This stand-alone follow-up to Falling Like Leaves (2025), which centered on Ellis, follows Sloane, who loves wintertime but tries to avoid painful memories of her late father, who shared her enthusiasm for Christmas. Sloane\u2019s mom, the mayor of Bramble Falls, surprises everyone by deciding to capitalize on the town\u2019s popularity\u2014videos of the Falling Leaves Festival have gone viral\u2014and throw a Falling Snow Festival. When Mom pressures Sloane to help with the frantic, last-minute plans\u2014dooming the New York getaway\u2014she teams up with her best friend, the unconditionally supportive constant in her life, Asher Yoshida. After a meet-cute in which Sloane sleds into hockey star Micah Cook, her feelings for both boys complicate the festive season. Romance fans will swoon over the thoughtful and elaborate lengths Asher goes to in expressing his feelings for Sloane. Sloane\u2019s fear of ruining their friendship and her grief over the loss of her father are palpable. The loving, joking interactions among Sloane\u2019s friend group add dimension to the story, and readers will delight in the movie references woven throughout. They\u2019ll also cheer Sloane as she figures out her feelings. Most central characters are cued white, and Asher is white and Japanese American.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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