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cheekylaydee's review
3.0
Bearing in mind I read this last year, the storyline is still fresh in my mind. Got to be a good thing right? Morgan and Valentina are a classic case of girl meets girl. In this particular instance in the laundry room of their building. Morgan is an aspiring writer whilst Valentina is in an up and coming band.
It certainly at least lust at first sight and the more the girls get to know each other the closer they become. It was lovely to see these two very likeable characters evolve both as individuals and as a couple as the novel went on.
Although described as an erotic novel the only thing that actually let the story down was the love scenes themselves. Believe me, I am no prude and like a bit of kink as much as the next person. However, the author's constant use of the word "tits" in the middle of a love scene seemed completely out of place. To my mind, it sounds like a word kids would scream out in the playground, there's something very childish and juvenile about it. What's wrong with a nice breast? It's almost like the author was embarrassed about what she was writing and decided to assuage her embarrassment by trivialising and making a joke of it with her language choices. This jarred at me in what would have otherwise been a perfectly nice and natural progression to the character's relationship.
This is the only bugbear I have with this otherwise quite beautiful love story between two lovely ladies. 3 stars.
It certainly at least lust at first sight and the more the girls get to know each other the closer they become. It was lovely to see these two very likeable characters evolve both as individuals and as a couple as the novel went on.
Although described as an erotic novel the only thing that actually let the story down was the love scenes themselves. Believe me, I am no prude and like a bit of kink as much as the next person. However, the author's constant use of the word "tits" in the middle of a love scene seemed completely out of place. To my mind, it sounds like a word kids would scream out in the playground, there's something very childish and juvenile about it. What's wrong with a nice breast? It's almost like the author was embarrassed about what she was writing and decided to assuage her embarrassment by trivialising and making a joke of it with her language choices. This jarred at me in what would have otherwise been a perfectly nice and natural progression to the character's relationship.
This is the only bugbear I have with this otherwise quite beautiful love story between two lovely ladies. 3 stars.
thequeerbookish's review
4.0
(actual rating: 3.5)
A nice and easy read.
I had fun reading The Open Window. Both Morgan and Val are interesting characters with their own quirks and faults, something which makes this romance very believable. I loved how they met and I would love if more people would think like Val. I won't spoiler you so if you are curious now, you have to read this novel. But I can tell you (since it's in the description as well) that Morgan believes in magic and all things related. Since I am working at a publishing house concentrating on spiritual books this was rather interesting to me.
Usually f/f romances are only cute stories but with this one you get some rather sexy sex scenes as well. I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this, but it was a nice surprise.
I do have two regrets about this book though. First one is the asexual side character. Since the band is called The Asexual Kinks I was kinda expecting that asexuality would be a theme in this book. But it's not. One side character is ace but aside from her saying it once there is no mention of this ever again.
The second is the drama. Its resolve was far too quickly done and felt unrealistic because of this.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
A nice and easy read.
I had fun reading The Open Window. Both Morgan and Val are interesting characters with their own quirks and faults, something which makes this romance very believable. I loved how they met and I would love if more people would think like Val. I won't spoiler you so if you are curious now, you have to read this novel. But I can tell you (since it's in the description as well) that Morgan believes in magic and all things related. Since I am working at a publishing house concentrating on spiritual books this was rather interesting to me.
Usually f/f romances are only cute stories but with this one you get some rather sexy sex scenes as well. I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this, but it was a nice surprise.
I do have two regrets about this book though. First one is the asexual side character. Since the band is called The Asexual Kinks I was kinda expecting that asexuality would be a theme in this book. But it's not. One side character is ace but aside from her saying it once there is no mention of this ever again.
The second is the drama. Its resolve was far too quickly done and felt unrealistic because of this.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
munleigh's review
3.0
Morgan O'Brian has the luxury of writing full time as she got an inheritance from her mother. Morgan meets Valentina Lyal, a musician in the electro-punk band The Asexual Kinks, while doing laundry. They begin to date after meeting a couple of times but run into some trouble in the present from Val's past.
Morgan and Valentina were interesting characters to read and I enjoyed getting to know them. I especially thought it was interesting to know about Valentina's background and the description of throat singing.
As for the conflict between the two characters, I thought that Morgan overreacted when she saw Val with her ex, she just assumed the worst without having a conversation with her girlfriend.
Overall, I thought this book was an okay read and probably won't go on my reread shelf.
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I was given a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Morgan and Valentina were interesting characters to read and I enjoyed getting to know them. I especially thought it was interesting to know about Valentina's background and the description of throat singing.
As for the conflict between the two characters, I thought that Morgan overreacted when she saw Val with her ex, she just assumed the worst without having a conversation with her girlfriend.
Overall, I thought this book was an okay read and probably won't go on my reread shelf.
Review also posted here: http://wp.me/p4Pp9O-zb
I was given a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
stifledlaughter's review
5.0
I *really* enjoyed this book.
I liked both characters a lot, and both were developed really well. The fact that half of the book takes place long-distance is rather interesting, and I liked the personal journeys that both MCs went on. (I particularly enjoyed reading about the "life on the road" aspect of Val's journey, not something I usually see in romance novels.)
My one complaint about the book was (being vague as to avoid spoilers) a minor part near the end that seemed unusually "bad romcom plot", but that didn't diminish the book too poorly in my eyes. I quite liked this book and if you want MCs with interesting quandaries/going through big changes in their lives while finding love, it's a great read!
I liked both characters a lot, and both were developed really well. The fact that half of the book takes place long-distance is rather interesting, and I liked the personal journeys that both MCs went on. (I particularly enjoyed reading about the "life on the road" aspect of Val's journey, not something I usually see in romance novels.)
My one complaint about the book was (being vague as to avoid spoilers) a minor part near the end that seemed unusually "bad romcom plot", but that didn't diminish the book too poorly in my eyes. I quite liked this book and if you want MCs with interesting quandaries/going through big changes in their lives while finding love, it's a great read!
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