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Love & Other Disasters

Anita Kelly

3.91 AVERAGE

readkerryread's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was such a delight. With the backdrop of a cooking show competition, each contestant had their own reasons for wanting to win.

Dahlia is recently divorced and has a lot of bills to pay to get back on her feet.

London wants to start a non-profit safe place for LGBTQIA+ kids. London wants to be open and provides their pronouns during the first cast meeting. One was not accepting but the others were, and finds an ally in Dahlia.

London wasn’t expecting to meet Dahlia and finding a connection with her.

Their friendship, including the walks to the hotel after filming gave an insight into both of their history. How they felt about each other. The tension was palpable and when they finally got together let’s just say the melon and whip cream will never be looked at the same!

Such a wonderful story of love acceptance, wanting be seen and having the correct pronounce be used, the struggles they had with family acceptance, and finding love in the most unexpected places.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc for review. All opinions are my own.

glelchuk's review

4.25

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

misspettigrew's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

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Loved this story, it was the perfect balance of disgustingly cute love story with realistic queer related situations. Great couple too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia

Main character is non binary and goes through some backlash both online and with their family, lots of misgendering talk but main character doesn't let it get to them for the most part.

wuxian31's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

samburkhouse's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nettasweetheart's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

shmem007's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing 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: No

martob's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Complicated

thepaperbackplanner's review against another edition

5.0

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Ten pages into this book, I thought I really wasn't going to like it. Twenty pages in and I was fully hooked! I'm a known lover of cooking reality TV, so the setting was excellent for me. And the main characters were fun and complex with a lot of #relatable problems, feelings, and reactions. But the REAL hook here is OBVIOUSLY the romance. It's spicy! It's on a TV show set! It's queer! It's great, folks. I read this whole thing in an afternoon, and my new friends London & Dahlia are now up there with Alex & Henry and August & Jane ❤️ 

crystalisreading's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful relaxing

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Transphobia, Alcohol

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Lesbophobia