While It Was Snowing, Julia London (Review by Aura Johnson)

Rating: 3.8/5 Stars

What to do when you reach middle age, have two teenage sons who cannot find anything in the fridge, and your ex-husband keeps forgetting that you divorced and tries to get back together? Why, run away from all the problems to a remote lake cabin so you could paint and enjoy your peace and quiet. This was the exact thinking of Amy when her friend offered a nice cabin filled with gorgeous views and guaranteed solitude.

But…but what to do when there is an accidental double booking and the promised solitude is no longer the case? What to do when Amy’s peace is interrupted by the similarly middle-aged handsome golfer who is also trying to escape his annoying manager, outdated golf swing, and get over a knee injury? Should they share the cabin, or should one of them pack up and leave?

After accidental booking, Amy and Harrison choose to stay in the same cabin and out of each other’s way, but sometimes it is way more interesting to see what the person you are sharing the roof with is doing with their peace and quiet.

Even though Amy was very much someone her entire family counted on, as it was evident through never ending messages and calls, despite her asking for a break, she was able to get away and work on her paintings for a few weeks. Her life did not necessarily stop in its tracks, she merely took a break to relax and paint, while Harrison’s whole life halted due to his injury and his career, which at this point was his life, created a massive crater in his life. Him finding Amy in the cabin was extremely interesting and entertaining notion, so they became fast friends, worked as a team to handle her blind old dog, random Christmas music that would blare at the most inconvenient times, and perhaps a little bit of mutual attraction.

I recommend this book If you are looking for a cozy fun read to lift up your spirits as you are counting down to Christmas season.