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A review by loverofromance
Coming in from the Cold by Sarina Bowen
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My Review:
This book was one of my Romanceopoly picks for 2025. I had been meaning to read much more Sarina Bowen and I decided to go with this one. I have to say that this one was definitely a disappointment. There is so much drama which I should have expected with it being an older contemporary a bit. But I think what disappointed me the most was the abortion discussion in this one. I didn't really see this mentioned in reviews so I just wasn't expecting it at all. But if you are triggered by talk or mentions of abortion then I would be mindful. And while it doesn't have full on abortion, it is enforced and discussed as an option even though its never fully followed through.
This book was truly heartbreaking. The hero thinks he will inherit a disease that killed his mother and is killing his brother. You see how tormented the hero is about it. You also sense how much he is divided about a future. Now I will say that when the hero finds out that our heroine become pregnant from a fling they had being snowbound, he doesn't treat her very good and really tries to manipulate her into having an abortion. Now she doesn't know what he is struggling with, not even his coach who is like his father even knows the truth about his situation. Now while you empathize with his situation I also don't like the way he treats Willow. He is truly cruel in some scenes and that might not be for everyone. I think what contributed to my lack of enjoyment in this story was his horrid treatment of her in the end there.
Overall while I liked this one, I didn't love it and I honestly wouldn't really recommend it to others. I am curious though about the series and might continue on with these books. But will definitely due my research before picking them up as I am not a fan of the abortion talk in it.
This book was one of my Romanceopoly picks for 2025. I had been meaning to read much more Sarina Bowen and I decided to go with this one. I have to say that this one was definitely a disappointment. There is so much drama which I should have expected with it being an older contemporary a bit. But I think what disappointed me the most was the abortion discussion in this one. I didn't really see this mentioned in reviews so I just wasn't expecting it at all. But if you are triggered by talk or mentions of abortion then I would be mindful. And while it doesn't have full on abortion, it is enforced and discussed as an option even though its never fully followed through.
This book was truly heartbreaking. The hero thinks he will inherit a disease that killed his mother and is killing his brother. You see how tormented the hero is about it. You also sense how much he is divided about a future. Now I will say that when the hero finds out that our heroine become pregnant from a fling they had being snowbound, he doesn't treat her very good and really tries to manipulate her into having an abortion. Now she doesn't know what he is struggling with, not even his coach who is like his father even knows the truth about his situation. Now while you empathize with his situation I also don't like the way he treats Willow. He is truly cruel in some scenes and that might not be for everyone. I think what contributed to my lack of enjoyment in this story was his horrid treatment of her in the end there.
Overall while I liked this one, I didn't love it and I honestly wouldn't really recommend it to others. I am curious though about the series and might continue on with these books. But will definitely due my research before picking them up as I am not a fan of the abortion talk in it.