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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This is my first lesbian fiction. I literally, read everything and this was definitely a first. It's hilarious, raunchy, sad and a love story. Julia is a character that you really can care about and cheer on. She never has felt like she's had a successful love life. It really makes her feel depressed and anxious. One night, she decides to try something different. She goes home with Jane and discovers that being with the ladies is more her style. She meets Sam, who introduces her to polyamory, SM, underground sex parties and all sorts of things. I'm so glad my family didn't see what I was reading, it's very detailed. I thought the author did a wonderful job of really telling Julia and Sam's story even with all the intense sex. My copy said #NSFW and I would agree!
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse
adventurous
informative
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:
Yes
This book is hilariously funny. I read it in one sitting and enjoyed the complex characters Davies created. It’s a story of discovery, obsession and identity with a lot of sex thrown in for good measure. It’s Bridget Jones’ diary for today - but with a bit more about it.
Fast-paced, moving in places and always honest, this is a refreshing and fun read. I’ll be recommending it to friends although I’m worried they will assume my life as a gay woman is waaaay more exciting than it actually is! What an excellent find - I can’t wait to read more from Davies!
Thanks to #netgalley for the copy in return for an honest review
Fast-paced, moving in places and always honest, this is a refreshing and fun read. I’ll be recommending it to friends although I’m worried they will assume my life as a gay woman is waaaay more exciting than it actually is! What an excellent find - I can’t wait to read more from Davies!
Thanks to #netgalley for the copy in return for an honest review
First of all, I’m the kind of person that is pleased by everything, so I NEVER give bad reviews. That should tell you what you need to know, but keep reading if you also hated this book and want to compare notes.
The potential love interests in this book (and there are several) are literally written like characters in a dating simulator - all one note with just a single quirky personality trait or interest. The main character has sex with a woman and wakes the next day to run around London letting everyone know she is now a lesbian. I have no idea how her friends put up with her, because her friends would be like “Julia would you like to have Turkish food for dinner?” And Julia would be like “sorry can’t do that I’m off to have sex with a woman because IM A LESBIAN NOW.” While I was paraphrasing, those might as well have been quotes from the book, because that is how the dialogue is written.
Other than my personal qualms with the writing style, the book is trying to get across some point about feminism and wokeness and failing miserably. Everything in this book is so problematic. Another review pointed out the toxic ways that sex was portrayed in this book, like the assertion that you can only "fuck" with penetration, the total lack of consent, and the uncomfortable BDSM. The main character also sees her therapist once every couple of chapters (which does nothing to further the plot), and the therapist is borderline abusive and mentally unstable herself. I hope that none of the people in my life who I am trying to convince to get therapy read this book, because this is not an accurate portrayal of the wonders of therapy.
Also this Julia character is lucky to have any friends, because she treated each of them like absolute dog shit. Only wanted their attention when her girlfriend wasn’t around, made every single conversation about her miserable life, and basically violated every emotional boundary possible then ditched them whenever possible to go continue ruining her own life. And her friends were more interesting and 3 dimensional than she was.
Overall this book is pretentious, unrelatable, and incredibly poorly written. This review became a bit more unhinged than was intended. Pick this up if you like erotica with far too many boring details.
The potential love interests in this book (and there are several) are literally written like characters in a dating simulator - all one note with just a single quirky personality trait or interest. The main character has sex with a woman and wakes the next day to run around London letting everyone know she is now a lesbian. I have no idea how her friends put up with her, because her friends would be like “Julia would you like to have Turkish food for dinner?” And Julia would be like “sorry can’t do that I’m off to have sex with a woman because IM A LESBIAN NOW.” While I was paraphrasing, those might as well have been quotes from the book, because that is how the dialogue is written.
Other than my personal qualms with the writing style, the book is trying to get across some point about feminism and wokeness and failing miserably. Everything in this book is so problematic. Another review pointed out the toxic ways that sex was portrayed in this book, like the assertion that you can only "fuck" with penetration, the total lack of consent, and the uncomfortable BDSM. The main character also sees her therapist once every couple of chapters (which does nothing to further the plot), and the therapist is borderline abusive and mentally unstable herself. I hope that none of the people in my life who I am trying to convince to get therapy read this book, because this is not an accurate portrayal of the wonders of therapy.
Also this Julia character is lucky to have any friends, because she treated each of them like absolute dog shit. Only wanted their attention when her girlfriend wasn’t around, made every single conversation about her miserable life, and basically violated every emotional boundary possible then ditched them whenever possible to go continue ruining her own life. And her friends were more interesting and 3 dimensional than she was.
Overall this book is pretentious, unrelatable, and incredibly poorly written. This review became a bit more unhinged than was intended. Pick this up if you like erotica with far too many boring details.
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit of light, easy, dialogue-ridden reading for a bout of winter bug
Spoiler
, despite the toxic relationship aspect.
Julia hasn't had sex (with a man) for three years and after one disastrous encounter too many, turns her attentions to dating women and is amazingly good at it!
In At the Deep End follows Julia's journey of self discovery and it is a smart, funny and entertaining read and I really enjoyed learning more about the London lesbian dating scene.
The story was told in a frank, first person style that made me wonder at times if the work had been a blog before being developed into a novel.
Overall a good romp (in every sense) and I look forward to reading more by Kate Davies.
In At the Deep End follows Julia's journey of self discovery and it is a smart, funny and entertaining read and I really enjoyed learning more about the London lesbian dating scene.
The story was told in a frank, first person style that made me wonder at times if the work had been a blog before being developed into a novel.
Overall a good romp (in every sense) and I look forward to reading more by Kate Davies.