Snowed In
3.5/5
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About this ebook
From beach-read favorite Rachel Hawthorne, author of Caribbean Cruising and Love on the Lifts, comes another winter romance perfect to get snowed-in with! Great for fans of Stephanie Perkins, Lauren Barnholdt and Susane Colasanti.
Seventeen-year-old Ashleigh is about to experience a lot of things for the first time. 1) Snow. She and her mom are moving from sunny Texas to an icy island in the middle of Lake Michigan, which is completely snowbound. As in, no cars, just sleighs. 2) Small-town life. The icy island? Yep, it’s tiny. Like, 30 people in the whole high school tiny. And scariest of all: 3) Boys. Of course they had boys in Texas. But none of them were as irresistible—or as hard to figure out—as Josh Wynter. And before the snow melts, Ashleigh might also be falling in love …
Rachel Hawthorne
Rachel Hawthorne believes in happy endings and adopting older rescue dogs. She also writes as New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath and as J. A. London with her son, Alex. She lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and is presently spoiling a pooch named Jake.
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Reviews for Snowed In
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I came across Rachel Hawthorne’s Snowed In a couple of weeks ago during an ebook special run by HarperTeen (which is still going on as of this writing). I figured, “Hey, it looks cute! And it takes place in Michigan!” – which just happens to be home to half of my family – so I decided to give Snowed In a try. Was it as cute as I thought? Let’s investigate.What I LovedThe Norman Rockwell Setting: Not only does Snowed In take place in Michigan, it takes place in one of my favorite parts of the mitten state – Mackinac Island (pronounced Mak-in-aw). Even though I’ve only visited the island once it is one of my fondest memories, so seeing it through Ashleigh’s eyes (albeit in winter) was like visiting it all over again – the fudge shops, the Grand Hotel, no cars, etc. (they do have GREAT fudge). Hayrides, sleigh taxis, cross-country skiing, hot cocoa (or at least coffee!) – all of it worked together to create a picture-perfect setting of modern-day teens against a Norman Rockwell background. This really made the story work for me.What I LikedInteresting Dynamics: It was very nice to see happy, loving family dynamics between Ashleigh and her mom, and Josh and his dad; both families were down-to-earth and oh-so-normal, which felt refreshing after some of the books I’ve read recently. Things got interesting, however, as I started getting into the relationships amongst the teens – romantic and otherwise. The way Nathalie never called her boyfriend or best friends by name, Ashleigh’s attempts not to step on her friend’s toes when she finds herself in the role of “the other woman,” Josh trying not to hurt anyone’s feelings even though he wanted something different, Tara and Shaun’s “married-couple” dynamic of Tara’s exuberance balanced by Shaun’s quiet/supportive nature, ladies-man Chase pining for the girl he can’t have – all the different relationship issues kept things interesting and prevented staleness from setting in.Ashleigh’s Quirks: I definitely related to Ashleigh’s lack of pep in the mornings, and the way she couldn’t get moving without coffee (a LOT of coffee). Her film tastes gave an interesting twist to the narrative, and a touch of humor, as she looked at a lot of situations in the context of her favorite type of movie. The only thing I wasn’t keen on was her “love ‘em and leave ‘em” attitude; of course meeting the right guy put a kink in her normal relationship formula and left her struggling to adjust, which I guess was the point.The Story “Atmosphere:” By this I mean author Rachel Hawthorne paints the scenes vividly enough that I felt the chill of heading out into the snow for an adventure and then the warmth of snuggling in front of a cozy fire with hot cocoa. This book “feels” like a perfect winter-time read; I don’t see myself sitting on the beach and pulling out Snowed In, but curled up in a chair with the heat blowing through the vents and a coffee at my side seems just right.What I Didn’t LikeLack of Originality: Other than the setting, there really isn’t anything about the characters or events in the story to make Snowed In stand out from the crowd. This is not to say it isn’t entertaining (because it definitely is); there just isn’t a lot of depth or any unexpected surprises to make the story pop.ConclusionRachel Hawthorne’s Snowed In definitely lived up to its cuteness potential with its group of normal teens working out their relationship woes amid all kinds of winter wonderland bliss (hayrides, sleigh rides, and cross-country skiing with a hot guy). There’s nothing deep or lasting in the story, but if you are in the mood for a light, romantic read when cold weather hits then you might want to add Snowed In to your reading shelf.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love this Rachel Hawthorne book more than The Boyfriend League. This is so much more enjoyable to read!