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aubreyfrogger's review
2.0
I feel disappointed. This was a highly recommended author in the lesbian romance community and yet the writing is just dismal. It feels like a high schooler wrote this for NaNoWriMo or something? There was a lot of word-padding.
snjorsv's review
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lunarxcross's review
3.0
The story was very emotional and dealt with terminal illness. It is a bit of a roller coaster ride emotionally and there are plenty of sensual scenes in the story.
I really liked Thane, one of the side characters and an author at the publishing line Auden works at. She came off at first as flirty and cocky. But, there was a lot of heart to her and vulnerability at the end of the day. She might be my favorite character of the book. I liked her relationship with Gayle, Auden's tenant and best friend and one supporter. Gayle too was interesting. Gayle is a doctor and seeing her balance being a physician and being a good friend was cool. She couldn't always tell everything she knew and yet she would try her best to be there for Auden.
Overall, the book wasn't bad. It's my first Raclyffe book. It didn't bowl me over, but it wasn't a waste of time.
I really liked Thane, one of the side characters and an author at the publishing line Auden works at. She came off at first as flirty and cocky. But, there was a lot of heart to her and vulnerability at the end of the day. She might be my favorite character of the book. I liked her relationship with Gayle, Auden's tenant and best friend and one supporter. Gayle too was interesting. Gayle is a doctor and seeing her balance being a physician and being a good friend was cool. She couldn't always tell everything she knew and yet she would try her best to be there for Auden.
Overall, the book wasn't bad. It's my first Raclyffe book. It didn't bowl me over, but it wasn't a waste of time.
celli's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting book. It's a book about publishing and lesbian romance novelists. From the notes, it's clear it was challenging to write--there are bits and pieces of other books and sex scenes scattered throughout it--and it was sometimes challenging to read, too. But still very enjoyable. I can tell I'm going to lose a lot of money to this author. :)
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