Winter Days And Historical Gays - Arc Review

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 & 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐬

By Anouk De Rooij

Pages : 235

"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒔. 𝑰𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒔"

Get ready for the colder days with this small town mm romance. It’s a story with low angst, low spice, big feelings and found families. 

𝐓𝐖: abusive past relationship (discussed) and (hinted) broken bones

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐛:

Daniel’s been ostracized by the town; his harmful divorce and manipulative ex husband have made sure that he doesn’t feel welcome anymore in the only place that he’s ever been able to call home. Shunned by the community and the tight-knit group of people he once had, he finds solace in his work, his students and tales of romance throughout the ages. In real life, however, love is something that he keeps at arm’s length.

For Henry there is nothing more beautiful than love, any and all forms are worthy of being celebrated. Tasked with hosting a fundraiser to ensure that the museum can keep their doors open, he sets out to make sure it’s the brightest event the town has ever seen. 

Professor Daniel Carter’s only positive connection in everyday life is the one he has with his students. When their final field trip is compromised, he’ll do just about anything, even teaming up with the eternally cheerful Henry Mitchell, the curator of the local museum.

Will they find their own love story worthy of being documented? Or will they shatter like ancient artifacts?

💭 What you can expect:

❄️ Older main characters

🧡 Cozy and wholesome moments

❄️ Soft, closed door romance

🧡 A Clumsy and chaotic mc

❄️ Found family

🧡 Body positivity

❄️ Emotional healing

🧡 Small town romance

Review:

“𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆’𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.”

The story revolves around Daniel and Henry, trying to get into a relationship embracing the past. 

"𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈"

The bond between Henry and Daniel is truly remarkable as they help each other heal. Their journey helps us understand how lonely they feel because of societal perceptions and how it impacts their mental health and personal growth.

"𝑮𝒐𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆’𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓.”

The character development is deep with intricate character development, showing us the complexities of human relationships. Towards the end, the protagonist learned to embrace their past and that paved the way for new relationships.

"𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆, 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.”

I love how the author described the museum scenes, as it provides historical value to the community and it also showcases their dedication to preserve it. I love the small town setting in the winter season that creates a cozy atmosphere. 

Rating : 4/5