Book Review – Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll
Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll
Romance | Young Adult | 368 pages
Published on 1 October 2024 by Wednesday Books
Synopsis
A big-hearted small-town romance from bestselling, award-winning author Elle McNicoll, Some Like it Cold is perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Talia Hibbert and Gilmore Girls.
Jasper Montgomery is heading home for the holidays and keeping secrets. Determined to return to her small town home one last time before leaving for good, Jasper doesn’t bank on accidentally ruining her sister’s engagement – or bumping into her teen adversary, budding filmmaker Arthur Lancaster.
Jasper came back to Lake Pristine for one to say goodbye. But during the holidays, old relationships come to light, small-town tensions rise, and a certain brooding film buff starts to look like a very big reason to stay. Can Jasper decide what she wants from Arthur, and from Lake Pristine, before she leaves them both forever?
My rating:
Review
I received this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the concept of this – and as most of the romance I read is adult, I was looking forward to this being a YA take on it. However, I’m going to be honest, I very nearly DNF’d this. Everyone in town is kind of TERRIBLE, especially to the main character. When combined with the slow start, I genuinely worried that it wasn’t for me. I’m so glad I didn’t, because I liked getting to see Jasper finally deal with all the nonsense around her. The romance was pretty good too 😉
Jasper’s family are truly kind of horrid, and while I do understand what Elle was doing, it did make the book pretty hard to read. The nuance came a little bit too late for me. Arthur couldn’t have been the only person to see that Jasper is a nice person.
Romance-wise, it’s marketed as enemies to lovers, which I always enjoy. It’s a little one-sided on that front, though! Arthur is a sweetie pie 🙂
The autism rep, from my outsider’s perspective, felt really good in terms of Jasper’s experiences and the reactions of those around her. Especially as it’s very much her experience of what they think and why they do what they do, if that makes sense.
I would definitely recommend this, but I would also say it’s worth going into knowing what the tone of the book is like. 4 stars.
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