Big thanks to Alcove Press and Netgalley for allowing me early access to this title in return for an honest review.

This book was really the perfect read for me. It covers two of my favourite holidays, Halloween and Christmas. 

Set in a sleepy Vermont town, we meet Lex, a local book seller who has had no luck with love and is much happier with a night in curled up with her books that galivanting around. As a youth, Lex had a youtube channel where she explored the towns hauntings with her best friend, but since dropping out of college, she's been focusing on staying afloat, fixing up her old house, and keeping the bookstore cum cafe alive and thriving. Enter James, an out of towner who stops by the bookstore to use the bathroom, like so many others, and then keeps coming back. He is in town working on a documentary about the towns hauntings, and working at stealing the heart of a certain local bookseller.

This book was incredibly sweet. It tackles a lot of difficult topics. Lex has debilitating anxiety and it is one of the focuses of the book. She also has confidence issues which take center stage. She is a really relatable character in so many ways. James is sweet and kind, but also very lost in the world, and doesn't really know what he wants to do. Their blossoming partnership is sweet and supportive, and bears a lot of the hallmarks that I look for in my personal life. The few steamy scenes were excellent and left me wanting more

Overall, I loved this book. It was everything that I needed and wanted.  I look forward to reading from this author again in the future.