Once Upon a Cabin by Patience Griffin: Review

Sometimes you run across a book that just makes you wish you could pack up and travel to that place. I’m always intrigued by stories set in Alaska and I had a chance to review this upcoming release for you set in this fabulous location.

I did have some mixed feelings on the story but there’s so many positives as well. Read on for my full review.

Once Upon a Cabin by Patience Griffin
Publisher ‏: ‎ Berkley (November 30, 2021)
ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-0593101490

OVERVIEW:
Two sisters from Texas find themselves exiled to Alaska . . . and thrown into the arms of two very different men.

Tori and McKenna St. James have been living comfortably on their trust funds in Dallas. But their uncle Monty, keeper of the purse strings, decides to push them out of their comfort zones by requiring them to spend one year in Alaska or lose their inheritance. Initially the sisters are stunned, but they aren’t willing to back down from the challenge.

Tori is sent to a primitive homestead outside the tiny town of Sweet Home. She had been prepared to forego fashion magazines and lattes, but not electricity and running water! Will her rugged wilderness guide, Jesse Montana, teach her to survive, or send her fleeing back to civilization? Meanwhile, outdoorsy McKenna is stuck within the concrete walls of an Anchorage bank. Her sexy boss Luke McAvoy is tasked with teaching her the business but what he’s really doing is tempting her. Not that she’s the type to fall for a stuffed suit like him.

Tori and McKenna find much needed solace with Sweet Home’s Sisterhood of the Quilt. Will this crafty group of women be up to the challenge of teaching two outsiders how to sew—and perhaps how to love?

Once Upon a Cabin by Patience Griffin Review

I always love reading stories that are set in unique places that just make you want to travel. Even if they are made up locations, I think we all sometimes look for that hometown feeling that warms the heart.

The story was a little bit different in its plot and what I expected. Two nieces are spoiled rotten by the uncle and then uprooted for a year, to a place they have zero knowledge about, to learn how to cope with life and situations completely foreign to them.

I have to say I was a little perplexed in the extreme situations these women were put into. Thankfully, they had their male “teachers“ that are going to show them and teach them everything they need to know, but it’s still left me feeling a bit uncomfortable with the choice and actions.

The uncle even went so far as to leave one of the girls with no form of communication to her sister, or anyone, plus no power/water while living in the wilderness. While personally, if this was me, I would’ve never spoken to the man again. Thankfully, these ladies took the highroad and embraced their changes rather well.

They learned to overcome and appreciate hard work and challenges. The towns people stepped up and embraced the sisters with amazing support and care. Their two companions / new love interests made Once Upon a Cabin into a real feel good, wholesome, clean romance which makes the heart happy.

Griffin crafts a story with grace, low angst, and major feels. While I would have enjoyed a bit more depth to the budding relationships, the story leaves you with a smile and fondness for Sweet Home, Alaska.

3 STARS!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.