Tag: Emily Stone books

My Rating: 🍪🍪🍪
Genre: Romance
Read if you liked: A Winter in New York

Holly takes part in a lonely-hearts letter writing program every holiday season – an opportunity for anonymous strangers to share their stories and their struggles at a time that can be particularly challenging. For Holly, it’s a time to reflect on her lost relationship with her sister following a car crash when she was driving. When she receives a letter from an older woman named Emma, Holly realizes she might be able to actually help her in person.

The whole premise here seemed kind of off to me since the whole point of the letters was that they were anonymous. Emma got over that point a little too quickly when Holly, a total stranger, showed up in her life, lied to her, and started trying to meddle. Holly was somewhat unremarkable to me as a main character, but that said, I loved all the other characters in her life who she surrounded herself with, and the found-family aspect of the book between Emma and Holly. Their relationship and bond was very special and I appreciated the way they learned from one another.

I really enjoyed the romance as well, from the initial electric chemistry between Holly and Jack when they first meet to the slow-burn rekindling in the present day. The complexity of their lives that kept them from fully embracing their connection felt realistic and kept me on my toes.

This was a cute, if predictable, read, but not my favorite by Emily Stone.

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