Member Reviews
This was a fun read! I enjoyed both characters and thought the chemistry and story was fun. I love a quirky main character, and thought the family issues were realistic, while still being interesting! Overall, this was a great holiday read I would definitely recommend! It was a bit spicier than I thought it would be, but you could probably skip those chapters if you like a closed door romance!
Story
I wasn't sure what to expect from this one but I have to say, I enjoyed it! Becca and Harrison are neighbors on a college campus (one is a sorority house mom and the other is the football coach) who went on a date two years ago... then he ghosted her. They've spent the years since avoiding each other until a huge snow storm comes right as the students are heading for winter break. They end up hunkering down together due to power outages, lack of firewood, and extreme wind and temperatures.
I really enjoyed their chemistry and the snowed-in style romance here. It's so much fun to watch two people get closer from a relationship perspective while they're forced together in those circumstances. Becca was such a fun character who tried her hardest to not let other people's assumptions about her get in the way of her being herself. Harrison was grumpy but soft underneath, which I like.
Honestly, I think Harrison got off a little too easy on the ghosting thing. There's obviously some explanation as the two start talking about it but I think that could have been beefed up a little bit. The ending got progressively more cheesy (lots of instalove) but was still cute in general.
Wintery Setting & Holiday Feels
There's definitely a difference between books that take place on Christmas and Christmas/holiday books. I think this story straddles the middle a little bit. The story happens right before the holiday and the two characters are snowed in on Christmas Eve, then head out for a Christmas celebration on Christmas day. There were some cute holiday moments but I definitely expected a little more from it. This felt like a cozy snowed-in romance with a touch of holiday cheer at most.
Overall
I'd recommend this one if you really want to feel that cold snowed-in setting and watch two people fall for each other. It made for a cute and cozy (although I really did feel cold while reading this!) romance with a lot of good steamy scenes as well. It wasn't all sweet, that's for sure! Good characters and a fun/unique setting made this a book I couldn't put down.
Becca is a sorority house mom who is looking forward to the quiet holidays in the house alone. But when the power goes out and breaks a window, making the house uninhabitable, she has to ask her grump neighbor Harrison for help. He’s the football coach who also ghosted her after a steamy kiss, but he is the only person who can help. He offers to let her stay in his house as long as the storm is going and until she gets her house in tiptop shape again.
They decide since they are all alone together to be “blizzard buddies” who just hook up for the storm. But that spark was definitely still there. They also talk about their lives and their family relationships and they have so much in common. I couldn’t believe Harrison’s family and I would never have been able to hold back if someone spoke to someone I loved like his parents did. I was heartbroken for Harrison.
I loved this book! I wasn’t quite prepared for how steamy it was going to be! But Becca and Harrison had such good chemistry. I think the break after the steamy smooch just made them realize they did have something good. I loved the Grumpy Sunshine trope and of course only one bed. Both cared for their players/members so much.
Thank you @readforeverpub and @jaquelinesnowe for my gifted ebook. I’m really looking forward to from this author. Snowed In for Christmas is available now!
I honestly almost DNF'ed this book right out of the gate because I assumed it was going to be full of immature sorority girls and as an almost 40 year old woman I really struggle with college kids. However, I read some reviews and thankfully kept reading. I really enjoyed this book. I just love a grumpy/sunshine romance so much.
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the ARC of Snowed in for Christmas!
Becca is the house mom for a sorority and lives next door to the football coach, Harrison. Harrison's team has not had a very successful season while his brother, a coach for another college team, is about to play in a bowl game. Becca is sending the girls off for the winter break on the eve of the worst snowstorm ever to hit central Illinois. She wakes the next morning to no power in a huge freezing house. Harrison shows up to check on her and convinces her to come to his house since he has firewood and they will be warmer together. Things have been awkward between them since they went on one date two years before and he never called her again. Despite an awkward start, the two slowly become comfortable with each other as both cannot deny their incredible attraction to each other.
I did not enjoy this story very much. For one thing, the entire book could have been avoided if either actually talked to the other instead of acting like immature children. Both characters are so wrapped up in their own head about any perceived slight that they cannot even see other people around them. Harrison is especially annoying because he is so jealous of EVERYONE; his brother, Becca. The writing often felt immature and repetitive.
Thanks for Forever for the advanced copy of Snowed In for Christmas!
Snowed In for Christmas is a cute holiday romance with set around a blizzard where neighbors who went on one date two years ago are forced to spend a few days together to brave the storm. It was cute, but a little too insta-romancy for a second chance/major miscommunication book.
I liked Becca as a main character, especially her House Mom and love and empowerment of her sorority women and how she helped Harrison learn to be the leader he wanted to be for the football team.
if you're looking for a cute book and are okay with miscommunication - make a cup of hot chocolate and read this!
I loved the concept of this one - forced proximity is a favorite trope and at this time of year I’m always ready for a good snowed in story! Unfortunately the execution just didn’t work for me and I decided to DNF this one. I am not a fan of poor communication. Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for the free ebook to review.
This was an adorable and steamy romance with the perfect winter setting!
Becca and Harrison are neighbors, and had been on a date years ago before Harrison ghosted her. Now they are bunking together during an unexpected and severe snow storm. While the temps continued to drop outside, the heat turned up indoors as chemistry explodes between them. Can they keep it just a snow storm fling without catching feelings too?
I loved Becca with all of her quirks and vibrant personality. She was the perfect match to counter grumpy Harrison and the steam was perfection.
Thank you NetGalley and Forever Grand Central publishing for my ARC in exchange for my honest feedback!
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me for receiving this book for an honest review.
I love a good debut novel and especially a debut romcom! What a cute story.
There is such chemistry between Becca and Harrison that it makes you wanting to read more.
Its a very fun entertaining book and highly recommend.
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I loved this book. The romance was great between both of the characters. I loved how this storm was the reason that brought them together. I loved how they would do anything for the kids they worked with. I loved the ending and how he incorporated all her girls. Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to get a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
A super cute Hallmark-esque holiday romance! I would 100% watch this movie.
When a blizzard hits, Becca finds herself unprepared with not enough firewood and a broken upstairs window. This forces her next door neighbor, Harrison, who ghosted her after a date two years ago.
Every character in this book felt so well-rounded and real. There was (unfortunately) some miscommunication, but it wasn’t the worst I’ve read. Overall, I found this to be a great holiday season read.
Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Love this one! Snowed in for Christmas is a grumpy/sunshine, sorta second chance romance and forced proximity story about two next door neighbors. I loved them both - Harrison and Becca are both lovable, wonderful people who deserve happiness. I loved the two of them together, their chemistry, and their charming interactions. The extended family is fun and the miscommunication, while present, was not overwhelmingly annoying. I read this in one night.
Snowed In For Christmas by Jaqueline Snowe
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
REVIEW:
I truly adored this book. As a college student in the Midwest during this blizzard, I related so much to the characters. It was so devastatingly cold, they cancelled classes all week.
Harrison and Becca are a grumpy sunshine duo who are stuck together for safety during a blizzard over winter break. Harrison’s the school’s football coach and Becca is a sorority house mom. Harrison is simple and Becca is known for her neon colors and delicious hot cocoa (an attempt at said delicious hot cocoa in picture😂)
After being ghosted from their date 2 years ago, Becca is extra anxious to have to spend this blizzard with Harrison to keep herself safe. And while she’s grateful to him, she also can’t help but wonder why he ghosted her. These two break down each others walls and learn to communicate and work together through a difficult trial.
I ADORED this book fully.
I loved the premise of this one. I am a sucker for grumpy sunshine and forced proximity. I do wish the failed first date had been further explored. Overall, this was a fun winter/holiday steamy read!
This was just what I needed to kick off my holiday reading. The setting was perfect and I didn’t realize it was a spicy book which was a welcomed surprise!
I really enjoyed this book and found the characters relatable, especially to my life as I have a long history of working on or within college campuses. It was really nostalgic to also remember the 2014 blizzard and where I was in my life at that point, but also I could easily picture the snowstorm that was the setting of this book. Could be a good comfort read in future years.
This was a really good read! The suspense of whether or not the freezing cold weather would harm either of the main characters was about as strong as whether or not the main characters would stay together or not for me. I love that they both work on a college campus, and one's a sorority house mom. I didn't think they still existed, but I guess they do.
I think this was a nice winter cozy read, but where was the Christmas vibes?? I was hoping for more and not just a snowstorm. I thought Becca was super cute and honestly had no opinions on Harrison, but he seemed hot to me lol
I do hate a miscommunication trope and the story basically had to revolve around him ghosting her which could have been solved at the end of their first date lol was quite steamy though!
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.
Snowed in for Christmas is an enemies/failed previous date-to-lovers story about neighbors in a college town. I really enjoyed reading about Becca's unconventional job as a sorority mom and Harrison's job as the college's football coach. The chemistry between them was definitely there and the setting of the book as they're stuck in a blizzard over Christmas. However, there was a lot that I didn't enjoy. Their physical attraction and sexual relationship came on SO strong and I honestly felt like it was forced and a little creepy about how it all happened. I felt like their emotional relationship wasn't very deep besides their bond of not being happy with their current life. This thought really hit me at the end of the book AFTER they were engaged when Becca had to mention to Harrison that she had a lot of clothes....I felt that was very silly to say to your boyfriend of one year and your new fiance. I also felt like there were so many chances for their relationship to deepen romantically but it felt very back and forth between them. I also didn't understand the third-act breakup; yes, he had to leave to help his player in the hospital and be there for their team but what he said over the phone didn't make sense for the type of conversation he was having & they never truly talked about it at the end. Overall, this book put me into the holiday spirit but I wasn't a fan of the book overall. I appreciate Jaqueline Snowe and NetGalley for providing the eARC in exchange for my honest review!
Becca and Harrison were so cute! I’m always down for some forced proximity to kick up the tension - and after Harrison ghosted Becca after a great date and an amazing kiss two years ago, there is some tension.
I wish we had gotten more reasoning behind the decision Harrison made to ghost her, it made sense, but seemed kinda silly.
Otherwise, I love how these two built each other up, and Becca helped Harrison through some tough situations.
Snowed In For Christmas was one of my most anticipated holiday reads this year, and it certainly didn’t disappoint, I had a smile on my face the whole time I was reading it.
Thank you to Forever Publishing for sending me a #gifted advanced copy in exchange for review!