And I'm glad that I dipped in to Let It Snow. However, the reviews were positive, and a book about romance around the holidays struck me as just the right thing for my current mood. Just as I was looking for something to read to get me into the holiday spirit, Abby, Becky, and Kerry (see links below) all published reviews of a title from last fall: Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances, by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. Yes, we romanticize this time of year and hope that snow and year-end will bring about life-changing circumstances - but we feel that irrepressible hope because "it's not just the eve of Christmas, it's the eve of everything, of the rest of your life." It happens to be a little snowier and more festive than most times, but we have the power to change our lives every day.Book: Let It Snow: Three Holiday RomancesĪuthor: John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle Addie's (Rush) friendship with Dorrie (Hewsom) takes center stage over her floundering relationship with Jeb (Mason Gooding), and reminding us that romantic love isn't the only kind worth fighting for.Īnd Let It Snow actually understands Christmastime in a way that Love Actually annually fails to. Merced and Moore's story has the least characters with the most screen time, and the young stars are well-matched for both chemistry and talent. Something, somewhere in this on-screen jubilee will tug at your heartstrings. But it's okay to not fall for all of these love stories. Maybe it's that lack of urgency, or the truncated run time - Let It Snow has charm aplenty, but with so many plates spinning its hard to elicit a huge emotional investment, as with Netflix's own To All the Boys I've Loved Before. (Cusack's opening narration says Christmas Eve snow is unusual in rural Illinois, which.
It's less of a snowpocalypse and more of a snow day, if that - a minor inconvenience as opposed to a driving force. No one is stranded, stuck, or diverted because of the snow so much as just. Instead, we get a generous coating of snow over every exterior, but mostly sunny skies and the occasional sprinkling. Matthew Noszka, Kiernan Shipka, and Mitchell Hope after a harrowing and snowy car chase in 'Let It Snow.' Credit: Netflix / Steve Wilkieīizarrely, the titular premise - a horrible snowstorm, the worst in 50 years - is nowhere to be seen.
They intertwine and overlap with the ease, adding depth to Julie's (Merced) relationship with her mom, Keun's (Jacob Batalon) desire to throw a good old-fashioned high school rager, and even a little time for the delightful D'Arcy Carden to show up as Stuart's (Moore) publicist and ask for "hand-sanny." Two fixtures remain: the pivotal Waffle House Town establishment, where our many young lovers converge and local folk hero Tin Foil Guy - now Tin Foil Lady (Joan Cusack), the Rowan Atkinson-esque holiday spirit watching over our lovelorn heroes (the Love Actually comparisons end there, and with opening montage set to an original song by Moore's character).īecause it's neither miniseries nor novel, Let It Snow doesn't have to divide its stories up in neat little packages, and therefore doesn't have to limit itself to just those three main ones. Other than character names (and ethnicities, thanks to casting), little resembles the collaborative novel's plot details. There are still three primary love stories: two strangers who meet on a train (Isabela Merced and Shameik Moore) the boy pining for his best friend (Mitchell Hope and Kiernan Shipka) and the girl trying to figure out her hot-and-cold crush (Liv Hewson and Anna Akana). Unlike many YA adaptations hitting the screen, Let It Snow sticks only to the bare bones of its ink-and-paper inspiration. Addie (Odeya Rush) and Dorrie's (Liv Hewson) friendship takes center stage amid the romantic adventures of 'Let It Snow.' Credit: Netflix / Steve Wilkie
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