Ending 2024 with my last 5 star read! This was so cozy and I honestly do not have anything bad to say about this book. I really enjoyed that the main characters were realistic/relatable, and their romance was strong enough that no spice was needed to reflect their feelings for each other. The best part, the pacing! Sometimes in romance books it feels like we don’t truly see a resolution in the main characters' storylines until the last few chapters, so I very much appreciated that it was a steady story with a super cute ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the eARC.

Kayla Olson writes really easy to read books and this one was especially perfect for a snow day.

What I enjoyed:
1. Boy Band History
2. Tyler in general
3. The setting

What Didn't Work for Me:
1. The Sister Dynamic
2. An overall lack of backstory, especially with Alix
3. The lack of time we got with the characters after the major conflict

Was this the best romance novel I have ever read? No, it was not. Did I still enjoy it? Absolutely. 3.5/5 for me.

I had a hard time getting into this one. I enjoyed the setting, but I didn't feel the chemistry between the two main characters. It felt a little too insta love for me, loved the cover!

This was such a cute and cozy winter romance. I loved the boy band aspect, it felt like living out my teenage dream of falling in love with a pop star

This almost ended up in my DNF pile. It was painful to get through the first half of the book. The chemistry between Alix & Tyler just wasn’t there for me. I had a hard time connecting with characters, and ultimately this book ended up as a flop for me.

Thank you @atriabooks #partner for the gifted copies of this book!

Looking for a book to get you into a wintertime romance? Look no further because The Lodge is perfect to cozy up and read during these winter months. ❄️

In this story we meet Alix who has just landed a ghostwriting gig for a popular band member from the band called True North. He even offers for her to stay in his cushy penthouse at a resort in Vermont. What better way to escape and concentrate on her writing! As a small reward for herself she signs up for a ski lesson and little did she know she’d be meeting a hunky ski instructor named Tyler. Everything in her life couldn’t be more perfect…that is until the person she’s writing the memoir about isn’t responding and people seem to be sticking their noses where they shouldn’t be. Alix unintentionally causes a huge problem for Tyler and it’s up to her to try and make things right in the world for everyone again.

I really enjoyed this cozy, sweet and endearing book! I think the author does a great job creating a closed door chemistry between both Alix and Tyler! I have thought they seemed perfect for each other and loved all their interactions. I also really loved watching them grow as the book progressed! Being the snow lover that I am, I especially loved the snowy setting in Vermont and how they initially met on the slopes! This book screams to be read right now so if you’re looking for a delightful book with lovable characters then this book is for you!

The lodge is a great hallmark feel contemporary romance with so much humor. I was laughing even if it wasn't meant to be funny

The Lodge ❄️🎿

Alix Morgan gets her big break ghostwriting for Sebastian Green, a former boy band member, at a luxurious Vermont resort. While unraveling the mystery of the band’s breakup and missing frontman Jett Beckett, she finds herself falling for a charming ski instructor and balancing love, ambition, and secrets fans can’t wait to uncover

I loved the mix of a cozy winter setting, the mystery of a boy band’s past, and a little romance on the side. A luxurious Vermont resort is such a fun backdrop, and Alix’s journey—balancing her career, uncovering secrets about True North, and falling for Tyler—really ties it all together. The boy band nostalgia adds so much charm, and the mystery keeps things exciting. The cover has that dreamy, wintery vibe with a hint of music and romance, it’s the kind of story that pulls you right in.

I grew up in the era of 5SOS, One Direction, and The Jonas Brothers!

Read if you like:
❄️ winter setting romance
🎤 boy band eras
🚡 ski lodge vibes

Ratings:
⭐️: 3/5
🌶️: 0/5 (closed door)
📖: 349
✏️ publishing date: 1/7/25

Thank you

Alix Morgan is an entertainment journalist, who has just been offered the opportunity of a lifetime, ghostwriting a tell all memoir for one of the former members of a huge boyband, True North. She is distracted back home NYC and on a strict deadline, so she is offered a penthouse sweet at a luxury skiing resort in Vermont by Sebastian Green the celebrity she is writing a book on. Her background in entertainment means she has been covering the band for years, and was the last one to interview Jett Beckett, the front man who disappeared without a trace 8 years ago.

Alix works hard on the book but also finds time to take ski lessons with the cute ski instructor Tyler, as they get closer and so does her deadline she finds herself more involved in the secrets of True North and what happened all those years ago and where Jett is now.

This was truly a super fun time, I could not put down this book. I loved the concept, and the setting, and truly I would not be a very good millennial if I didn't go through my own boy band phase, and this brought so much nostalgia. The romance didn't sell me, and the secondary characters were very one dimensional, but gosh damn it I had fun reading this. It is a great popcorn read for winter.

This was so cute, and a perfect wintery romance.the atmosphere was amazing and cozy and the MMC was 🔥🔥🔥. Highly recommend!

Thank you Atria Books for my #gifted copy of The Lodge! #AtriaPartner #atriabooks #kaylaolson #TheLodge

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

This was my second book by Kayla Olson and I enjoyed the cozy rom-com feels, and thought this book was the perfect winter read. I really enjoyed Alix and her character in this one, and thought the setting in Vermont at a ski lodge was perfect. Working as a ghostwriter for a Sebastian Green, Alix is set to write his memoir, and in the process, she hopes to solve the mystery of missing band member Jett Beckett, who went missing eight years earlier. But while at the ski resort, Alix meets Tyler, a handsome ski instructor who offers to teach her to ski. Soon, Alix is not only falling in love with skiing, but also Tyler.

I enjoyed the mystery element in this book and the use of mixed media elements throughout the book!

⛷️Vermont Ski Resort
⛷️Ghostwriter
⛷️Cute Sky Instructor
⛷️Mixed Media Elements
⛷️A Mystery to Uncover
⛷️Closed Door Romance

I loved every moment reading this book. Boyband popstar in hiding with a celebrity journalist as a nextdoor neighbor, what could go wrong. This was the most organic budding romance I was ever read. Tyler and Alix had me bitting my nails with anxiety because I was rooting for their romance and I had no idea how they would make it work. Loved loved loved.

So I ended up guessing the plot line right away but I still really enjoyed this book.
Alix (why is her name spelled that way?) Is a ghostwriter for a very popular ex boy band member. She goes to a lodge to get away and write the book. She soon finds other members of the band

everyone needs to read this right now!!!!! What started off as the cutest romance ever with exceptionally funny banter quickly took a wild twist! Although I did anticipate a plot twist, how it unfolded was not what I would have expected at all!! I loved the character building of our FMC feeling insecure about her work and life to being the one her sister looks up to and helping the MMC overcome his own battles. I will definitely be rereading this again and again. I laughed and I cried. Thanks to netgalley I was able to read this ARC, and now I will be ordering immediately.

Thank you to Netgalley, Kayla Olson, and Atria books for the ebook ARC! I read The Reunion and loved it, so I was excited about this one!

This also has one of my favorite settings for a story, in a secluded place with a snowstorm on the way. I also love a bit of a celebrity element. This one is about a ghostwriter who is tackling a former boy band member’s memoir. A boy band that has been missing one of its stars for the past eight years after he disappeared. Where might he be? 😉

A bit of close proximity, a snowy ski resort with a small town vibe, celebrity status, and more. A very enjoyable read!

The Lodge by Kayla Olson follows Alix Morgan, a ghostwriter for a celebrity.
This book was really cute, cozy, fast-paced and enjoyable. The cozy, snowy winter vibes were everything in this book. I liked the closed room romance.
Highly recommended for your cute cozy winter reading.
Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Kayla Olson for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

જ⁀➴ 4/5 ⭐️

✧.➛ you have to risk making mistakes in the first place if you’re ever going to get better at dealing with them

2025.01.05

💌 release date: jan 7

꒰ ❄️꒱ - this book follows alix who’s ghost writing for a celebrity. she gets the chance to stay at a penthouse in a luxurious ski resort to complete her writing and jumps at the opportunity. she finds out she has a pretty hot neighbor at her penthouse, turns out he's ski instructor. they chat and he starts to help her out on the slopes and they spend more time together, having dinner and going skating. lines start to blur and they end up catching feelings. this is pretty insta love, completely clean so it's just some heavy making out, 13+, and it's perfect for winter.


꒰💞꒱ - cute winter story about a writer and a ski instructor who are neighbors falling in love. one’s a writer and the other’s a ski instructor. the main characters are easily likeable, tyler was so sweet. both are witty and perceptive, seeing right through the other. it was pretty wholesome and sweet, with cozy vibes. perfect read for a snowy day in! super fast and easy ready - takes place on a ski resort.

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꒰🚠꒱ tropes
🤍neighbors
❄️boyband
🤍writer x ski instructor
❄️small town
🤍closed door
❄️snowed in


thank you so much to atria books and netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review

I read this in one day, in nearly one sitting. It’s cozy and adorable but also contains a mystery with enough tension that I was wide awake until the end.

Alix is a pop culture journalist who is pivoting to ghostwriting the memoir of one of the members of True North - formerly one of the biggest boy bands in the world that fell apart after another member disappeared. The disappearance of Jett Beckett is part of the story she’s crafting, and she gets sent off to a world class fancy ski resort to work. And meets super hot ski instructor Tyler. Their connection is immediate and he’s a distraction as much as a support. As Alix both falls in love and unravels a mystery, things are more complicated than she can anticipate.

There’s a lot going on here - Alix’s family dynamics, her professional history, her re-examination of her career, and her feelings about relationships. Tyler sets a high bar as far as dates go and it makes Alix question her cynicism.

It’s also so delightfully cozy. This is such a perfect read for dark moody January because it will bring you light.

Alix Morgan has been hired to ghostwrite the memoir of famous boy band member, Sebastian Green. He puts her up in a penthouse suite at a ski lodge in Vermont so Alix can write without disturbances, but she is soon distracted by the handsome ski instructor next door, Tyler. Alix begins to dive into Sebastian’s world, questioning what happened regarding his missing band member, Jett Beckett, while squeezing in some time on (and off) the slopes with Tyler.

The This was the perfect sweet, cozy winter romance! The story encompasses a fun, pop culture vibe with Alix as an entertainment journalist writing memoir of a boy band member, set against an idyllic winter backdrop. I enjoyed the romance between Tyler and Alix, and found myself rooting for them throughout the book. I’d recommend curling up with this book on a snowy day!

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for my gifted physical and digital copies!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books, for this ARC and the opportunity to share what I think! All opinions are my own.

Publication day is January 7th!

The setting is truly the standout feature of this book. The descriptions of the lodge make it feel like stepping into a snow globe. The wintry atmosphere is super cozy.

The characters however, left much to be desired. Lauren and Sebastian, were extremely unlikable. I can get behind an unlikeable character, but their unpleasantness didn’t add much to the story. Instead of deepening the plot, their presence felt more like a distraction.

I couldn’t help but notice the repetitive mentions of Alix's daily honey nut latte and her outfit choices. These details, while adding a touch of realism, detracted from more meaningful character development and the romance between Alix and Tyler. I found myself wishing the story spent more time on their connection rather than the minutiae of Alix’s daily life writing Sebastian's memoir.

Although this book is marketed as adult, it read far more like YA. Generally I'm not the biggest fan of YA romance, so it left me wishing for more maturity in the narrative.

While the book was enjoyable enough for a light read, it's not one that will stick with me. I feel like it's one of those books that I'll forget in a month. Overall, "The Lodge" offers a cozy escape into a wintry setting, but it lacked the depth and lasting impact I hoped for.