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Winter Days And Historical Gays - Arc Review

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ & ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ
By Anouk De Rooij
Pages : 235


"๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’†๐’™๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’–๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’š, ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’–๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’–๐’”. ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’‡๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’š๐’†๐’•, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š, ๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’Š๐’”"

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. 


๐“๐–: abusive past relationship (discussed) and (hinted) broken bones


๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐›:

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?

๐Ÿ’ญ What you can expect:

❄️ Older main characters
๐Ÿงก Cozy and wholesome moments
❄️ Soft, closed door romance
๐Ÿงก A Clumsy and chaotic mc
❄️ Found family
๐Ÿงก Body positivity
❄️ Emotional healing
๐Ÿงก Small town romance


Review:

“๐‘ต๐’๐’˜ ๐’๐’๐’—๐’†’๐’” ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ ๐’š๐’๐’–, ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’†.”

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

"๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’‚ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’–๐’ˆ๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ"

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.

"๐‘ฎ๐’๐’…, ๐’š๐’๐’–’๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’๐’๐’†’๐’” ๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’๐’“.”

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.

"๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†, ๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•. ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’”๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’‚๐’๐’, ๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’Š๐’…๐’’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’š๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’†.”

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


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