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carrie_e's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Sapphic romance between an author and a famous musician. I liked it well enough but this probably isn’t one I’d come back to re-read. I think it would have worked for me better with a dual POV. Bethany’s internal conversations and doubts were a lot after a while. Or possibly they would have played better for me in print vs audio?
mischievous_monkey's review against another edition
3.0
This was a light and pleasant romance. I enjoyed the premise and the meet-cute really worked to get me interested in the story. The angst was low to moderate overall which is how I like it. I can't really say much positive about the sexy times because, although the narrator did a good job for the most part, she did not read the sex scenes very well. There was zero emotion conveyed. She has a mom voice too which made it all the more weird. If I reread this one I may grab the ebook instead of listening to the audiobook again.
lezreadalot's review against another edition
4.0
This is the best feeling; this mixture of need, want and tenderness. I feel hopeful again. Allie feels like home.
3.5 stars. This was super cute, and really sweet. A simple f/f romance between an author and a singer who meet while they're volunteering at a summer camp for kids. It's told in the first person POV of Beth, the author, who is reluctant to try relationships again after her ex-girlfriend betrayed and left her. But she feels this undeniable attraction to Allie, this jolt, as she calls it, every time they interact, and they're just irresistibly drawn together. It's a pretty low-stakes romance and story, not a very convoluted plot, but I still had such a good time with it. I love romances where there are obvious barriers to the relationship (Allie always being on the road, Beth's reluctance) but they make it work anyway because they want it so badly. They had lovely chemistry and were sooooo sexy together. The writing didn't amaze me or anything, but Bryant did a great job of creating characters that I really fell for. I loved Beth's English lit mind and the poets she kept company with.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Emily C. Michaels. She has one of those voices that I can't help but think of as "old school", but that didn't deter my enjoyment at all; I thought it was great. This was my first book by Bryant, and I'm looking forward to reading more.
kb13's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I don't think you're legally allowed to rate a book set at a summer camp for queer and trans kids lower than this. It was cute - just not my favorite romance I've read recently.
jamietherebelliousreader's review
3.0
3 stars. You can definitely tell that this was Bryant’s debut book. Not that the writing was bad or anything because it wasn’t but it just felt like a first book if that makes sense. It was entertaining though. It’s dramatic and the romance between Bethany and Ali is huge and dramatic and felt cheesy at times but it was fun. They had great chemistry and Ali is such a babe. I loved her a lot. She’s a musician and she had me swooning a lot. Fun read.
sunnydaysrainynights80's review
5.0
I am really enjoying this author’s books. I can tell this book was one of her first written but still a beautifully told love story.
For me characters can make or break a book and the author does phenomenal job with character development!
Definitely going to keep reading through Bryant’s books!
For me characters can make or break a book and the author does phenomenal job with character development!
Definitely going to keep reading through Bryant’s books!
d_iris's review against another edition
1.0
It's a no from me dog.
I don't think I can think of a single thing about this book I liked. And that's not to say that anything is bad or wrong; it's just boring. Every single character was dull, and that's a cardinal sin. You have to entertain the reader, you have to captivate, titillate, intrigue. But this book was a snooze fest. I could not care less about whether the two leads got together, stayed together, broke up, died in a fiery car crash/were brutally murdered. It was just so inane; lethargic. All the words.
1/5
I don't think I can think of a single thing about this book I liked. And that's not to say that anything is bad or wrong; it's just boring. Every single character was dull, and that's a cardinal sin. You have to entertain the reader, you have to captivate, titillate, intrigue. But this book was a snooze fest. I could not care less about whether the two leads got together, stayed together, broke up, died in a fiery car crash/were brutally murdered. It was just so inane; lethargic. All the words.
1/5
marieprem08's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
The second half is too repetitive. It’s just sex drama sex & more sex.
mjsam's review against another edition
4.0
I'd give this book 4.5 stars.
There are some vague spoilers for this story contained in this review.
I liked this story, it's a sweet romance. The leads spend a lot of time together, even though they're in a long distance relationship, and get to know each other in a slow, even old-fashioned way, which made for a nice change of pace. As it's told in first person (and in present tense which isn't a favourite of mine) from Beth's POV, it's harder to get a grasp on Ali, and Beth's introspection does get a bit repetitious after awhile. The Beth talking to famous authors in her head thing also got old pretty fast.
There is a bit of semi contrived drama but it's sorted fairly quickly and not just glossed over. The only downside to the story was that given all the time spent on the build up to and then settling into a relationship, I did find the ending very rushed, but enough of the loose ends had been hinted at prior to it, that you could at least see where it would have gone. Even with that though, I enjoyed the story and recommend it.
I hate that Goodreads rating system doesn't allow for half stars. I'd have given this five stars if not for the first person/present tense narrative, and the rushed ending. I look forward to reading more from this author.
There are some vague spoilers for this story contained in this review.
I liked this story, it's a sweet romance. The leads spend a lot of time together, even though they're in a long distance relationship, and get to know each other in a slow, even old-fashioned way, which made for a nice change of pace. As it's told in first person (and in present tense which isn't a favourite of mine) from Beth's POV, it's harder to get a grasp on Ali, and Beth's introspection does get a bit repetitious after awhile. The Beth talking to famous authors in her head thing also got old pretty fast.
There is a bit of semi contrived drama but it's sorted fairly quickly and not just glossed over. The only downside to the story was that given all the time spent on the build up to and then settling into a relationship, I did find the ending very rushed, but enough of the loose ends had been hinted at prior to it, that you could at least see where it would have gone. Even with that though, I enjoyed the story and recommend it.
I hate that Goodreads rating system doesn't allow for half stars. I'd have given this five stars if not for the first person/present tense narrative, and the rushed ending. I look forward to reading more from this author.