A review by readingqueerly
Season of Love by Helena Greer

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My first and probably my only holiday book that I'll read for this year. But I'm so incredibly happy that I read this one as my only one. This book was really a great read. While being a light-hearted holiday romcom, it somehow als managed to being up quite some big and scary topics involving trauma and grief. But also healing from that and learning to trust again and feeling your feelings. So much was packed into these 360 pages and yet it was all so well balanced. The heavy topics were given enough weight and words to feel important, but the lighter scenes provided great respite and fuzzy feelings.
On top of all this, there was so much representation: a bi and Jewish MC (who actively practices on page with her family), her butch and (implied) plus size love interest, a healthy and close yet completely platonic relationship between a man and woman, multiple queer and POC background characters, and probably a bunch more I forgot.
If you're looking for a nice holiday read this last December week, I do recommend.
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