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funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Phee and Angel have a special in my heart! This small town sapphic romance is a perfect summer read that I couldn't get enough of! Aricka did a great job with description, word choice, and banter! And the spiciness!? Devoured! Aricka wrote it perfectly and I loved how she wrote their intimacy in way that goes outside the lines of the usual masc-presenting and femme. *chef’s kiss* I can’t wait to read more of her work!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abortion, Death of parent
“Where There’s Smoke” - by : Aricka Alexander
Watching Phee and Angel falling in love was almost like a fairytale.
I love a lesbian romance that upholds love in the light as the “average” romance book.
It brings in grief , tragedy , love , family , and spice into this mind blowing combination of words. No third act break up , no unrealistic turn that throws you out of the element while you’re reading.
I actually found myself crying because I can see these characters and everything they went through in real life. This is what joining an authors world looks , sounds , and feels like.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5 star read !
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ - 5 star spice level !
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Little to no conflict, characters are lovely.
The vibes were good, definitely recommend, I remember the MC’s names but probably won’t re-read.
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
I enjoyed Where There’s Smoke a lot. Such a good and satisfying romance with a lot of sweetness and spice. Angel is such a relatable character and Phoenix is one of the best book baes I’ve read this year. Will definitely be recommending to friends and be reading more of Aricka’s work.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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:
No
- Author noted that it's "slice of life" at the beginning, and I think that would be fine but there were SO many things skipped over that I think would've been more interesting than what was given
- The characters were great -- I loved Angel and really liked Phee and they are very cute together
- But Phee is a firefighter and there is one fire in the whole book and we get it from the perspective of Angel who is half conscious for it! Show me Phee doing cool and dangerous things!
- There's like, a lot of little things about this that annoyed me but no huge problems, either? Ultimately still had fun reading it, I'd just randomly get mad when something got skipped over that I wanted to see and instead got them talking about after the fact
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
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
Very cute very spicy