A review by caffeineandchaosreads
Love in Focus by Lyla Lee

3.0

This was a cute little LGBTQ read. Also loved the added multi cultural relationship aspect however I feel like it lacked the character depth I wanted. The writing was kinda surface level (I felt like I was told things rather than written in a way that would evoke emotions) and I really just wanted more from the story and the characters. I loved the premise and the ideas of who the characters would be but it just fell a little flat. 

I did the audio for this one and I have mixed feelings about it. I really didn’t like Celeste’s voice actor. This maybe a me problem but it was just so jarring to me when we would switch to her POV. I also think her POV was not really necessary as the majority of the story was told from Gemma’s POV—this may have been more the issue. It was set up that Celeste was a main character but she acted more like a side character. Definitely think we needed more Celeste or just cut her POV altogether. Though there were some aspects I found lacking it’s still a very cute, fun, little rom-com and a perfect read for summer!

Thank you Netgalley and Hachette Audio for an ALC of this book. All opinions are my own.