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Catch a Falling Snowflake

(Snow Globes #4)

Ava Kelly (Goodreads Author)

3.70 · Rating details · 10 ratings · 9 reviews

The previous winter, Leon followed his twin sister Sara to a new town where she could be with her partner, Amber. There, Leon’s boyfriend Nick, friends Jeff and Daniel, and their nine-year-old daughter Abby, swiftly swept him up into their lives, a newfound family.

After a year of growing their relationship, Leon is ready to take it to the next level. Nick, however, has bee ...more

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Nov 21, 2020 Minerva rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lgbtqia

A wonderful conclusion to the series! The little details in the writing make everything feel more real, the recap at the beginning was done in such a clever way, and then there were all the fun moments with the kids and the warm fuzzies. I beta-read this book in early October but was completely in the mood for Christmas by the time I'd finished the story! ...more

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Dec 21, 2020 Mummy's Naughty Corner rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, kindle, m-m, netgalley, romance

Well this started of well. i liked the story line and how we have so many diverse family units within the one family. I like the idea of taking in a child but then it starts getting a little weird. The relationship starts to break down and there is no real end. You don't know what really happens. I was enjoying the story and then it was finished and I was left wanting more. Even if it was an extra 10 pages to tie up the story. The writing was good and I was sucked into the story. ...more

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Nov 19, 2020 Mar rated it it was ok

2.5 stars

If you're looking for a cute Christmas book. This is not it. This one was hard to review for me because although it wasn't a bad book, there was just so much angst and drama that sometimes felt unnecessary... oh my God it was too much. That plus the fact that it felt messy with no chapters and I sometimes didn't know who's pov I was reading, made me not enjoy this.
There is also the fact that I didn't really like the main characters. I didn't find them appealing, didn't buy they were in ...more

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Jan 05, 2021 Sambooka23 rated it liked it

This was a good short story which I read in the one sitting, it only took me a couple of hours. I haven't ever read an LGBTQ+ book before and some of the trigger warnings as noted by the author was very sensitive and hard to think about but overall, really good read. ...more

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Nov 22, 2020 Tessa rated it really liked it

I liked the way this book shows that there are multiple ways to form a family, in many forms. I also enjoyed how it wove the winter stormy theme of the other parts of the series into it, without getting repetitious.

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Dec 31, 2020 Veronica of V's Reads rated it really liked it

This is the fourth novella in a series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Leon is a trans-man who fell hard for Nick about a year ago. Nick has more baggage than he can carry on most days, but he’s been working toward it. He was married to a woman who died in childbirth and he didn’t cope well. He essentially abandoned his daughter to his best friend, Jeff, his wife’s twin brother and grieving uncle to young Abby. In previous novels in this series Nick returned to his old town, to check in o This is the fourth novella in a series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Leon is a trans-man who fell hard for Nick about a year ago. Nick has more baggage than he can carry on most days, but he’s been working toward it. He was married to a woman who died in childbirth and he didn’t cope well. He essentially abandoned his daughter to his best friend, Jeff, his wife’s twin brother and grieving uncle to young Abby. In previous novels in this series Nick returned to his old town, to check in on Jeff and Abby, and made a bit of a hash of it. Jeff is married to Daniel, a child psychologist and math teacher. They have a loving home with Abby, and they have embraced Nick and Leon. Leon’s twin sister Sara is Jeff’s current bestie–and her wife, Amber, is trying to conceive so they can have a child.

Leon has asked Nick to move in, and Nick has refused to answer. Nick still struggles with his self-worth, though medication and therapy have helped. He has a need for silent time, even though he and Leon are almost always sleeping together. Leon, who also teachers, gets a call to help out with a domestic issue. Ben, who is ten, is best pals with Abby–and well-known to the extended crew of Jeff and Daniel’s friends. Ben was in the foster care of his deceased mother’s sibling, who is married. This couple never intended to adopt him, and now that one of them has a new job opportunity, they’ve decided to leave him and Child Protective Services with a suitcase while they move across the country days before Christmas. Ben is heartbroken, as much as he will let on. He’s glued to Nick, as he’s a man whom he recognizes from all the time they’ve both spent with Abby at Jeff’s home.

Leon is a prime candidate for fostering Ben, so he claims him immediately to keep Ben in familiar surroundings. Leon would adopt him in a heartbeat, if he knew Nick was on board. But, Nick…well, he’s already failed at fatherhood once. And’ he’s not keen on trying again. It’s the holidays and Leon fells like Nick is slipping from his grasp. It’s a bittersweet moment of perhaps having his heart’s desire, in a new home, stable relationship and raising a child with a loving partner, knowing these dreams might not include Nick.

There’s a lot going on with all the different characters and their story lines. Thing is, I was able to tumble into this complicated and loving cadre of folks who really are the sweetest and most tender and loving of people. There is a happy ending, but not with the sparkling tinsel bow one might expect of a Christmas-themed romance. That said, Ben was taken in by loving folks, Abby displayed keen insight into her bio dad’s issues and Leon and Nick came out stronger and better than ever. ...more

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Nov 23, 2020 Andrea Wenger rated it it was amazing

CATCH A FALLING SNOWFLAKE is Book 4 in the SNOW GLOBES series by Ava Kelly. The series is best read in order, but each book can stand alone. I hadn't read the other three but was able to enjoy this book anyway.

I really liked the author's writing style. It's calm and contained and effortless to read. At the same time, there's a lot of strong emotion in this book. It's just presented in an understated way.

The opening includes a lot of exposition to cover the things the reader needs to know from ...more

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Nov 19, 2020 Laura Prindable rated it it was ok

Thank you Net Galley for an ARC of: Catch a Falling Snowflake for an honest review.

This book just did not do anything for me. Poor character development to where I just didn't relate to any character. I didn't feel anything reading this book. ...more

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Ava Kelly is an engineer with a deep passion for stories. Whether reading, watching, or writing them, Ava has always been surrounded by tales of all genres. Their goal is to bring more stories to life, especially those of friendship and compassion, those dedicated to trope subversion, those that give the void a voice, and those that spawn worlds of their own.