Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is so incredibly good. Christina Lauren never fails to write amazing works of art.
The romance in this was to die for. I love the trope of friends to lovers, especially when one of the characters believes that the love is unrequited but in reality, it goes both ways. That moment where they both have that realization, so good.
This book specifically had a really good back story plot. And not just for the main two characters we are following, but for all of the characters. The parents and friends who first started the cabin tradition have intricate and weaving back stories that connect to our main characters story lines a little bit. But it's more the history for them and how this whole tradition got started that I really liked. That your family doesn't necessarily have to be your blood family, it can be your friends. I really enjoyed that aspect of it. Following that, the side characters we written well. They weren't just there to be there and they weren't flat. They had dimension and obvious personalities that were easy to see throughout the book. They played parts in small ways, as side characters do, but it was done really well; where in other books, side characters fall flat and almost ruin the main plot.
The chemistry in the book was great too. The main two characters, once their budding romance really begins, it went up in flames (not in a bad way). And by this, I don't mean that it happened fast, it was definitely a semi-slow burn in my opinion, but more like you could just feel the chemistry between them. The change from friends into lovers, but also still friends. It was just so good.
The time jumping was done well too! (Clearly everything was done well, we get it). It was an aspect that I was unsure of going into a romance book, but it played its purpose and honestly kept me on edge the whole book (as it also did for the main character). Just Christina Lauren did a great job writing this book. What else can I say other than everything was amazing?
I am seriously considering reading this every year because it is such a nice Christmas romance that really put me in the holiday mood.
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