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idk_indigo's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
What a wonderful debut! The writing was a bit clunky ("the other woman" made a few too many cameos) but I loved the character development! I also loved the sister storyline, it made me want to go talk to my family!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
crystalisreading's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really enjoyable story. loved the Sapphic energy in this book. The normalcy. WLW get to have their small town fantasy too. And it's nice to see friendship be such an integral part of the storyline....but...
Iris acted like a bully when they were kids and is still making people uncomfortable and being rude even as an adult. It was difficult for me to see her portrayed as a good friend, with no criticism of or consequences for her behalf. even physical assault seems to be okay if she's the one who does it.
Also these characters are freaking alcoholics! There is not a task aside from their jobs that they can do without something alcoholic to drink in their hands. it's nice to see women be able to drink without criticism, but this level of constant, automatic alcohol consumption is seriously unhealthy. Therapy would work better and be easier on their livers.
And as far as representation goes, the Sapphic rep is great, but that's it. This is a glaringly white small town (perhaps accurate in a former sundown state but still annoying), full of conventionally attractive, vigorously healthy ablebodied cis white folks. Unrealistic and grosss.
Part of me wants to read the next 2 books, but I don't know if I can get past the drinking and representation issues, not to mention Iris. So probably not. Back to more diverse romances
Iris acted like a bully when they were kids and is still making people uncomfortable and being rude even as an adult. It was difficult for me to see her portrayed as a good friend, with no criticism of or consequences for her behalf. even physical assault seems to be okay if she's the one who does it.
Also these characters are freaking alcoholics! There is not a task aside from their jobs that they can do without something alcoholic to drink in their hands. it's nice to see women be able to drink without criticism, but this level of constant, automatic alcohol consumption is seriously unhealthy. Therapy would work better and be easier on their livers.
And as far as representation goes, the Sapphic rep is great, but that's it. This is a glaringly white small town (perhaps accurate in a former sundown state but still annoying), full of conventionally attractive, vigorously healthy ablebodied cis white folks. Unrealistic and grosss.
Part of me wants to read the next 2 books, but I don't know if I can get past the drinking and representation issues, not to mention Iris. So probably not. Back to more diverse romances
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer
Death by aneurysmkatbotelho's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i give this a four bc it was just as entertaining as astrid parker doesn’t fail but ive rated lower mainly bc if the childish antics that these 30 year old women were pulling throughout the book because what do you mean you put chili powder in ur besties fiancés underwear instead of just having a conversation with ur friend about how her fiancé is a douche ????
also as i read more of this authors books i have to raise my eyebrow at her inability to call characters lesbians,, like it’s very clear which characters are bisexual bc they mention such all the time but the characters that are supposed to be lesbians (aka Deliliah Green herself) never actually say the word lesbian ?? it’s always queer which is not the same thing at all,, lesbian isn’t a bad word why can’t we just say it ?
also the relationship dynamics in these books just be lacking diversity,, why is is always a white bisexual woman and a white lesbian woman who is unwilling to call herself a lesbian ? why can’t the love interest be a poc ? why can’t the love interest be a she/they or a nonbinary lesbian ? why can’t it be a bi/bi pairing or a bi/pan pairing or any other of the multitudes of queer pairings ? its just all feeling very the same
that being said i will be reading iris kelly doesnt date just to see if the third book surprises me
also as i read more of this authors books i have to raise my eyebrow at her inability to call characters lesbians,, like it’s very clear which characters are bisexual bc they mention such all the time but the characters that are supposed to be lesbians (aka Deliliah Green herself) never actually say the word lesbian ?? it’s always queer which is not the same thing at all,, lesbian isn’t a bad word why can’t we just say it ?
also the relationship dynamics in these books just be lacking diversity,, why is is always a white bisexual woman and a white lesbian woman who is unwilling to call herself a lesbian ? why can’t the love interest be a poc ? why can’t the love interest be a she/they or a nonbinary lesbian ? why can’t it be a bi/bi pairing or a bi/pan pairing or any other of the multitudes of queer pairings ? its just all feeling very the same
that being said i will be reading iris kelly doesnt date just to see if the third book surprises me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
reddeddy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Classism, Incest, and Sexual harassment
sweetsouthwest's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was cute. I’m excited to read more in this series, and more from the author in general!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, and Cursing
nightworldlove's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this (audio) book! First of all I was really lured in by the cover art, because the characters both look absolutely gorgeous, and Delilah was very quickly growing on me. Partially because she's a photographer and I can relate to that quite a bit.
The story itself had me hooked almost instantly and it stayed that way. I really enjoyed the alternating POVs, which really made sense in this case and added a lot. All the characters have a distinct personality, no mary sues here!
There's some smut scenes that were incredibly good and I thoroughly enjoyed those too. The emotions came across so vividly, it was lovely <3 The narrator did a phenomenal job too!
The story itself had me hooked almost instantly and it stayed that way. I really enjoyed the alternating POVs, which really made sense in this case and added a lot. All the characters have a distinct personality, no mary sues here!
There's some smut scenes that were incredibly good and I thoroughly enjoyed those too. The emotions came across so vividly, it was lovely <3 The narrator did a phenomenal job too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, and Infidelity
khymihr's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity
lauwbinx's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
jaylene's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
First sapphic read and I'm here for it - queer girls for the win! I was a bit surprised to see how well balanced the spice and story was; the story was well thought out. Looking forward to continuing this series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, and Toxic relationship
crinspire's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity