Cabin Fever: A Sapphic Romantic Comedy

by Tessa Vidal

Genres: Femme Femme, Romance

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 9, 2026

Reviews

[Cheri]

I'd never heard of this author before but stumbled up Cabin Fever. It was almost perfect for me. Great humor and heat. The characters felt real and were great together. Also I can't look away from the cover. I freaking love it. Especially the look on Cathy's face. Really sets the tone.

What stopped it from being a 5-star read? The redundancy. The same information being repeated by each POV character. The reader doesn't need to rehash everything that just happened. We were there. If we couldn't get the non-POV character's feeling/thought/reaction from the author showing us, maybe we don't need it. Or it can be introduced in a way that doesn't just regurgitate the same ideas/thoughts/whatever in the same words.

This was a short novel but would have been a 5-star novella or short story that had more impact. But still I've fallen in love with Ms. Vidal's writing voice and have already jumped into a sample of another of her books.

[Lyn Denison]

Has all the ‘good read’ elements. Likeable characters. Interesting plot. A couple of ‘bad’ characters. A couple of ‘good’ ones. And a very impressive cat.

[Kymbe]

Epic

I wish I could put into words how much I enjoyed this story. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. This book is an exquisite slow burn, with so many false starts that you felt the tension would never break. The characters were well-developed, the dialogue was on point (there were so many laugh-out-loud moments), and that cat deserves a book of its own! I highly recommend this for anyone who loves their romance with little drama, mixed with spice and a side of humor.

[Sandi]

it’s all about the cat!

If I could give Cabin Fever 6 stars, 10.. loved this book. There are scenes I couldn’t stop laughing still chuckle when I think about them. Tessa has a great writing style, excellent sense of humor. I’m slowly making my way through all her books and have loved them all.
Lisa and Cathy.. all the characters you’ll just fall in love with them oh, can’t forget the cat! Staring roll.

[Wren]

Hands down, this is the most hilarious book I’ve read all year! Cathy and Liza are perfectly awkward together, and of course they get trapped in a cabin together. Cathy edits romance novels and thought she knew who the love of her life was (she is a cheating bitch, oops). Liza is an openly out soap opera star who has lost sight of who she is after playing the same character for over 7 years. The two attempt a winter fling, but romcom antics continue to thwart their attempts.

Featuring a match-making cat, falling trees, and paparazzi, enjoy a cozy winter sapphic rom-com. Snort while drinking eggnog, building fires, and not not feeding the “stray” cat. Special shoutout to the character, Mike Johnson, who will live rent free in my head forever, delivering delightful giggles imagining a sock in his pants.

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)]

4 stars. This was adorable as hell. And actually quite humorous. The Mike Johnson bit had me laughing. Liza is hilarious for that. She and Cathy have such a cute romance and Celestine, the trouble making matchmaking cat is the true star of the show. What a fun and wacky read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Spice: ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥/❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
Content Warning: Cheating (Not between MCs)

[Laura B]

Really lovely read. Two likeable characters, easy and quite funny at times. One lady is an actress, the other a book editor, both running away from something, getting stuck on a mountain in the middle of a snow storm. Very nice, steady rhythm. A little bit over the top at the end, slightly less believable with respect to the actions of one of the characters (the actress, the reporters scene). But it doesn't take away from the book. Very good read.

[Susan Ferrante]

A Meddling Cat And A Blizzard

This is a wonderful and fun romance, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Liza and Cathy are both running away from their unhappy lives by staying in remote mountain cabins. A blizzard descends and forces them to realize they might be in love (with a little help from a cat).

[Michele]

Heartfelt and Comedic Story

Cabin Fever was a heartfelt yet comedic story about Hollywood soap opera star, Liza, who meets book publisher, Cathy, in mountainous North Carolina. Both women need to get away from their lives for different reasons. They are joined by a hilarious white cat, Celestine, with mismatched eyes, who seems to draw the two women together.

[Jacqueline Marcus]

exceptional good fun

I loved this. I felt cozy and connected with the background scenery and fell in love with both characters and loved, loved the cat! The Mike scene had me laughing out loud for several minutes. An absolutely, good fun read. A cup of tea and lying in bed on Sunday read!

[Kathleen Maltz]

Being afraid

Great read. I was hooked after the first chapter. Thank you for your books. It was entertaining, funny, bright and surprising.
We are all afraid of something. But if we put it out front of us instead of hiding we can overcome our fears.
Lovely.

[Lisa Elliott]

What a sweet love story

This was a great book, I laughed so much. The socks! I loved the characters and the storyline. Support the author’s books and make sure you leave your reviews.
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[Cat5]

I loved this book! Quick read. Laugh out loud funny. Great characters, including a cat! No angst, no 3ABU. Immediately on re-read list, and probably will become a comfort read.

[Bill B.]

Well done

Very enjoyable read, believable characters, and very funny. Well written and edited. Looking forward to more from this author. Glad I found this.

[Rhonda]

READ THIS BOOK

Very funny parts to this book. I will be searching for more from this author .
I actually embarrassed myself laughing .

[KateJoanna]

2.5* A cute, quick read that is exactly what you’d expect, predictable and shallow but enjoyable nonetheless

[KEEPclose1]

3/5

[Barbara Prato]

loved this one

Took a chance on this book and was so happy I did. Characters I could relate to and a cat matchmaker that is so realistic to any cat owner. Great read.

[Lyn Denison]

A good read

Has all the good read elements. Likeable characters. Interesting plot. A couple of ‘bad’ characters. A couple of ‘good’ ones. And a very impressive cat.

[Lacey Jones]

Absolutely delightful

Funny, fast paced, engaging and truly likeable characters. I love characters that actually talk to each other with authenticity, not repression and resentment. I loved Celeste (cat) and how prominently she figures in the story. The sex scenes are absolute fire and I may have read them several times and perhaps highlightedva paragraph-or four.

[Sarah Peel]

Beautiful Read

Great story, great characters including the cat. Best read by an open fire with a cup of hot chocolate. It was like coming home.

[Laura]

Really enjoyed the comedy, and also the relationship development between the two MCs. Sweet and HEA.

[Deb]

This was a cute little book about two single lesbians getting away from it all around the same time in cabins that are next to each other. The cat was a funny and interesting throw in up to a point but when you are so attracted to each other and kissing up a storm and a cat stops you from moving to the next step... it's time to put the cat in another room. I love the ending and how Cathy and Liza worked everything out the way it was meant to be. A great snowed in love story. Too much of one pussy cat and not enough of the other. lol

[Jamie P-Kretzschmar]

This was great!

I'm so happy I randomly chose this book! I'm about to spend the next month reading everything she's written.

The book was the gold standard of strangers to lovers. Highly recommend