A review by carrieemoran
Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer

3.0

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this title. I'm realizing I am a sucker for a lesbian/queer romance novel, and I wanted to love this. I was thrilled in small moments, but overall I wish there'd been more complexity and depth to the characters. The narrator's husband was so wholly unlikable and irredeemable, it made it hard to understand why she was so torn about leaving him. Also, the extended affair narrative was uncomfortable. I wanted to root for her love with Jane, but felt too skeeved out by her lying to her husband.