"Sometimes, you meet people, and you just know that there's potential there,"

This book. I don't even know where to start. It was amazing. Navassa managed to balance humor, and tragedy, love, and solitude so well. I cried, I laughed, and let's be honest, sometimes I did both. This was the first book in too long that I could not put down. I read until my eyes hurt, and I couldn't stay awake.

I don't personally know a lot about football. I don't tend to watch it or keep up with the politics surrounding it. So I am not the person to ask if this book was factual. Did it sound like the author did her research and knew a great deal on the subject? For sure. Even with keeping things looking like they were factual, Navassa balanced the medical terms well. I never felt like there was an info dump, or like the terms were to professional for me to understand.

 One of my favorite parts about this book was the way the two main characters interacted with the dogs. I am very much infatuated with my animals. I talk to them, hold conversations with them, ask them questions, and act like they respond. This book made me feel a little less insane about my actions. Maybe I am reasonable when it comes to pets......maybe. Sometimes it feels like pets are part of the background. Given to a character as a personality trait. Not Sam and Fred. Nope, they were their own people, or, well, dogs.

Sometimes dual, first-person POVs can get murky and hard to separate the characters. Never did I have to double-check whose POV I was reading. Both Ben and Ella were complete people in their own right. They worked great together but were distinguishable. 

Okay. I'm going to stop there. I think I could talk about this book for hours, but my rambling shall come to an end. If you enjoy an excellent wintertime romance, please give this a go. 

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for this eARC. This is my honest review.

Great little read!

I have read alot of books recently so really wanted a good rom com and this book delivered.

The characters are likeable and have a great chemistry with each other.

It's also interesting reading about their pasts and current issues, makes it more believable.

I am toying with my rating on this one because I'm not exactly sure how to rate this book. At first I was sure this was going to be a high rated book but the more I read, the more it dwindled for me.

What did I like?
First of all, Navessa's writing style is great. I liked the way she wrote and I could feel her descriptions and her characters.
I think she did put a lot of thought into the plot line even though I wasn't overly keen and it does deal with some heavier topics which I thought were well addressed.

However,
I just couldn't believe in their romance. At first, it seemed believable and sweet but the more I read the less I felt it was real. I wasn't sucked into the characters and I didn't care for them as much as I felt I could have. Although I liked the general plotline, I felt like there could have been more and for that reason, this book fell flat and unmemorable to me.
I am an avid YA romance reader so these things are super important for me.

Overall, it was an okay book. It isn't something I would recommend but I can see the good in this book and I think I would enjoy Navessa's other works with maybe a slightly different plotline because I did like her writing style.

2.75/3 stars.
I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

My feelings went back and forth between this book. I enjoyed the characters but felt that the tone and themes of the book didn't always make sense or felt out of place. I appreciated the fact the author handled some big topics but at times the medical information just felt really clinical as opposed to naturally integrated into the story.

It was an enjoyable enough read though but no one gets snowed in, it's just cold.

The writing was excellent, the story line kept me interested and the characters were interesting to read about. I did feel like the story may have extended more than necessary, however the author researched very well therefore I did enjoy this book.

Cute winter read, with lots of fluff and fluffy dogs. Sometimes it felt the writing was trying a little too hard to be cute and funny, but overall a cute curl up by the fireplace read.

Wish I’d read this during Christmas. I think it would have had more of an impact. It was cute like elves, sweet like candy canes but a little bit dull... like Christmas can be...!

2 stars
Not to be rude, but I found this one a little boring and struggled to finish it. Starting off the book, I thought it was cute with the niece and candy canes. But then it quickly turned long winded for me. Just a little too dull.

Loved it!!!!
A sleepy little town with character and dogs that you just fall in love with. I would have loved to know more of Jacks story. And a book that deals with some serious current issues that are affecting many.
At times I wanted to shake Ella and tell her to go be with her man, but she gets there eventually.
A good quick light read that had me laughing out loud at some point.

Thank you for the ARC - I thoroughly enjoyed it

Good book! Definitely enjoyed reading this one! I really enjoyed the characters , and there was some awesome awesome cool dogs!! They stole the show in this one for me! Lol this book is set in the middle of nowhere in the dead of winter! It had intrigue and some heartbreak and heartache! It was a really good book to me! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!