Snow Before Sunset is a quiet, relatively slow-paced survival story about two women who end up caught out overnight in the mountains during a blizzard. While there are some romantic elements (the two have been interested in each other for a long time, but have only just begun flirting) it’s not really a romance. There are some injuries and some mild swearing, but otherwise there is no NSFW content. More content warnings are below, but will also contain spoilers. If you are only looking to find out if there is a happy ending and don’t want any other spoilers, though: yes. The characters survive. No one dies in this story.

Writing Style Content Warnings:
-Workplace romance. It is consensual, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be uncomfortable for some readers.
-Use of the word ‘queer.’ I believe strongly in reclaiming this word; it is not used in a negative light.
-Swearing. It is infrequent, but in that regard the book is not completely clean
-The eventual rescue happens off-page; I thought it felt better for the pacing tbh
-Head hopping: there is some head hopping from one chapter to the next, but for the most part it stays focused on Margot
-There may be some typos. I do my best to try and catch everything, but some slip through.

Injuries:
-Dehydration. Character ignores warning signs of her dehydration and it begins impairing her judgment.
-Character falls a significant distance
-When one character realizes the other is badly hurt, they attempt the rescue themselves rather than inform anyone else that there is an emergency
-Ignoring survival instincts (characters are imperfect people who make very human choices) leads to accident and injury
-Characters are caught in small avalanche and sustain multiple (but not immediately life-threatening) injuries: broken bone, concussion, injured back
-Buried alive. This happens in snow, and they escape, but may be a potential phobia for some readers.
-Hypothermia. Character has significantly impaired mental function/clarity of thought due to hypothermia, and struggles to physically continue moving and make it to safety.

Food Related:
-Alcohol. Champagne is consumed on-page, but not to excess.
-Food. Characters are aware they may be eating their last meal and struggle to enjoy the flavors

Sensuality:
-Kissing without asking first. Although it is very well-received, a character initiates their first kiss together without asking for permission.

Mental & Emotional Struggles:
-Body image issues. A character frequently has doubts about her own level of fitness and unfortunately relates these to a sense of her self-worth.
-Past emotional trauma. A character discusses past relationship pain and confesses that she felt like the other woman only wanted her because she was the only other openly lesbian woman in town
-Self deprecation. This is frequent throughout the story, a recurring problem Margot significantly struggles with, becomes extreme at times and she puts herself down
-Helplessness. Characters feel helpless and overwhelmed at times when facing the reality of the storm they cannot escape. They do not give in to it, but I know some readers prefer to steer clear of that kind of emotional content
-Dread. Characters face the possibility of their death being very imminent.

This is just overall a quieter story than usual for me, and it’s a short little novella. It’s been bouncing around in my head for a while though, and just finally needed to come to life. I hope one or two of you will enjoy it! And I hope that these Content Warnings posts are helpful. Thank you for checking them out!