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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Allison and Kate met during the first week of a four-year-long costume design program at the Montreal College of the Arts. Now in their third year, they’ve been best friends since. Kate is this cool, gorgeous young woman everyone wants to either be or be with. Allison is cute and becomes a blubbering mess any time a beautiful girl so much as looks at her, which makes her plan of finding a girlfriend by the time she finishes college extremely uncertain. When we meet them, they’re in that place where friends-to-lovers romances shift, the moment when what has always felt comfortable takes new meaning.
The people who seem always level-headed, who look like they’re holding it together, also often hide painful secrets. We all have some kind of childhood trauma, from high school, or from how our family treated us, sometimes unaware of the damage they left. Some have it worse than others, but teenagers are sensitive works in progress and sometimes, one off-handed remark sets off a reaction that will send a person into adulthood with a terribly inaccurate idea of who they are or what is expected of them.
Katia Rose’s books are reliably enjoyable and this rom-com is too, even though it won’t be at the top of my Rose list. It felt a bit too predictable and simplistic at times but the characters, as usual, are lovely.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
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challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Ah, Katia Rose, the love of my reading life. Girlfriend Material is the fourth book I've read by Katia Rose, and it did not let me down. Every single one of Rose's characters has a unique personality, with interests and passions. While both Allison and Kate love costume and fashion, they love it for different reasons, and they have very different (but complimentary) personalities.
I've heard people call the best-friends-to-lovers trope idiots-to-lovers, and this really does apply in this situation. Right from the start, both Allison and Kate are staring with love heart eyes at each other, but both are convinced they couldn't possibly work together/the other couldn't possibly be interested, etc. As their story plays out, we get to learn about both characters and their past, and the reason they make the mistakes they do, and they both just felt very real and thought out.
I appreciated how Rose took into account the experiences her characters had had, and the fact that they had a healing journey to go on. In particular,I appreciated how even after the main conflict had happened and Kate and Allison had made up, Kate had to go to therapy and start the process of healing before she could consider calling herself Allison's girlfriend. It wasn't a change that happened over night, which healing never is.
Special shout out to Miguel, because I always love non-binary characters turning up where I didn't expect. I love how Katia Rose makes sure to include a variety of queer identities in her stories.
I recommend this book to any romance fan, especially if you like best-friends-to-lovers or costume.
I've heard people call the best-friends-to-lovers trope idiots-to-lovers, and this really does apply in this situation. Right from the start, both Allison and Kate are staring with love heart eyes at each other, but both are convinced they couldn't possibly work together/the other couldn't possibly be interested, etc. As their story plays out, we get to learn about both characters and their past, and the reason they make the mistakes they do, and they both just felt very real and thought out.
I appreciated how Rose took into account the experiences her characters had had, and the fact that they had a healing journey to go on. In particular,
Special shout out to Miguel, because I always love non-binary characters turning up where I didn't expect. I love how Katia Rose makes sure to include a variety of queer identities in her stories.
I recommend this book to any romance fan, especially if you like best-friends-to-lovers or costume.
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Katia Rose has done it again! I am always in awe of her writing these incredibly relatable queer characters who remind me of me in of ways I didn’t realize I felt until reading it (does that make sense?). Allison is our Taylor Swift loving, nerdy, costume designing nerd who is a true hopeless romantic who needs dating advice from her super badass, gorgeous, could get anyone best friend Kate (who is the epitome imo of a tatted, leather jacket wearing bi-con; who is also a secret fashion design nerd). Kate doesn’t believe she’s worthy of love and Allison thinks she’s both too much, and not enough. I love both of them AND MIGUEL who is an incredible best friend. Both our girls really get a chance at growth and I won’t spoil the ending 20% but my goodness 🥺 I love a grand gesture🗡️ I laughed, I cried, I swooned 🖤
Now for some fave quotes
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𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘝 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵.
𝙄 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚.
“𝙰𝚛𝚠𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙴𝚘𝚠𝚢𝚗 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝙳𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜,” 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜, “𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚠𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚙.” . . .
“𝙶𝚘𝚍, 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚡𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚜.”
Now for some fave quotes
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𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘝 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵.
𝙄 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚.
“𝙰𝚛𝚠𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙴𝚘𝚠𝚢𝚗 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝙳𝚘𝚘𝚖 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜,” 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜, “𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚠𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚙.” . . .
“𝙶𝚘𝚍, 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚡𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚜.”