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A review by cspoe
Snowflakes and Song Lyrics by Hank Edwards
5.0
Sometimes all you need to end the week is a feel-good holiday romance, sprinkled with humor, hope, and an everyday guy as the hero who is quite perfect the way he is. In short, Hank Edwards delivers a gay Hallmark movie in a book and it was absolutely everything I hoped it'd be.
Snowflakes and Song Lyrics has a pretty traditional set up as far as super sweet Hallmarks go— Will Johnson is your average guy, a little overweight, working a 9 - 5 office job, sent to upstate New York to help a branch of his company for a few weeks. He's staying at an inn with a window that overlooks the patio of someone his total opposite (and how I love opposites attract stories!) Rex Garland isn't just gorgeous and fit, he's also a hugely popular up-and-coming singer, and an out and proud artist wildly famous in the gay community. And as luck would have it, Rex is also staying in town for a few weeks as a regular performer at a local club.
It's a charming story of an artist stuck in a creative rut, unable to write an original holiday song that he needs finished ASAP to make deadlines for the next album, and the insecure average guy who has far more to offer than he realizes. Will is too shy and starstruck to speak to Rex outright, but after overhearing the musician's struggle with lyrics, Will lets his heart guide him in a moment of romantic creativity, and he decides to leave Rex an anonymous note— lyrics that Will wrote. And of course Rex loves them.
Will is someone that every reader can relate to on multiple levels. He's so devastatingly charming and honest, a true nice guy with no angle to play and nothing to gain. He has body insecurities that are made worse around Rex, who of course Will is not only a huge fan of, but admittedly infatuated with. Those cruel thoughts whisper in the back of his mind: what would someone as handsome as Rex want with you? An overweight guy who sits in a cubicle. Rex can have any hot guy on the dance floor... he'd never look at you.
Edwards handled these moments of self-loathing with care and sincerity. It's not over-the-top, nor is it done for the drama or angst. It is written very matter-of-fact, and it is through this delivery that readers connect and respond to Will. We see ourselves in him, and God do we want him to believe in himself and talk to Rex! And without tossing in spoilers, I'll just say that Rex notices Will. And he isn't ready to let Big Willie go without a fight.
The build-up to their romance is wonderful. It's sweet and slow and beautiful and ends with a wholly believable HEA. And bonus points for Will's best friend Carter, who is hilarious. He is everything a friend needs to be for someone like Will— Carter nudges him, consoles him, and supports him. No matter what. One of Edwards's strongest writing skills is his portrayal of human friendships. They are so intricate and developed that these characters might as well be real people.
I highly recommend this book. Grab a blanket, a hot and tasty beverage, and sink into a story with all of the 'awwws' of the holiday!
Snowflakes and Song Lyrics has a pretty traditional set up as far as super sweet Hallmarks go— Will Johnson is your average guy, a little overweight, working a 9 - 5 office job, sent to upstate New York to help a branch of his company for a few weeks. He's staying at an inn with a window that overlooks the patio of someone his total opposite (and how I love opposites attract stories!) Rex Garland isn't just gorgeous and fit, he's also a hugely popular up-and-coming singer, and an out and proud artist wildly famous in the gay community. And as luck would have it, Rex is also staying in town for a few weeks as a regular performer at a local club.
It's a charming story of an artist stuck in a creative rut, unable to write an original holiday song that he needs finished ASAP to make deadlines for the next album, and the insecure average guy who has far more to offer than he realizes. Will is too shy and starstruck to speak to Rex outright, but after overhearing the musician's struggle with lyrics, Will lets his heart guide him in a moment of romantic creativity, and he decides to leave Rex an anonymous note— lyrics that Will wrote. And of course Rex loves them.
Will is someone that every reader can relate to on multiple levels. He's so devastatingly charming and honest, a true nice guy with no angle to play and nothing to gain. He has body insecurities that are made worse around Rex, who of course Will is not only a huge fan of, but admittedly infatuated with. Those cruel thoughts whisper in the back of his mind: what would someone as handsome as Rex want with you? An overweight guy who sits in a cubicle. Rex can have any hot guy on the dance floor... he'd never look at you.
Edwards handled these moments of self-loathing with care and sincerity. It's not over-the-top, nor is it done for the drama or angst. It is written very matter-of-fact, and it is through this delivery that readers connect and respond to Will. We see ourselves in him, and God do we want him to believe in himself and talk to Rex! And without tossing in spoilers, I'll just say that Rex notices Will. And he isn't ready to let Big Willie go without a fight.
The build-up to their romance is wonderful. It's sweet and slow and beautiful and ends with a wholly believable HEA. And bonus points for Will's best friend Carter, who is hilarious. He is everything a friend needs to be for someone like Will— Carter nudges him, consoles him, and supports him. No matter what. One of Edwards's strongest writing skills is his portrayal of human friendships. They are so intricate and developed that these characters might as well be real people.
I highly recommend this book. Grab a blanket, a hot and tasty beverage, and sink into a story with all of the 'awwws' of the holiday!