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kch's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
foreveralicexox's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
qraveline's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
adrianabaltar's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
torialovesbooks's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
lezreviewbooks's review
4.0
This is book 4 in the 'London romance' series. It can be read as a standalone novel though I recommend to read them all if you like lesbian romances with a British feel. As in the previous books, London is at the background of a beautiful love story.
Alice Di Santo has a comfortable life. A job that she enjoys, great friends, supportive family and a lovely boyfriend. Even her social media life is thriving as a co-star in an increasingly popular YouTube channel. But lately she feels that something is missing in her life soon discovering her growing attraction for her friend Rachel, a sexy and very lesbian chef. Surely this is a passing crush, or is it?
'The London of us' is as much a romance as a coming out story. Ms. Lydon wisely chose to write it in first person from Alice point of view getting us into her headspace as she deals with her first ever attraction to a woman. The book starts with a bang and keeps the momentum with humour and wittiness that puts a smile on your face. Those of us who have experienced the coming out process know that it's not an easy path and Ms. Lydon showcases this but the angst, while realistic, never takes the lightness of her writing style. As a matter of fact, Alice's coming out scene with her parents is the funniest I've read in lesfic. All the characters - mains and secondary - are well portrayed and the intimate scenes are hot, highlighting the chemistry between the main leads.
Overall, a very good addition to this successful series. Great read for romance fans. 4 stars.
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
See all my reviews at
www.lezreviewbooks.com
Alice Di Santo has a comfortable life. A job that she enjoys, great friends, supportive family and a lovely boyfriend. Even her social media life is thriving as a co-star in an increasingly popular YouTube channel. But lately she feels that something is missing in her life soon discovering her growing attraction for her friend Rachel, a sexy and very lesbian chef. Surely this is a passing crush, or is it?
'The London of us' is as much a romance as a coming out story. Ms. Lydon wisely chose to write it in first person from Alice point of view getting us into her headspace as she deals with her first ever attraction to a woman. The book starts with a bang and keeps the momentum with humour and wittiness that puts a smile on your face. Those of us who have experienced the coming out process know that it's not an easy path and Ms. Lydon showcases this but the angst, while realistic, never takes the lightness of her writing style. As a matter of fact, Alice's coming out scene with her parents is the funniest I've read in lesfic. All the characters - mains and secondary - are well portrayed and the intimate scenes are hot, highlighting the chemistry between the main leads.
Overall, a very good addition to this successful series. Great read for romance fans. 4 stars.
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
See all my reviews at
www.lezreviewbooks.com
marieketron's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a lovely little romantic story about a woman realising she's gay relatively later in life, it's a coming out story but very much not a coming of age story. I was happy to see that the man she was in a relationship with when she came to this realisation was never demonised in any way, he was understandably upset but never out of character.
The relationship between the two main characters was developed well, even though we join the story six months into them working together - that just means we join when the action really starts to pick up, even if we do miss out on a little bit of build up. Once they're together they have to learn how to be together, and that was portrayed in a realistic way with a few misunderstandings thrown in for good measure.
I hadn't been expecting smutty scenes, but there were a couple and they were well written.
All in all an enjoyable romance story!
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