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A review by elenajohansen
Arctic Heat by Annabeth Albert
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
My favorite of the three in the series, though it's still got its issues. Grumpy/sunshine is a favorite dynamic of mine, but Owen's version of sunshine does come across as pushy and irritating sometimes, and Quill clings to grumpy so hard that his stubbornness becomes repetitive.
Sure, it's a slow burn, but maybe a little too slow? And since it's an elaborate version of the romance chestnut "snowed in" plot, there aren't other characters to relieve the reader from dealing with Owen and Quill butting heads until they get together. Some of the mundane detail about their daily lives could have been cut to save page-time while still giving the impression of story-time passing.
Sure, it's a slow burn, but maybe a little too slow? And since it's an elaborate version of the romance chestnut "snowed in" plot, there aren't other characters to relieve the reader from dealing with Owen and Quill butting heads until they get together. Some of the mundane detail about their daily lives could have been cut to save page-time while still giving the impression of story-time passing.