A review by bookcheshirecat
In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

“Have you ever loved someone for so long that if you had to tell them how much you care, you’d be scared to even begin and that you may never stop talking once you start?” 

➽ In the Event of Love is a cute, wintery Romance set in the small-town Fern Falls. The story follows Morgan Ross, who is a successful event planner, but after a scandal, she's forced to lay low in her hometown. I really liked Morgan, she has complicated feelings about Fern Falls due to a bad breakup and family issues. She couldn't wait to get out of there and has now found success in LA. Having to confront her past and feelings of insecurity is tough on her, but she has no other choice. Her boss Johanna literally forces her to take a break in order to reorient herself, especially as a big promotion is coming up and Morgan has been overworking herself. I liked seeing Morgan rediscover her hometown and reflect on what she really wants her future to look like.

➽ Morgan has to team up with her ex-best friend and crush Rachel, whose Christmas Tree Farm is on the brink of ruin and it's up to Morgan to plan the perfect fundraiser. Fern Falls is at risk of a corporate takeover like the next town over. I liked how the book discussed the impact that a corporation moulding a town into the perfect resort has on local, small businesses and the individuality of the town. Morgan doesn't want Fern Falls to be bought off, as she can already see the store owners being driven out by chain stores and prices they can't compete with.

➽ Despite liking the romance and themes discussed, this fell flat for me. I thought Rachel and Morgan's romance was cute, but I don't feel like we got to know Rachel as much as I'd like. A dual POV might have worked better here and avoided some of their communication issues!

-> I also didn't like Ben as much as I was supposed to. He crossed a lot of boundaries in the very beginning and it rubbed me the wrong way.
He set up both Morgan and Rachel when it came to the fundraiser, neither of them knew who the client really was.  It's even worse in Morgan's case, as Ben hadn't spoken to her in years!! He even gave Rachel the address of her Airbnb. That was brushed off, but so uncomfortable to me, as he had no right to give out Morgan's private information like that, especially as he knew about their bad history. I know Ben and her rekindled their friendship, but I don't like how presumptuous he was.


-> I felt like the story took on too many different topics, but didn't manage to do them all justice. Some aspects just felt underdeveloped, such as Morgan's grief or the discussion of alcoholism. The main antagonist and
the attempted redemption
also felt flimsy.

-> The epilogue made me cringe.
The proposal would have been fine, I have come to expect it from most Romance epilogues. But Rachel literally throws Morgan a surprise wedding immediately after the proposal!? I was flabbergasted, as Morgan had no say in any of it and just went along with it. What if she said no? Or what if Morgan wanted more time? Rachel had already invited everyone without asking. By that time they had maybe been together for half a year? Which makes this even more sudden, especially given their history.
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