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A review by reading_historical_romance
Some Winter's Evening by Erin Langston
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