing them as an utter feat; this one is no different. In just under 200 pages, we get a disastrous (read: perfect) meet-cute featuring a mince pie and an upended beer, an almost early-bang (the wait is worth it), a “you again” moment, a sexy sleigh ride, Nate and Cora (and co.) antics, a DOG, and a newfound desire to go out and buy a bunch of ribbons… (just you wait).
Gavin. If you have read FYR then I must believe you wanted a HEA for Gavin just as much as I did. He is an understated hero who needs more in his life than his work and I loved watching Emilia pull him out of his head. One of my favorite tropes is a serious and starchy MC being unraveled by a chaotic and dazzling MC and this was perfect. Also, Gavin fights the good fight and I will forever love him for that.
Emilia! Like Gavin, I admired Emilia’s perseverance and desperate hope. Quite literally coming from nothing, she has managed to hold on to so much sweet earnestness while struggling to find some stability. She endeared herself to me instantly with the toad (you’ll see) and I loved how *diligently* Gavin worked to prove she deserved to be cared for.
Ugh. Two people thinking they don’t deserve love showing eachother that they do just fills my entire heart. This is a perfect novella, but especially perfect for cold cosy weather.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
torilovesheas's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
I will be seeking compensation for emotional damages because my heart has been thoroughly smushed around, squeezed, and put into a boiling pot of feelings.
I had my eyeball on Gavin Sinclair all during Forever Your Rogue. What was going on in that studious, lawyer-ly noggin of his? WELL GUESS WHAT. Erin, beloved human being, gives us Gavin’s story and it was so good I don’t even know how to review it.
I think it takes a special talent to make a novella length story a fully realized creation with characters that have dreams and hopes and disappointments to see to fruition. And Erin gave us that. All wrapped up in a “starchy, shy barrister falls in love with his nephew’s new governess after a dreamy evening at a coaching inn” bow.
Gavin and Emilia are absolutely the other half of each other’s souls. A man used to sitting in the shadows and observing and a woman that has never had anyone notice her lingering on the periphery. When you’re made to feel disposable, it takes someone that thinks you’re irreplaceable to make falling in love as passionate and worth it as Gavin does for Emilia. They think they’ll never see each other again! Wrong. Emilia thinks she’s not worth it! Wrong! There’s intimate sex and two precious dum dums falling in love and buying each other presents and Nate Travers being the DILF of the millennia. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT PEOPLE.
They’re so earnest, dancing around one another over the course of the Christmas holidays (at Nate and Cora’s house!! Hey Travers family!). The chemistry? Spectacular. The tension? Palpable. The yearning? So good I could cry. Try to hurt these two? I’ll bareknuckle BOX.
Throw in a spectacular law/court/trial plotline (with a supremely satisfying ending) and I couldn’t have asked for more from Erin. Cause at this point, she just raises the bar over and over and then leaps over it and takes my feelings and emotions with her.
Huge thank you to Erin for an ARC. All thoughts, opinions, and heart smushy feelings are my own.
I had my eyeball on Gavin Sinclair all during Forever Your Rogue. What was going on in that studious, lawyer-ly noggin of his? WELL GUESS WHAT. Erin, beloved human being, gives us Gavin’s story and it was so good I don’t even know how to review it.
I think it takes a special talent to make a novella length story a fully realized creation with characters that have dreams and hopes and disappointments to see to fruition. And Erin gave us that. All wrapped up in a “starchy, shy barrister falls in love with his nephew’s new governess after a dreamy evening at a coaching inn” bow.
Gavin and Emilia are absolutely the other half of each other’s souls. A man used to sitting in the shadows and observing and a woman that has never had anyone notice her lingering on the periphery. When you’re made to feel disposable, it takes someone that thinks you’re irreplaceable to make falling in love as passionate and worth it as Gavin does for Emilia. They think they’ll never see each other again! Wrong. Emilia thinks she’s not worth it! Wrong! There’s intimate sex and two precious dum dums falling in love and buying each other presents and Nate Travers being the DILF of the millennia. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT PEOPLE.
They’re so earnest, dancing around one another over the course of the Christmas holidays (at Nate and Cora’s house!! Hey Travers family!). The chemistry? Spectacular. The tension? Palpable. The yearning? So good I could cry. Try to hurt these two? I’ll bareknuckle BOX.
Throw in a spectacular law/court/trial plotline (with a supremely satisfying ending) and I couldn’t have asked for more from Erin. Cause at this point, she just raises the bar over and over and then leaps over it and takes my feelings and emotions with her.
Huge thank you to Erin for an ARC. All thoughts, opinions, and heart smushy feelings are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny and Classism
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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? No
5.0
Some Winter’s Evening, by Erin Langston, is the third installment in an interconnected universe of characters. At the center of this universe, we have Erin’s full-length novel, Forever Your Rogue, the story of Nate DILF Travers and Cora, our overworked anxiety queen. A Day Until Forever is a prequel novella, set when Nate is a child and his older brother Raymond meets the love-of-his-life, Rosalie. And now we get Some Winter’s Evening, a holiday novella set in the years immediately following Forever Your Rogue, as Cora’s starchy barrister brother, Gavin, finally gets a well-deserved happily ever after.
First, Gavin. Reading Cora in Forever Your Rogue made me feel seen as a mom of toddlers, but reading Gavin in Some Winter’s Evening made me feel naked. This man worries about everything (the potential ill effects of damp bed sheets, included), and as a human adult with a lifetime of anxiety, this was so relatable that I struggled not to project myself onto him throughout the story. Gavin is anxious and starchy, self-conscious and kind, highly competent and unfailingly self-critical. His efforts to protect Cora and her kids in Forever Your Rogue, and the near-disaster of that effort, have left him reeling and angry, and seeing him slowly unwound by Emilia is genuinely moving.
And Emilia, a woman who has been continually overlooked, both professionally and personally, deserves every ounce of care and attention Gavin is so desperate to give. Her vulnerability and honesty made this story feel so much less stressful than it would have otherwise, as does her ability to make Gavin feel both seen and heard. These two are so well suited and their happily ever after feels wholly earned.
Read this if you:
*Are a human who loves love
*Don’t mind watching a hot woman lick a peppermint stick
*Don’t mind watching a hot man draw you a bath
*Love awkward sex, awkward meet-cutes and generally very awkward people
I can’t recommend this novella highly enough, and I’m so grateful to the author for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. I honestly adored this.
First, Gavin. Reading Cora in Forever Your Rogue made me feel seen as a mom of toddlers, but reading Gavin in Some Winter’s Evening made me feel naked. This man worries about everything (the potential ill effects of damp bed sheets, included), and as a human adult with a lifetime of anxiety, this was so relatable that I struggled not to project myself onto him throughout the story. Gavin is anxious and starchy, self-conscious and kind, highly competent and unfailingly self-critical. His efforts to protect Cora and her kids in Forever Your Rogue, and the near-disaster of that effort, have left him reeling and angry, and seeing him slowly unwound by Emilia is genuinely moving.
And Emilia, a woman who has been continually overlooked, both professionally and personally, deserves every ounce of care and attention Gavin is so desperate to give. Her vulnerability and honesty made this story feel so much less stressful than it would have otherwise, as does her ability to make Gavin feel both seen and heard. These two are so well suited and their happily ever after feels wholly earned.
Read this if you:
*Are a human who loves love
*Don’t mind watching a hot woman lick a peppermint stick
*Don’t mind watching a hot man draw you a bath
*Love awkward sex, awkward meet-cutes and generally very awkward people
I can’t recommend this novella highly enough, and I’m so grateful to the author for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. I honestly adored this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
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