It's always fun to read something set in Alaska, and this rom com style story was interestingly set in the context of climbing a mountain! I didn't know I would be so fascinated by the mountain climbing.

2.5 Stars ⭐️

River Lane wants to resurrect her career in Hollywood but not as the hot shot actor she used to be. She is taking her lead behind a film documentary in Moose Springs, Alaska. The problem is that she has been banned from filming in town. The folks aren’t too keen on her being there. They just don’t know that River is not going to let that stop her. She is going to climb her mountain and get as much footage as possible.

Easton is a reclusive mountain man who has lived in Moose Springs his entire life. He works for his family tour adventure company. He finds himself helping River and her two-man crew for the trip up the mountain. He has his own opinions of her but they quickly change when he sees that she is this strong spirited woman.

This is listed as a rom-com but the comedy is off. I didn’t find the humor in this one as much. The author set up scenes that should have been funny but somehow, they fell short and missed the mark. Once a person tries too hard to be funny, they are no longer funny. Also, the romance is very slow. The author tells the readers that there is some attraction between Easton and River but fails to show it. I found them more as friends than lovers.

What did save the story is the 3rd main character (Alaska). I love the backdrop and setting for the book. I definitely want to add Alaska to my bucket list. The description is so vivid and I found myself visualizing River and Easton in each scene. I can tell that the author has spent some time outdoors as the safety description is very detailed.

Ultimately, the romance needed to be a bit more stronger in this one in order for me to love.

~ Samantha

I enjoyed this! I skipped over book 2 in the series, but enjoyed this much more than book 1 (which is saying something since I really liked book 1 as well). The treacherous mountain climb made this one feel like a really high stakes story and a little more serious (the marmot, though). Getting to know Easton better and meeting River was quite fun, and I enjoyed their story.

This book read fast and kept me engaged from the beginning. There was action, beautiful scenery, likable characters, some learning (about mountain climbing), humor, romance, friendship, and personal growth. I loved it!

It is always a pleasure to visit Moose Springs, AK. This is the third book in the series and I have read and enjoyed them in order. Though this could be read as a standalone (each storyline is separate), I believe you will enjoy the series more if you read them in order. That way, you'll appreciate the fun cameos of the characters that are in each book.

River is new to Moose Springs. She's a Hollywood actress who would like to get on the other side of the camera. She has been hired by the state to create a tourism video for Moose Springs. Except Moose Springs doesn't want a video. They like being a town of locals and are doing whatever they can to stop the video.

Local guide Easton gets roped into helping River and her crew. If they can't film the town, maybe they can film an ascent of nearby Mount Veil . Here's where the book is a little different from the last two- a good portion of the action is climbing the mountain. I loved all the technical climbing descriptions. I also loved learning more about Easton and River and what climbing means to them. The climb becomes practically a quest for River. And there is an adorable marmot along for the journey.

4.5 stars!

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an advance digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was worried I wouldn't enjoy this as much as the other Moose Springs books because it was focused on climbing a mountain. Honestly, it sounded kind of boring to me.

But I was wrong, of course. It was just as fun and sweet and adorable as the other two books. Even though bearded men with man buns aren't my thing, the book was still great!

This was definitely my favorite of the series so far! This entire series is a little out there and over the top, but I've really enjoyed reading about the quirky town.
I actually liked that this installment spent less time in the town itself and instead explored the wilderness of Alaska. I loved the climbing aspect to this story and thought it made for a really engaging read. I definitely found myself bracing during some of the more intense moments!
I really like the new characters and was absolutely swooning over Easton. The marmot portions were ridiculously but definitely made me chuckle.
I do wish we got to see more romance between the main characters. Since the focus of this was more of the climbing excursion, we didn't get to see quite as much of their romantic development as I would have liked. This was definitely a very PG romance.
But overall I had a really good time reading this, and will definitely continue to read more from this author.

4.5 stars = I loved it! Would re-read.

What a laugh-riot! I read a lot of romance, and many of them are categorized as "romantic comedies," but there are only a few that have actually made me laugh, loud and often. And this series is one of them.

I loved the main characters in this one. Easton has been intriguing from the first book, and I loved getting a better sense of him through this story. He and his twin sister are probably my favorite characters in the series. I loved Easton with River.

The danger of the mountain was a new factor in this series - tons more suspense than in the earlier two books. The early parts of the climb got a little old for me, but when the danger and suspense kicked up, I was flipping pages frantically to the very end. Series fans should not miss this one! I think newcomers could start the series here without any issues.

I have been (not so patiently) waiting for Easton's story and I was so excited to get this ARC from NetGalley.

Easton Lockett is your average strong but silent type and has showed up in Sarah's previous novels as a supporting character, but now he gets his time to shine when a film crew comes into town.

River Lane is an actress whose career is taking a bit of a nosedive and she is testing the waters as a director. But she's being met with some resistance from the townsfolk in Moose Springs, Alaska. After being denied permit after permit to film in town, she and her crew decide to take on the Old Man (what locals call Mount Veil) and Easton is their climbing guide.

I loved River and Easton as a couple and their banter back and forth. This one has been my favorite of the Moose Springs series so far!

I did try really hard to like this book but I could not. I did not realize at the time that I requested that it was the third book in a series. I could easily look past it since, usually romance series can be read out of order without getting spoilers. That aside, I could not get into the book. The premise seemed interesting however, there was not much explanations as to why the town of Moose Springs are so against tourists in the area. A brief summary or comments by the characters would have sufficed but it looks like I needed to read the previous books in the series.

On to the plot. River I found a character hard to like. I did not feel Easton and River had any chemistry. I felt that it was just two people who had to be together because the author chose for it to be that way. Very disappointing read.

2 Stars

I want to start out this review by letting you know that this book disappointed me. In preparation for reading this book, I decided to pick up the companion stories that come before this one. You don’t have to, since the stories aren’t continuations of one another, but that’s what I decided to do. I liked Easton from the moment I met him in book one. He was a quiet, gentle, mountain man, and I looked forward to his story. Unfortunately, I don’t think this story did him justice.

This book follows Easton Lockett as he’s hired by a film crew, led by a feisty actress named River, to make a documentary about climbing a mountain just outside of the town of Moose Springs. I would recommend not reading the synopsis, because it mentions things that first occur halfway through the book. It also spoils you for the only bit of action that happens in this story.

Since I had read the first two books in this series, I knew that they were more slice of life stories, and generally, I love those kinds of stories! But quite honestly, this book bored me. At first, before they started climbing the mountain, I was okay with the more mundane actions and scenes that were going on, but I expected there to be more action when climbing the mountain. After all, Easton kept talking about how dangerous it was! I was expecting things to go wrong. I was expecting to start feeling something towards this book, other than it was just okay following these characters.

Unfortunately, that never happened. Part of the issue is that the climb didn’t even start until about 45% through the book. That’s waaaay too much exposition for a book that’s supposed to feature a mountain climb. But then there was the issue that climbing the mountain wasn’t exciting in the slightest.

I didn’t feel anything while reading this book! I didn’t ship the characters because I could not feel an ounce of chemistry between them. There was a lot of showing and not telling, but just because you love kissing her, and you tell me how much you like her, if I don’t see anything loveable about this girl, I can’t ship it!

In general, there was not one character that I especially rooted for. Easton was okay. The film crew were tolerable. River was downright frustrating, and I may have actively disliked her by the end of the book. The decisions she made were downright ridiculous. Which brings me to the next thing I disliked, which was the plot.

Like I mentioned, for most of the book, nothing really was happening. There was talking, there was climbing, but beyond that, there was nothing. There are lots of natural disasters that can happen on a mountain. Which was why I was so frustrated at the fact that all of the accidents or plot points that happened were merely caused by the film crew not listening to their guide, Easton, and by actively doing stupid and dangerous things. Which made me annoyed at Easton for not taking them back down the mountain, the moment that they started acting reckless. But instead we get this quote, which is taken from the ARC, and may not be in the finished copy.

“Easton had never met a woman more determined, bullheaded, and maddeningly reckless in his life.”

This statement is followed by Easton talking about how much he adores her regardless. Or because of this. Whatever. To me it doesn’t matter. I don’t appreciate when books glorify doing rash, careless, and irresponsible actions that put both themselves and others at risk. I won’t mention specifics because of spoilers, but there were many moments that had characters risking their lives for the stupidest of reasons. And yet! I never felt like there were any stakes! I knew that everyone would be okay, and I hated that! Actions should have repercussions, and in this book that didn’t happen, which is why this book ended up with such a low rating.

A book that doesn’t have an interesting plot or lovable characters I can give 3 stars. A book that doesn’t take issues like health and safety seriously, and doesn’t ever provide consequences for reckless actions, can’t get any thing higher than a two star rating from me. There was nothing that made me detest this book enough to give it 1 star, but I didn’t enjoy the reading experience, and I don’t think I would recommend this book to anyone. I’m sad that I didn’t like this book, and I’m disappointed that this book wasn’t everything that I think it could have been.

I love the Moose Springs series and while the first will always be my favorite, this was a close second. I love Easton, so getting to see more of him was a plus, and River was a great addition to the crew. This book was just as hilarious as I've come to expect (I mean, it involved a lovestruck Marmot!) but still manages to keep you on the edge of your seat at times.

While I recommend this series as a whole, any of these would make a great standalone read.

I liked the Tourist Attraction, where we met Graham’s friend, Easton. I enjoyed Mistletoe and Mr. Right, where we saw a little more of Easton while we spent time with his friend Rick.

I absolutely LOVED Enjoy the View, where Easton finally got his chance to shine.

There was something about his strong, silent, overwhelming yet cuddly presence that called to me from the start. Seeing him get a chance to be himself and come out of his shell a bit, and meet a girl that would match him barb for barb, was an absolute joy. Easton is one giant, grumbly, cinnamon roll of a man, and hiking up a mountain with him was everything I wanted and more. River was witty, rambunctious, and I was delighted to meet her. She had a strength about her that I admire, and she knew she was floundering and a little lost, but just didn’t know what to do about it. As someone who is constantly trying to better themselves and figure out who you are in the world, seeing River go through it resonated with me and, while she did make me want to slap her a few times, I understood it. She had a drive and a passion that you have to admire and going along on this trip with her, this trip where she remembered how much she loved slowing down and appreciating the beauty of nature and all it has to offer, was something to behold. And it’s a lesson we all could remember ourselves.

This book was a journey, for sure. It was a journey of self discovery for our characters, and watching it unfold before our eyes was an absolute delight. It was a journey for River, who was learning who she is and what she really wants in life. It was a journey for Easton, who thought he was happy with his solo life; who knew he was alone, but never saw himself as lonely. And it was a journey for us, the reader, watching two people from different worlds realize they had so much more in common than they thought, and finding it all on their way up a mountain in Alaska. I laughed, I cried, I swooned and felt my heart burst, and I realized I would do absolutely anything to protect Easton Lockett and keep him safe from every bad thing in the world.

This book was also different from its predecessors, in that it was way more suspenseful and anxiety-inducing. Our characters are literally hiking up a snowy mountain in Alaska, and so of course it’s a dangerous adventure. Morgenthaler doesn’t mince words (and even taught me some new ones!) or coddle you on their trip, and I actually felt my stomach bottom out a few times. I knew there would be a HEA, because that’s obviously how this all goes, but at the same time, it was so thrilling and real, that every so often it was hard to remember. I loved it. From start to finish I gobbled it up.

I have loved my time in Moose Springs, and I was so happy to see Graham and Zoey (and Jake!), and Lana and Rick again in this story. Enjoy the View was a heck of a way to close out the series, and I’m so glad Morgenthaler chose Easton as our final hero. It was the perfect ending to a wacky and magical series in a fun little tourist town full of crazy characters (and animals). I’m going to miss them a lot, but I’m so grateful for every moment I spent with them.


{Many thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casa for my review copy}

Another adorable book in this sweet series! I am so glad we finally got Easton's story!! (Fingers crossed that is Ash's story is next!) I think Enjoy the View is my favorite of the three books. I loved how we had some heart stopping adventure moments all the while love is in the air. River and Easton's banter had me cracking up out loud. Morgenthaler's world building of Alaska is pristine, I have never wanted to visit Alaska more! I highly recommend this series and definitely start with book 1!!

Sarah Morgenthaler's Moose Springs, Alaska has quickly become one of my favorite contemporary romance/romantic comedy series. Filled with quirky characters, impeccable comedic timing, and a satisfying depth of emotion, these stories are delightful page-turners I can't get enough of.
In Enjoy the View, Morgenthaler gives readers the comedy and quirkiness we've come to expect but adds another layer with the danger and intensity that come with climbing the daunting Mount Veil. It's clear this author has more than a passing acquaintance with mountain climbing. Her descriptions create a feeling of authenticity as they carry the reader into the middle of the danger, and exhilaration, of the life-threatening elements of a 14,000 ft. climb. It's easy to believe the characters' driving need to master the geological beast. But the author also understands the sheer genius of comedic relief in the midst of intensity. The scene-stealing, love-sick marmot darn near steals the whole book and had me laughing so hard I was sure my condo neighbors would start banging on walls any second. In fact, the entire book is filled with passages that tickled my funny bone.
In addition to the adventure and comedy, Enjoy the View also brings a sweet and satisfying romance for Easton and River. I loved the banter between these two as well as the gradually developed friendship and mutual respect that deepened into more. I admired River's determination to take control of her future, even if I didn't agree with her every action. Easton has unexpected layers and I loved all of them. He's fascinated me from the beginning of the series and it was so much fun to finally see him step into the spotlight and find his partner in love.
You can absolutely begin this series with Enjoy the View and thoroughly enjoy River and Easton's journey. The author has written these books so that each can stand on it's own but I do believe you'll enjoy them even more, especially the scenes with earlier couples and other secondary characters, if you read them in order. Three times the laughter. Three times the fun.

4.5 Stars
*ARC received for fair and unbiased review

The Moose Spring series is an enjoyable fun read. I loved this one about Easton and River. A sweet rom-com novel about a climb up a mountain, about a documentary, about a journey to find happiness in life. Easton is a lifer in Moose Springs and finds happiness showing tourists how to climb Mount Veil. Easton is full of adventure and charm and easy on the eyes. River is a Hollywood darling who is looking to produce and back her first movie about Moose Springs. She finds that Moose Springs isn't all that welcoming to tourists. A sweet charming romance that brought a smile to my face. If you liked The Tourist Attraction and Mistletoe and Mr. Right you'll love this one. Try a trip to Moose Springs you might like it! Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for my advanced copy all opinions are my own.

I absolutely adore this series and was so happy to hear that Sarah Morgenthaler wrote another in the Moose Springs series. (Though it also totally works as a stand-alone book.) I think the characters in this one are by far my favorite, especially Easton. The characters were fun and realistic in a way that kept me interested and rooting for them throughout the book, even if one is a Hollywood starlet. The witty quips between the two main characters and their adorable meet-cute completely make this book swoonworthy. Also, who knew I’d like the mountain climbing parts of the book so much? It was a great romcom overall.

This was a cute little winter rom com! I've come to really enjoy Sarah Morgenthaler and her books. They are light hearted, uplifting, and will make you laugh. Enjoy the View is probably my favorite that I've read of her's so far, and I'm looking forward to reading more by her in the future. It was a little cheesy, but a cheesy read now and then never hurt anybody ;) It gets 3 stars from me! Thank you Netgalley for my advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!

"Just when she thought she was immune to the male form— too many years with attractive costars of the opposite sex —a flannel -wrapped hottie like him dropped into her lap."

River Lane needs to give her Hollywood career a much needed boost, with feeling like she is aging out of her prime, River finds herself taking on a new role this time behind the camera. The only thing being being a woman and trying to break out into the producers market in Hollywood is a lot harder than it looks. Which is what leads River and her crew of two to the picturesque mountain town of Mosse Springs, Alaska. Now making a tourism documentary should be a breeze, if only the towns people didn't block her at every turn. All that is but for one, big grizzly mountaineer Easton.

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The last thing Easton Lockett needed was to have a fiery Whisley eyed actress trying to take on his mountain. But with River determined to climb Mt.Veil Easton finds himself shepherding her and her crew up the Old Man. With the chilly winds gusting things begin to heat up between burly East and fiery River, the question is will they be able to make it down in one piece and still find their happily ever after?

“Nothing scares you, does it?”“Lots of things scare me.” Inhaling a deep breath, she reached above her head, looping her slender fingers around his wrist. “Going somewhere with you isn’t one of them.”

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LOVED! I absolutely adored this series and have been waiting anxiously for Eastons story and let me tell you, it was amazing! This was nothing like the previous two books, in that it focused more on the two main characters rather than on the town itself. I absolutely loved that we got to experience Mt.Veil and get a look into Eastons world.

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"Yeah, he’d never understand her. That was fine. She was in his arms, which was all that mattered. When he kissed her, the fiery redhead who’d carved her way into his heart, Easton knew summiting with River would be worth every ounce of effort it had taken them to get that far. They would do this together."

The chemistry between these two characters was explosive! Right from their first hilarious meeting right up until the end, I found myself hooked. I loved that they complimented each other so perfectly and that their banter and snark only added to the tension of will they or wont they. I loved the little side romance between Ben and Bree. But really the real star was the cute mamot that had a crush on Easton.

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I would highly recommend reading this entire series, you will instantly fall in love with this cute small town and all the quirky residents. I loved getting to see Graham and Zoey again and I really hope that we will get Ash's book next.

Sarah Morgenthaler has me convinced that it’s time to move to Alaska. I knew that this book was going to be good because I was looking forward to hearing Easton‘s story from earlier books. River Lane and Easton Lockett are by far my favourite Moose Springs couple. I admired River’s tenacity, even when it got tad annoying and repetitive. However, her personality is by far one of the most dynamic parts of this book. Her drive to prove herself as more than the beloved actress but as a director and producer has her facing challenges that she didn’t think she would have to face. I appreciate the fact that this book is sweet and steamy, while being a closed door romance. There’s nothing missing! This book has more plot than just romance and there’s a lot of personal discoveries and friendships that are vital to the narrative. Overall I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to most people!

This is another one of those moments where I haven't read the other books in the series yet, but I will because this was so cute!

I have never read a romance set in the mountains before, it was so fascinating! I got to learn a lot about the journey of adventuring up a mountain and the dangers of it! Even though It was so dangerous, it did cause many adorable bonding scenes that I am definitely NOT complaining about 😂

This was such a sweet romance. I was smiling the whole time while reading! I definitely needed a cute rom-com that wasn't full of big conflicts, and this was that!

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲: Bearded Men, Mountains, Tourists, Traveling, Adventure, Adorable Scenes.