"Thank you, Sarah Morgenthaler," we all say in unison (or at least I do)

I'm pretty sure I almost fell out of my seat with excitement when I heard that the writer of the Moose Springs, Alaska series, which I absolutely adore, was publishing another book-and a Christmas romcom?! I couldn't pre-order it fast enough!

And she did not disappoint. The Christmas You Found Me is heartwarming & heartbreaking in almost equal measure (though rest assured, heartwarming wins out). It is a wonderful romance with a frankly almost too perfect love interest (more on that later), but it isn't only a romance. It's also a beautiful story of healing from a past relationship, of a family coming together, and of a sweet little girl & the people who love her fighting for her life. The story was engaging, the little girl melted my heart, and the characters were sweet as can be.

The only slight criticism I had, and it is a very slight and very odd one I grant you, is what I mentioned before: the main male love interest is simply too perfect. At all times, he was the perfect gentleman, an amazing father, always said & did the exact right thing at the exact right time, cared fiercely about his family, his faith never wavered, and he was pretty much never in a bad mood or really upset/agitated/angry. A lot of the time, part of what makes me fall in love with characters and make them seem multi-dimensional relatable, is the fact that they're not perfect. Even if romcom characters are this idealized standard of romance that never (or rarely) reflect reality, they are still often imperfect people with depth and flaws, people who've made mistakes and get upset sometimes, and something about that makes them more alive for me. It's part of what made the protagonist in this book alive for me.

But this guy, Guy, was so good and so sweet he didn't seem to have any flaws that I could see. I still loved him as a character and loved the book as a whole, but that kind of unflappable perfection kept snagging in my mind.

Overall, though, I would absolutely recommend this. It is a wonderful cozy Christmas read, sure to give you all the feels.