I adore this author. Always need to bring the tissues. This was no exception. My freaken heart! Review to come!

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. This book was set around Christmas but it wasn’t a holiday book. It was about people coming together after family estrangements caused by trauma. It was about forgiveness and healing. It reminded me of The Holiday because two strangers met under interesting circumstances and created love and a new family of sorts. The Dear Stranger program sounds lovely but I think it would be great if all of those lonely people had an in person place to go to so that they weren’t throwing their sorrows out into the universe to go unanswered. Luckily, Holly sought Emma out because of clues in her letter. I loved the fate aspect of this book and I also liked the art connection, though I felt the identity of Mirabelle Landor was pretty clear from the beginning. It was a bit of a tearjerker at the end, but overall it was a lovely feel good book.

Oh Emily Stone. Another devastatingly beautiful novel filled with so much feeling. Heavy and charming and thought provoking and warm and difficult and heart wrenching while also heart warming. I loved Love Holly, just as I have every other book by Emily Stone, and I will keep thinking about this one for a while.

Having read Emily Stone books previously I knew this book was going to be a tear jerker. And it delivered. I loved the sister relationship in here. It reminded me of my own and I felt really connected to them.
Holly and Emma’s relationship I also loved. I like how their friendship grew through their own hardships and that they found each other at just the right time.
Jack was perfect. I love how confident he was and patient with Holly. I liked that their relationship wasn’t easy but they made it work. This book had a lot more depth to it than just a holiday romance.

Unfortunately this one fell a tad flat for me! I’m a mood reader, so maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for this type? But I think the writing style ultimately wasn’t for me. None of it felt very realistic, and honestly the relationship felt a bit forced to me. I’ll still try other novels by this other but this one didn’t make me as giddy as I hoped.

Obsessed with this story - it ripped my heart out of my dang chest! The cover is so cute and I love it, but it's not as cutesy as it appears to be. Inside, the pages made me so emotional (which is an instant 5 star for me)

There are a few books that you know you will want to re read during each Holiday season and this is one of them. Such a heartwarming story that I absolutely enjoyed!

Holly was such a delightful character. I really enjoyed that she wanted to help others while not really feeling like she knew what she was doing with her own life. My favorite part of this book was Holly writing letters to deal with her grief. The pacing was a little off for me at times and the triggers were a bit strong for my liking. I also thought this would be more of a Christmas-y/Holiday book but it really just took place in December.

Trigger warnings include: cancer, death, miscarriage, and fertility issues

This book is so wonderful in so many ways. The way it tackles grief and trying to deal with it, or rather not process it. The way it shows redemption and putting in effort to fix relationships that have fallen off. How fate may or may not exist but there is a reason for everything and we are all connected. The beauty that can come from despair. It was so great to not only see these topics covered, but see them handled and resolved in an adult manner, rather than just brushing them off to the side. This may be marketed as a Christmas book, but it is for sure a year-round book. There are bits that everyone can relate to and recognize as something that affects them in their own lives.

I love Emily Stone's Christmas books so much! This one is a great combination of romance and women's fiction with a focus of grief and loss. The journey that Holly has with her older friend Emma is moving. I love the way that they found each other and healed from their trauma through their friendship.

If anything, this only got 4 stars because of Jack and Holly's relationship. It was super frustrating at times with some of the miscommunication. I found myself actively rolling my eyes at times.

But honestly, if you're looking for a romance that has that holiday feel, this one is great.

This was a sweet and cute holiday romance. What we've come to expect from Emily Stone. I would have liked less time to have passed between the meet ups of the two mc's.

This book is beautifully written! Be sure to grab some tissues as you read. Love, Holly has themes like grief, trauma, severed family ties, and cancer, so it’s not light or fluffy! However, it is a book that makes you exhale afterwards and be thankful for who you have in your life.

Really enjoyed it, and I loved the ending.

This was such an emotional but heartwarming holiday story! This is my first Emily Stone book and now I’m excited to read her previous holiday reads! I really loved the message of forgiveness and hope and the way Stone wrote about grief and loneliness. Yes, it was melancholy and heartbreaking at times but it added depth that I usually prefer in romance books. It also had one of my favorite romance tropes - second chance. I definitely recommend.

Love, Holly is more than a Christmas book. It is filled with so much heart and soul that you will instantly fall in love with all of the characters. Emily Stone really adds that extra depth to her romance stories. This book is filled with love, loss, grief, friendship, romance, and of course love. Emily Stone is an auto purchase for me and I would recommend this book.

Every time I read an Emily Stone romance, my heart breaks. But she manages to put the pieces back together again. This one is no different-- it is emotional and poignant. Perfect for someone looking for a touching holiday read with depth.

I absolutely loved Always, In December, So I had high hopes for this one! I loved the fate/invisible string storyline and the found family aspect was so so so endearing! But I thought the conflict between the sisters was a a liiiitle too drawn out for me. While I understand WHY Lilly was upset with Holly, it seemed immature to harbor so much pain and stress. I absolutely LOVED the bond between Emma and Holly! While this didn't pack *quite* the emotional punch - it was still enjoyable!

I recently finished Love, Holly, my first novel by Emily Stone, and I truly enjoyed her writing style. This book was an emotional rollercoaster that had me in tears from the start. The story begins with a tragic twist of fate that left me clutching my heart, and it sets the tone for the rest of the novel. Love, Holly is a beautifully crafted tale that follows the lives of two families and their struggles with love, loss, grief, and healing. The relationships and emotions in this book are so raw and honest. I fell in love with Holly, Emma, Jack, and the rest of the side characters. While this isn't the run-of-the-mill holiday story full of sunshine and rainbows, it was the perfect holiday read for me. The down-to-earth realness made for a touching story that will stick with me for a long time. The intricately written characters and masterfully woven story created a captivating, relatable, and heart-wrenching storyline. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a genuinely moving and unforgettable reading experience.

Thank you, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Dell, for and ARC of this fantastic book!

Emily Stone has become an auto buy author for me and I love anything that she writes. Love, Holly was no exception.

After experiencing a tragic holiday a few years prior Holly decides to start writing letters to others who are part of the "lonely hearts writing club" for the holidays. After herself receiving a cryptic letter from a person who sounded like they need some comfort this season, Holly decides to show up to the home of the letter writer. The author of the letter just happens to live in the town which the tragedy years prior happened.

This book is best read without too many details but as the title suggests, this book is about love. Not just the falling in love kind but also found family love, the love missing from your current family, and the love you need to also show to yourself. Emily Stone had me so immersed in the characters’ lives that I know I will never forget this book.

Emily Stone's work always moves me. Her books always have the backdrop of the Christmas season and it's always dedicated around the subject of grief but it always done so respectfully, it has helped me understand it better.

This book not only dealt with the subject of grief but it dealt with the subject of fate and if fate really exists. This book deals with blame, loss, and as usual grief. Usually grief and blame go hand in hand.

I really enjoyed the story I felt as if it was happening in real time and that's what makes her stories so realistic. There's no quick happy ending just for the sake of it.

I received and ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, as always all words are my own.

this book. so sweet. would read it again and recommend. Characters are excellently written, as is the story line. Love a good little holiday book, but this is so much more.