A review by kathleenmcg
Meegan by Rebekah Weatherspoon

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It took a minute to get used to the spelling of the character and to change the pronounciation in my head. While both characters are white, Olin's neurodiversity makes the story interesting. Included are a cast of supporting characters who are a giant multiculturally diverse group. 

The fake date trope is used here, but instalove is a bit more how the book rolls. Not that the characters would admit that. Why are these two beautiful people still single? Well, Meegan has some proclivities that are non-negotiable. These have kept her single, up until this point. Olin, is the billionaire wunderkind who has kept his nose to the grindstone. He has had no interest in dating, until one too many would be matchmakers asked if he was gay. 
 
Meegan and Olin's friend Xeni set them up for a fake date. Meegan took his extreme wealth in stride, especially since this was to be a fake relationship.This story does not have a crisis, per se. There is too much to learn about one another to add a crisis on top of the story to make it a more conventional romance. Olin grows during the story so much. One cannot help but fall in love with him. Weatherspoon is comfortable writing about BDSM elements. In this book, she kept it pretty focused on the BD, not the SM, in community. And it is a community. There is a fairly large overlap of friends, and I love how they interact. I don't want to give too much away, but I, so, want these two to succeed. 

My goal for 2024 is to read as many romances by BIPOC authors possible. If I go back and read any given book as soon as I'm finished, it's an automatic 5.0 for a BIPOC author. I'll knock off .25 for lack of diversity. I'll often read some books two or three times in a matter of days. This does not show up on StoryGraph(my favorite, BTW), or GoodReads. Still, I love to read backwards-to see again how the author structures the story and the chosen elements that make a novel fresh 
 
Rebekah Weatherspoon is an automatic buy/read. 5.0
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