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A review by dobbsthedog
The Love Study by Kris Ripper
5.0
OMG, these books are too adorable! Seriously, the characters are just so freaking sweet, I can’t even.
In this one, which is the first in the series (and yes, I’m reading them out of order), it is the story of Declan and Sidney. Sidney is genderqueer, and I think this is the first book (definitely the first romance) that I’ve read with a genderqueer person in it. As a cisgender person, I’m still learning about other genders and I really liked Sidney (Declan, too, though he’s a bit of a disaster). Maybe it’s weird for me to say, but I really liked that throughout the book Sidney was genderqueer, using they/them pronouns, there was absolutely zero mentions about what gender they grew up as, they were just themselves. I really appreciated that that is how they were written, that Declan just completely accepts them as is.
I also liked how normalized therapy is. When Declan messes up, he realizes how terrible he’s feeling and makes an appointment with his therapist. Therapy is a good thing and needs to be talked about more in fiction.
Overall, very enjoyable read, and I will be moving on to the second in the series ASAP.
In this one, which is the first in the series (and yes, I’m reading them out of order), it is the story of Declan and Sidney. Sidney is genderqueer, and I think this is the first book (definitely the first romance) that I’ve read with a genderqueer person in it. As a cisgender person, I’m still learning about other genders and I really liked Sidney (Declan, too, though he’s a bit of a disaster). Maybe it’s weird for me to say, but I really liked that throughout the book Sidney was genderqueer, using they/them pronouns, there was absolutely zero mentions about what gender they grew up as, they were just themselves. I really appreciated that that is how they were written, that Declan just completely accepts them as is.
I also liked how normalized therapy is. When Declan messes up, he realizes how terrible he’s feeling and makes an appointment with his therapist. Therapy is a good thing and needs to be talked about more in fiction.
Overall, very enjoyable read, and I will be moving on to the second in the series ASAP.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders