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I've enjoyed this series since the first book and really loved this book in the series. I loved the new characters and the old from the previous books. I loved the setting once again and thought this book was a fast paced read.

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This book was cute. It is the third in a series, but all are very independent and don’t need to be read as a series. I liked the characters, I just felt like certain scenes were so drawn out when they could be shorter and vice versa. It was a cute read but probably not something I’d recommend or read again.

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Enjoy the View is the third book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. The books can be read as a stand-alone but truthfully, they are so good you will want to read them all anyways. The author’s style of writing brings the story alive and you feel like you are part of it. Moose Springs is a small town in Alaska and most of the locals don’t want tourists coming to their small town. Especially a film crew for the Alaskan Tourism Board!
Hollywood actress River Lane was about to turn thirty years old and she finally has her chance to produce a film and she’s not letting anything get in her way. When the locals in Moose Spring won’t cooperate, she jumps on the suggestion of her crew filming while they climb Mount Veil.
Easton Lockett knew the locals would never assist River and he wanted to help her. He was a professional climber but taking River and her crew up the mountain was a challenge, especially with the attraction between the two of them.
This series has been so funny, and I found myself laughing all through this book. The critters were so amusing, and the characters were very entertaining. I think this book has become my favorite and I can see myself reading it again in the future. I can’t wait to see what the author will come up with next.

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I really enjoyed the first two books but this one felt flat from the very beginning. I got to about 15% and realized I found this book incredibly boring. The author gave me no reason to care or be invested in either of the characters. So I DNFed.

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Just finished the third book in this series by Sarah Morganthaler- Enjoy the View.

I love anything set in Alaska and I have really enjoyed every book in this series. While they all contain the same set of characters, each couples story has had a uniquely different feel to it which has kept it interesting.

In Enjoy the View, we follow Easton and River. River is an actress turned director who has taken on the task of filming a documentary about Moose Springs. Unbeknownst to her, the citizens of Moose Springs are extremely protective of their town and their privacy. River quickly learns that the townspeople will make it impossible for her to film the town itself. Desperate not to fail, River decides to pivot and film climbing a local mountain instead. She enlists the help of a guide to help her and her crew up the mountain. Guess who that turns out to be? Local climbing expert- Easton. The book follows their journey to the top of Mount Vail and their undeniable chemistry. This one is a slow burn for sure but I honestly couldn’t put it down. Not only did I love these two, but the information about the climb itself was so dang interesting. Definitely recommend this whole series to anyone who loves contemporary romance and the gorgeous setting of the Alaskan wilderness.

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Probably my least favorite book of the series but still good. I enjoyed the banter between the characters and they sexy mountain climber. Didn’t love all the climbing stuff. Wanted more cameos from previous characters in series.

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Another great book to the Moose Springs series. The characters kept me laughing and I flew through this book, reading it in one sitting. I love the attitude of River and how she's not a fan of Easton in the beginning. I love how he wins her over. If you're looking for sweet romance, here's the book for you!

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Thank you Negalley, Sourcebooks, and Sarah Morgenthaler for an ARC of Enjoy the View in exchange for an honest review.

Enjoy the View takes us back to Moose Springs and this time we get Easton's story. River Lane's acting career is not going well so she heads to Moose Springs with her small team to make a documentary for the tourism board about the town. Unfortunately no one in Moose Springs will cooperate because they're not fond of tourists.

River runs into Easton while trying to film on the side of the road. When even this doesn't work, River and her team decide to film the climb of Mt. Veil. Despite River's experience climbing, she has no idea what she's getting her and her team into.

I really enjoyed this series. I wish Enjoy the View had a few more moments of Moose Springs, but I loved the brief interactions with Graham and Zoey, Lana and Rick, and especially Jake! I love that each book has a sweet animal of some sort. The marmot/Easton moments were adorable and hilarious. This series has been so sweet.

River is tough like Lana and used to being an independent woman. I love that she will not simply give up her life for Easton, but they both compromise to build a life together. I loved how brave River was. There is no way I'd be brave or skilled enough to do a climb like she did. River and Easton find each other quickly which I'm not always a fan of, fun I think Morgenthaler does this so well. Her characters really just seem like they are meant to be.

After reading all three of the Moose Springs books, i'm a huge Sarah Morganthaler fan and will read anything she writes.

4.5 stars rounded up

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I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t the book I’ve been anticipating the most in the Moose Springs, Alaska series. To me, Easton was THE character that I couldn’t wait to see get their HEA. Big, bearded, gruff, loyal Easton.

Turns out his HEA shows up in Moose Springs looking to film a documentary for the Tourism Board and hoping to revive her career. She and Easton meet when she is walking down the side of the road trying to film and he pulls up offering her a ride. River Lane is an outsider and as readers have seen over the course of this series, the one thing Moose Springs residents don’t care for is tourists and outsiders. Even if they do keep falling in love with them.

I really enjoyed River and Easton’s romance. They had this chemistry that just jumped off the page right from the beginning. Their back and forth sass and witty banter was so fun and kept me turning pages. They just seemed so right for each other. Then they went up a mountain to film and their love story just bloomed. *happy sigh*

There were times I wanted to yell at River for her obviously stupid decisions. So many stupid, dangerous decisions while up on that mountain, but I will say I will remember the scene where she and Easton summitted for a good long while. And I really liked the shape their HEA took. It worked for both of them and for me as a reader.

I just read on the author’s website that there will be a fourth book in the series featuring Easton’s sister, Ashtyn, and this makes me so happy. (And I think she is being paired with Killian, which makes me just about ecstatic.)

Enjoy the View is my favorite of the series so far and I happily recommend.

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Welcome back to Moose Springs, Alaska! Thank you Sourcebooks and Netgalley for the free copy to review. Enjoy The View should come with a warning - maybe something like those old commercials “we’ll sell you the whole seat but you’ll only need the edge!!” Or a warning like the sign before a rollercoaster, warning to take caution if you have any medical conditions. Or even something more straightforward like “be warned this romance comes with some intense situations that will make your heart race and not in the steamy/swoony way! 😉”

River is a Hollywood actress who has been trying to make the shift to directing. It isn’t going so well and she’s been struggling to get a project. When she finally gets one - she takes off with two trusted coworkers to make a documentary about Moose Springs, Alaska. Only they don’t realize the town doesn’t want more tourists and they are shut down at every turn.

Eventually they realize their only option is to make a documentary about climbing the Old Man - a dangerous but not very well known mountain. They can show people why they need to visit and won’t need help of the locals - except their mountaineer guide, Easton. Easton is 6’6”, bearded with a man bun and the sparks immediately fly between Easton and River.

They all know there are risks in climbing the mountain - crevasses to fall in, avalanches and hypothermia just to name a few. The second half of this book had my heart racing and I was glad to be reading from the warm and cozy comfort of my home. Don’t start the second half of this book until you have time to finish because you won’t want to put it down!

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I have found myself enjoying each book in this series more and more. There is something about Sarah Morgenthaler's writing that just keeps me engaged. It is a guilty pleasure, a smartly humorous rom-com that hits all the right spots.

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Say hello to my favorite of this series! I absolutely adored the story of Easton and River. They’re so funny and sweet, and I loved every moment!

After having read the previous two books in this series, it felt like coming home to Moose Springs again, but this time on a mountain in subzero temperatures and a tent. What’s not to love? If you’re not familiar, the Moose Springs series involves a small town in Alaska, a town whose residents despise tourists. They have some “grumpy” (but actually just rugged and secretly sweet) male leads and some hilarious and strong female companions. Alaska is high on my traveling wishlist, and when you couple that with a small town romcom, it’s perfection.

This one has the adventure of climbing a mountain, the sweetness of two unlikely people falling for one another, the small town feel we love in Moose Springs, an endearing animal to love, and a calming writing style that leaves you feeling good.

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This is the first book I've read from Sarah and when I saw the cover I loved it and thought I wonder if that guy with the beard and manbun is meant to be Jason Momoa. Then I started reading and all I could picture was Jason as Easton lol.

I loved this book from start to finish and I now want to read the other books in this series.

I loved Easton & River alot. The story was such a romantic, sassy and fun.. Just what you want in a book. I loved how they were witty, sarcastic and flirty together.

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Enjoy the View is yet another delightful and humorous excursion to Moose Springs, Alaska. We’re treated with a reappearance of Graham and Zoey from the first book, and it’s adorable to see how smitten they still are with each other.

Easton and River have a similar dynamic. Their attraction is almost immediate, despite the awkward circumstances of how they first meet. They both have a peculiar way of speaking with each other, and as the novel progresses it becomes more and more clear just how unique and perfect they are for each other. Even the secondary characters take notice of their undeniable chemistry. I was pretty excited to read this book after finding out that Easton would be starring in it. We first met him in Tourist Attraction, and he’s a solitary, quiet man who prefers nature over people. Watching him fall in love was quite humorous and sweet and even better than I was hoping!


Morgenthaler has a beautiful writing style, and the way that she describes the town and the surrounding wildlife is definitely a major draw for this series. I do recommend this book series to those who enjoy stories with a strong sense of place. As Easton, River, and the rest of the crew were exploring the wildlife as they climbed the mountain, I found I could see the events unfolding in front of me. While descriptions of the scenery are beautiful, they’re not overdone and they don’t overtake the story.

Enjoy the View starts off a little slow, but it picks up around a quarter of the way through the book. This novel doesn’t read quite as humorously as the previous books in the series, BUT when jokes are made, they land a lot harder. I was giggling out loud more than a few times while reading this book.

I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of suspense in this novel. There’s a lot of excitement that arises while the film crew is climbing the mountain, and I have to say that this really added to my enjoyment of the book. It definitely didn’t make me want to climb a mountain near Moose Springs, however. I’ll stay at sea level, thank you very much.

If you’ve read my reviews of the previous two books in this series (or of the Bromance Book Club series), you know that I’m a sucker for rom coms with cute animals. Like the previous instalments in this series, this book delivers on this front! While they’re climbing the mountain, we’re introduced to a chatty marmot that takes a liking to Easton, viewing him as her love interest. There’s nothing cuter than a tiny lovelorn critter stalking a large human in the wilderness.

There were a couple of little things that did require a little bit of a suspension of disbelief. For instance–how come they didn’t have a Go Pro/ camera that they could mount to their heads? They had a handheld camera, and it seemed kind of foolish on their part (especially since they had to buy so much equipment, like double-paneled tents, for the excursion). Fortunately, Easton comments on this later in the book, which made me feel a little relieved that it wasn’t completely overlooked.

Like the previous books in this series, Enjoy the View has the theme of falling in love with a place, not just a person. It seems like every time a tourist comes to Moose Springs, Alaska, they find a piece of themselves as they get to know the people, the environment, and the way of life.


I recommend this book to those who are looking for a light and humorous escape, one with just a hint of suspense, plenty of witty dialogue, and an infatuated marmot.
*This review will be posted to https://powerlibrarian.wordpress.com/ and other platforms on January 26, 2021*

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Enjoy The View by Sarah Morgenthaler is the third book in the Moose Spring, Alaska series. I read the previous book in the series which was "Mistletoe and Mr. Right". This one is love story between a Mountaineer and a Hollywood Actress.

Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska.

Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her crew up and down Mount Veil in one piece. Turns out that's a big if.

Her books are super fun, filled with very appropriate amount of Humor and also light hearted feel good romance. The characters are fun to read about. Their flirty and sassy nature totally went in the perfect lane for this book. I highly recommend you to try this out.
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Thank You NetGalley and Publisher - Sourcebooks Casablanca for sending me eARC in exchange for a honest opinion.

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This book gave me a serious book hangover! I can't stop thinking about it and wishing that I could just read it again.

Moose Springs has become one of my favorite book settings and Morgenthaler is quickly becoming a favorite author.

This book has everything you could ever ask for. Moments of suspense and terror as they adventure up a mountain in Alaska, hilarious moments as River gets to know the town and people in it, romance and steam between the main characters and previous , and my favorite - tons of banter between Easton and River.

This book's adventure was so good. I felt like it had the perfect balance of technical terminology with explanations where I needed it - though I would strongly advise watching some footage in youtube to see what they are talking about. My students recently read about this type of climbing and we showed them a video and the visual was in my head as I read.

But what really made this book fantastic was River and Easton's relationship. I loved all of their interactions and I really liked how much they had in common.

I cannot wait for another book in this series!

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review

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Third book in the Moose Springs series and again, Morgenthaler hits it out of the park. Laugh out loud moments, sweet, romcom. Perfect quick read. I read books in order so I would definitely recommend reading the other two prior but I'm sure it would make sense if you didn't.

The characters were fabulous. I connected with them immediately and was rooting for them.

Moose Springs, Alaska = LOVE

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i’ve enjoyed reading this series of books, getting a different look at different characters and who they are, the choices they make. i love getting to know different characters in the same world because it creates a bigger picture, it connects the characters we have already met and makes it more real for the reader!

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Enjoy the View is another amazing book that published this week! It is the third book in the Moose Springs, Alaska series and it was by far my favorite of all three books!

Easton Lockett is a sweet teddy bear stuck inside the body of Jason Momoa. He may seem grouchy, but he is fiercely loyal and charmingly protective. As a lifelong resident of Moose Springs, Easton loves mountain climbing and makes a living guiding tourists on expeditions up Mount Veil. Easton is not prepared for guiding River Lane, a famous actress turned documentary producer and her crew up to the summit of Mount Veil to help save her career. He also doesn’t expect any feelings to grow for the woman who irritates yet amazes him.

In The Tourist Attraction and Mistletoe and Mr. Right, I loved seeing Easton as a brother and a friend, but it was so amazing when he had his own story! I loved Easton and River’s love story and I think they are so perfectly matched, but the mountain climbing expedition is what absolutely made this book for me! I could feel the biting wind, the exhaustion and lack of oxygen, the dangers, and the extreme grit needed to scale Mount Veil. I became completed fascinated with mountain climbing and even put the book down many times to Google mountains like Denali and Mount Everest and what it takes to climb them.

For me, this book had an amazing love story, but also a secondary storyline that made the romance even better! If you have read The Tourist Attraction or Mistletoe and Mr. Right, please make sure you pick up Enjoy the View! If you haven’t read this series, I highly recommend that you do!

Steam: 1/4 flames
4/5 stars!

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for my copy of Enjoy the View in exchange for an honest review.

I have been looking forward to Easton Lockett's story ever since I read The Tourist Attraction last summer! And I am pleased to report that I was not disappointed in the least. I also loved that the characters from the previous two books popped up here and there in this book... I just love the gang from Moose Springs!

Easton Lockett is a man of few words, with a tough exgerior, a big heart, and is passionate about what he loves. I seriously want to get wrapped up in one of those rare, big, Easton hugs! River Lane is one fiesty, driven, and stubborn chick. I absolutely loved them together and that spitfire chemistry between them. I was hooked from that kooky meet-cute!

Can we take a moment to acknowledge Morgenthaler's use of random animals in each book! The marmot was a show-stealer! I also found myself really fascinated by the moutain climbing aspect of the book. Morgenthaler painted some beautiful scenes of nature and I can't even imagine that beauty in real life!

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