3/5

Wanted to branch out of my preferred genres and read this before watching it on Netflix.

A gently-twisting, heart-warming novel. It was refreshing to have a FMC who was the embodiment of my own Maw Maw/mother. The build and ending were so sweet and realistic, no unnecessary fluff or magically extended lives or resurrected family. I especially enjoyed the way Van Pelt explored a sleepy PNW town and a sometimes too tight-knit (bad-dump-tss) community. How these small communities can become stagnant and feel like a dead in certain lights. But with the addition of new people, a community ( and the fractured families within) can grow and change without losing the sense of connection that made it special in the first place.

Tova, Marcellus, and Cameron's story was a lovely reminder that looking back is sometimes exactly what we need to do to move forward. No wonder Netflix snatched this up for a movie.

3.5/5

A sweet busty romance with touches of grief counseling.

This was a fun one! A quick romance with celestial/fantastical elements that ended in a fluffy and gentle way. There was an interesting balance in how dark and complex the underlying setting of Angels & Reapers can get (speaking as a mostly reformed Hush, Hush reader).

This is a deserving HEA with a lot of fluff, but still a few feet-kicking, squealing moments of cuteness without drowning in the gentle overtones of a sleepy sea-side town in the fall. Touching lightly on elements of life, death, grief, and "what comes next", Borison wrote a really nice story to curl up on the couch with after decorating for Halloween!