Snow Place Like Home is a sweet Christmas romance that follows Ella Wilson who is a city dwelling art curator that avoids her hometown and the painful memories it holds especially with Christmas. What happens when she goes back to her hometown? This book was a sweet Christmas book but for me the characters I could not connect with and the pace of this book was slow for me. I felt like this book dragged on sometimes and just overall had a slow pace. Overall Snow Place Like Home is still a sweet Christmas book that gets 3 stars for me and one I will still recommend to others. Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for this ARC read in exchange of my honest review.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

let me just start by saying i know this book is a vibe close to a hallmark movie, so i tried to keep this in mind.

the beginning of this book is crushing & i didn’t expect it to be so sad, so fast. throughout the book i felt like there wasn’t a lot of depth to the characters so i didn’t feel like i connected with them. i also felt it was a tad in your face how much the mmc wanted him to move on.

I could not finish this book. I read and could not get into the book. It was slow paced. Quite frankly it was Sad! There was no description of what she did it had to be explained over many pages and it still never explains what she does. I could not continue reading. I believe this book is for other people, it is not for me.

Thank you Net Galley for the advanced Reader’s copy. 2 stars because I could not continue and finish.

Does anyone have that ache, when you smile for so long that your face hurts after a while? That's how I felt during this book. I loved this book so much, it is so beautiful, cozy and so fluffy, it makes your insides warm. That's how I can describe it.
There was no part in which I felt bored or where I wanted to rush or skip a paragraph to get to the good part, everything about it was good and interesting.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who's in a reading slump; as it is not a long book and it's not on the heavy side, it has this warmth that makes you feel so joyous.

I am very grateful to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this.

"Snow Place Like Home" is a warm invitation to experience a magical holiday tale, which beautifully captures the power of second chances and the comfort in rediscovering one's roots.

First I have to start out by saying this is a BEAUTIFUL cover!! This book has many of the fun elements you look for in a Christmas book. I did find the pace a little slower for my liking. But I really did feel the emotions from the characters. They both had some painful pasts. I liked the romance and the time they spent together. This is a cute Christmas story. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a clean and heartwarming book.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson--FICTION for allowing me to read this ARC in advance for my honest opinion

I'll start by saying maybe it was my fault because I didn't know this was going to be a christian romance book, like I know it's Christmas but you can have Christmas without almost every single chapter having to do with the church, in the church or about the church.

I guess it's a cute hallmark vibes romance. I DNFed at 55%.

This was a good story. Ella got laid off from her job as a curator in an art gallery that closed. She went home to the small town she lived in with her aunt after her mother died. She left right after high school and never went back. She planned on having Christmas with her aunt and look for jobs at the same time. She ran into Seth who she knew slightly in high school but they had never dated. It turned out they both liked each other but were too shy to do anything about it. Ella didn't like Christmas as she thought the holiday was jinxed for her. Seth was determined to change her mind. The story shows how you can learn to love again if you just let yourself.

I got this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review

Nothing gets me more excited for the holiday season than reading a holiday book!

Snow Place Like Home was *not* a "light" holiday read, but such a wonderful story I couldn't put down!

MC Ella & Seth are dealing with grief while stumbling through life - both in different ways.

Lots of great interaction between the characters, along with great plot twists.

Definitely pick it up this year!

Two people still stuck in pits or grief and pain but caroling and decorating Christmas trees to cover the real torture beating inside us.”

Snow Place Like Home by Lacey Baker
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✨ARC READ✨
✨Publish Date: October 10th✨

Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday so I was so excited for this book! It has a cute plot and the romance is adorable but I couldn’t really get into it. The main characters are both so sweet and it’s kinda second chance romance storyline. However, this was a very slow read for me but I think it’s because of all the religion. I myself am not big into religion so it was harder for me to get through. But it’s definitely a cute book and I’d recommend it to someone who is religious. I loved the ending and thought it was so cute and I adore Teddy!

I did enjoy this book. It was fun and enjoyable and the character were rounded and relatable. Will reccomend

This book had me remembering why I love Christmas! The story gripped my heart and pulled all the right strings. It's not very often that a story has me crying, but I was so overwhelmed with happiness that I couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

Ella and Seth both had so much depth to their characters that you feel like you personally know them. The author took the time to make you really feel every one of their emotions! The characters along with the story had me reflecting inward at my own grief, relationship, and faith.

The book flowed nicely and was written very well. I will highly recommend to everyone!

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an eARC! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This story has “made for TV” written all over it! It is an inspirational story that will draw you in from the first chapter. Ella Wilson and Seth Hamil are the stars, and they are the perfect characters who highlight this story of loss, recovery faith, and family. Belle pointe, Pennsyvania is the perfect setting for this Christmas-themed story that is guaranteed to restore your belief is all things Christmas.
The side characters, Aunt Addie, Ella’s friends, Seth’s family and fraternity brothers support Ella and Seth in every possible way. The Epilogue is a testament to their support as our couple experiences a beautiful HFN.
There’s Snow Place Like Home is a well-written, entertaining, and inspirational story that I highly recommend.

I received a free copy of, Snow Place Like Home, by Lacey Baker, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Ella Wilson is feeling a little a drift this holiday season no job, no fiance, and the loss of her mother. Ella find herself back in her hometown, and now she has to help the town, by working with her first love Seth. Its never easy moving on from the death of a parent, and it definitely makes the holidays so much harder. Ella is a lovely character, I enjoyed reading about her and Seth, and their wonderful town.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own!

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Lifetime meets paper

Just when I thought nothing could top a cheesy Christmas hallmark movie, this book turns up. This book takes you through the season of Christmas and reminds you about all the sentimental and magical moments that come with it!

With both our main characters facing unprocessed grief of a loved one, it’s not hard to understand the constant turmoil in their heads(and hearts!!)

Ella the cursed can’t seem to catch a break and is hellbent that she’s jinxed. I honestly can’t blame her with everything being thrown at her in such a short time. Hell I know I wouldn’t have been able to bounce back like she did after the breakup.

And don’t even get me started on my baby Seth! What an absolute sweetheart of a man. Grappling with the guilt of loving another woman after his wife’s death, he’s still so receptive to a relationship with Ella. That scene by the barn had me kicking my feet HARD🤭

I wad a bit surprised to see how much religion plays a part in this book. Which I obviously should have considering the fundraiser was created by the church🤦🏽‍♀️ while it’s not my cup of tea, I was still able to enjoy it without it feeling like I was being preached to. That being said, it might be a bit much for other people as it does come up often. Small things like “feeling the holy spirit”

This was a sweet, small town, feel good romance and I loved every bit of it!

| There is nothing more magical than reading a Christmas-themed book. Even though there are still a few months left until one of the most anticipated dates of the year, this book will take you to that feeling faster. A story that addresses the magic of Christmas, faith, hope, grief, and the possibility of new-old love.

My honest thoughts:
| A cute book, with lots of emotions and reflections. I was ready to read a simple cozy Christmas love story, but I ended up in something so much more than that. Both characters have their battles to fight and each is at a different stage of grief, trying to deal with their feelings in their own way.
| Reading about Ella and Seth left my heart warm with love. The author brought us a delightful setting, with intense dialogues, beautiful phrases and a captivating love story. Although I personally found the chapters relatively long, but the content held me enough to not feel bored.
A book that I highly recommend reading close to Christmas for an even better experience.

✨I would like to thank you NetGalley, Lacey Baker and Thomas Nelson Fiction for allowing me to read this advanced copy in exchange of my honest review.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in the review are completely my own.

First time reading this author. Had I known this was an inspirational, sweet story, I would not have picked it to read. Skimmed the story from about 30% to the finish. Just not my type of book.

The cutest holiday romance absolutely loved it! I will recommend it to everyone to read this holiday season!

I enjoyed the book, loved the Christmas theme.

Aunt Addie was a great character to add, i enjoyed Ella and Seth and how they navigated the significant loss in their lives.

I had a hard time getting through, it felt very slow for me but i pushed through.

The character chemistry and Christmas feelings was what got me through the book.

I was hoping for a cozy Christmas Hallmark movie of a book and instead this was just a mess.
Both MCs are dealing with grief over the death of a loved one, the FMC's mom passed 20 years ago when she was 11, and MMC's wife died one year ago. Further, our FMC thinks she has a Christmas curse or jinx because bad things happen when she makes a Christmas wish, first her mom's death, then her fiancé leaves her, and then her art gallery closes, all around Christmastime.

As our MCs dance around each other not a paragraph goes by that we aren't reminded of one of the above. I am all for characters working through stuff and growing but this was just annoying and needed more editing. For as little as happened the book could have been a solid 100 pages shorter. It made dialogue scenes particularly frustrating because full paragraphs of (repetitive) internal thought would occur between simple conversations.

Things I noted in the book:
Our FMC packed a lot of outfits for her short trip home, all of which were told in detail.
She hated Christmas but kept showing up and participating in Christmas events (this was typically witnessed from our MMC's POV, and didn't mesh with the FMC's proclaimed hatred of the season).
The MMC's family is super weird and pushy, his wife has only been gone one year and they repeatedly say how worried they are about him not moving on yet (like sorry, what?)

This was a miss for me. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.