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Love & Other Disasters
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bookshelves: 5-star-romances, best-of-2022, big-city-romances, cooking-bakery-romances, film-tv-radio-romances, forced-proximity, lgbtqia-queer-romances, opposites-attract, rated-r-romances
Jan 20, 2022
bookshelves: 5-star-romances, best-of-2022, big-city-romances, cooking-bakery-romances, film-tv-radio-romances, forced-proximity, lgbtqia-queer-romances, opposites-attract, rated-r-romances
Oh, my HEART! ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ is my first really good read of 2022.
The first 40% of this book was quite slow for me (which is why I too a half-star off of my rating). I was worried that it would remain slow and I would not end up liking this book. At just about halfway through the pace and story picks up and the last half of the book is truly fantastic!
This is my first romance read that has a Non-Binary lead and I loved it so much. I especially loved that the author doesn't give the reader any indication of London's assigned-at-birth gender until much later in the book. This removes the reader's possible gender biases until after we truly come to know London and their heart and personality. London is brave, yet vulnerable. They are navigating a really difficult situation of coming out publicly as non-binary when even their father has not come to terms with that.
Dahlia is everything warm and loveable and relatable. I loved her passionate nature and open heart, even as she reels from her own divorce. That divorce is treated so wonderfully as well. It's kind of Dahlia's "fault" and yet we totally understand her motive.
And the sex scenes in ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ between London and Dahlia are made so meaningful by their shared vulnerability. Make no mistake, these scenes are melt-your-kindle HOT. Woooooo-wheeeeee! F-I-R-E! But the emotional vulnerability and connection just make those scenes that much more important and meaningful. This is a trend I am growing to love about Queer romance, as a whole.
I really loved that the actually challenges in this cooking show were mentioned, but never overtook the real story. I often find too much focus on challenge details in romances that are set in the world of a reality competition. ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ hit the balance perfectly for me.
I highly recommend this wonderful book to all readers. If it's your first non-binary read (as it was mine) there may be a slight adjustment to reading the they/them/their pronouns, but push through! I have no problem using those pronouns in speech, but for some reason reading them made my brain work a little harder. But I was happy to keep going and re-train my mind to embrace this newer pronoun structure within the English language. I am grateful to this book for affording me that opportunity!
Add ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ to your 2022 TBR! You won't regret it!!
RATING:βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈπ«
STEAM LEVEL: Rated R / 1-4 descriptive sex scenes, may have harsh language.
TRIGGERS: homophobia, emotionally distant parent
FEELS-O-METER: 3/5 - So many feels you might tear up a little.
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
BUY IT HERE: https://amzn.to/32gN2bt (affiliate)
ππ»HANG OUT WITH ME HERE!ππ»
INSTAGRAM | YEAR OF SMUT CHALLENGE
The first 40% of this book was quite slow for me (which is why I too a half-star off of my rating). I was worried that it would remain slow and I would not end up liking this book. At just about halfway through the pace and story picks up and the last half of the book is truly fantastic!
This is my first romance read that has a Non-Binary lead and I loved it so much. I especially loved that the author doesn't give the reader any indication of London's assigned-at-birth gender until much later in the book. This removes the reader's possible gender biases until after we truly come to know London and their heart and personality. London is brave, yet vulnerable. They are navigating a really difficult situation of coming out publicly as non-binary when even their father has not come to terms with that.
Dahlia is everything warm and loveable and relatable. I loved her passionate nature and open heart, even as she reels from her own divorce. That divorce is treated so wonderfully as well. It's kind of Dahlia's "fault" and yet we totally understand her motive.
And the sex scenes in ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ between London and Dahlia are made so meaningful by their shared vulnerability. Make no mistake, these scenes are melt-your-kindle HOT. Woooooo-wheeeeee! F-I-R-E! But the emotional vulnerability and connection just make those scenes that much more important and meaningful. This is a trend I am growing to love about Queer romance, as a whole.
I really loved that the actually challenges in this cooking show were mentioned, but never overtook the real story. I often find too much focus on challenge details in romances that are set in the world of a reality competition. ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ hit the balance perfectly for me.
I highly recommend this wonderful book to all readers. If it's your first non-binary read (as it was mine) there may be a slight adjustment to reading the they/them/their pronouns, but push through! I have no problem using those pronouns in speech, but for some reason reading them made my brain work a little harder. But I was happy to keep going and re-train my mind to embrace this newer pronoun structure within the English language. I am grateful to this book for affording me that opportunity!
Add ππ’π©π & π’π§πππ₯ πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯π¦ to your 2022 TBR! You won't regret it!!
RATING:βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈπ«
STEAM LEVEL: Rated R / 1-4 descriptive sex scenes, may have harsh language.
TRIGGERS: homophobia, emotionally distant parent
FEELS-O-METER: 3/5 - So many feels you might tear up a little.
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
BUY IT HERE: https://amzn.to/32gN2bt (affiliate)
ππ»HANG OUT WITH ME HERE!ππ»
INSTAGRAM | YEAR OF SMUT CHALLENGE
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