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Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

4 reviews

annorabrady's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

As an ace person, reading romance novels can be weird because it's hard to identify with or understand different experiences and feelings.

like when someone turns you on so much you want to lick the scar on their hand or having any desire to have someone's toes in your mouth.

So naturally there were some parts of this story that felt so unnatural to me though I imagine others would find them equally natural.

I do like the story though. And I appreciate that both the characters had their own insecurities to work through, goals to discover and work towards, and relationship challenges both inside and outside the romantic relationship to overcome. I did feel like the some aspects were too rushed. But overall it was good

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imstephtacular's review

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emotional 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

4.25

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ladysadiereads's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

Making my thoughts in any way coherent about the brilliance of this story is incredibly difficult. I was somewhat intimidated on page one - I have never watched a cooking show and was worried I wouldn’t be as invested because of this - but the absolutely gorgeous characterization of both London and Dahlia is amazing. London is the best kind of giant, ginger, grump that I love to read. They are - literally and figuratively - bowled over by Dahlia and have no idea what to do with that. While I am cis and I cannot speak to London’s nonbinary representation - I loved that this book is a mainstream romance with a nonbinary romantic lead! London’s deeply personal journey of owning not only their sexuality - they are pansexual - but also their path to learning to navigate the world and have to defend their nonbinary status on a constant basis is a deeply pertinent and beautiful story to read. Dahlia is a brilliant lead - she is unsure of herself but also hilarious, and warm, and kind, and unbelievably strong. I love that she learned to cook for herself as a way to help herself heal. As someone who is straight passing and came out later in life - Dahlia’s queerness hit home so deeply for me too! In between, there are searing kisses, delicious food descriptions, and so much more. I honestly loved this book and cannot wait to read it again.

TL/DR Review
Stars: Five Blazing Brilliant Bright Stars
Steam: multiple sexual scenes, with a build in intimacy, no overt kink but one semi-public sexual scene
Tropes: grumpy/ sunshine, competence kink, cooking show competition, life after divorce, later in life coming of age
For Fans Of: Adriana Herrera and Roan Parrish
Theme Song: The Way I Tend to Be by Frank Turner
Subgenre: Contemporary/ Queer
CW/ TW: transphobia on the page, some body dysmorphia, coming out, toxic family dynamics

Thank you to the author and publisher for my complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

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make_believer's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I had the best time reading this. It's ridiculously cute, very funny, and heartwarming. This is one of those "feels like a warm hug" books for me.

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