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esmayrosalyne 's review for:
Truly, Madly, Deeply
by Alexandria Bellefleur
3.5 stars
Contrary to what the cover might have you believe, Truly, Madly, Deeply is a wonderfully messy queer romance that simply screams bi-panic!
After having loved all of Bellefleur's earlier works, I was beyond excited about the premise of this new release. I mean, two bisexual disasters co-hosting a podcast to give dating advice? Sounds like a recipe for success.
The book started off super strong for me, and I immediately loved the delicious tension between Truly and Colin. I mean, this man is truly just a walking green flag, and I was so amused by the way that he was simply complete and utter trash for Truly; anyone who has a partner that grovels for their lover like this has honestly won the game.
However, after their first meet-cute during the podcast, everything just took a bit of an unexpected turn. We really only get one scene about the whole podcast element, and then instead switch gears to focus on a Parent Trap kinda situation? I mean, sure, fine, can definitely work... but that was not what I came for?
The entire drama with Truly's parents (whose theater puns could not have been more annoying) honestly just didn't capture my attention, and I would much rather have spent more time developing the bond between Truly and Colin. Their dynamic was so wholesome and healthy, but I feel like we were robbed of all the most important emotional bonding moments and instead mostly focused on their physical/sexual attraction.
That said, I did really appreciate the conversation about bisexuality and bi-erasure, because I feel like those topics are still just weirdly taboo in the queer community. This story might have felt a bit awfully cheesy and 'too good to be true' in other aspects, but at least we got to see two amazing bisexual protagonists finding happiness, love, and acceptance, so bonus points for that.
While this might be my least favourite work by Bellefleur so far, I still devoured the story and will 100% be reading whatever she puts out next. If you want a swoony, funny, and honestly sickly sweet queer romance with some complicated family drama and some good spice, then I'd recommend giving Truly, Madly, Deeply a shot!
Contrary to what the cover might have you believe, Truly, Madly, Deeply is a wonderfully messy queer romance that simply screams bi-panic!
After having loved all of Bellefleur's earlier works, I was beyond excited about the premise of this new release. I mean, two bisexual disasters co-hosting a podcast to give dating advice? Sounds like a recipe for success.
The book started off super strong for me, and I immediately loved the delicious tension between Truly and Colin. I mean, this man is truly just a walking green flag, and I was so amused by the way that he was simply complete and utter trash for Truly; anyone who has a partner that grovels for their lover like this has honestly won the game.
However, after their first meet-cute during the podcast, everything just took a bit of an unexpected turn. We really only get one scene about the whole podcast element, and then instead switch gears to focus on a Parent Trap kinda situation? I mean, sure, fine, can definitely work... but that was not what I came for?
The entire drama with Truly's parents (whose theater puns could not have been more annoying) honestly just didn't capture my attention, and I would much rather have spent more time developing the bond between Truly and Colin. Their dynamic was so wholesome and healthy, but I feel like we were robbed of all the most important emotional bonding moments and instead mostly focused on their physical/sexual attraction.
That said, I did really appreciate the conversation about bisexuality and bi-erasure, because I feel like those topics are still just weirdly taboo in the queer community. This story might have felt a bit awfully cheesy and 'too good to be true' in other aspects, but at least we got to see two amazing bisexual protagonists finding happiness, love, and acceptance, so bonus points for that.
While this might be my least favourite work by Bellefleur so far, I still devoured the story and will 100% be reading whatever she puts out next. If you want a swoony, funny, and honestly sickly sweet queer romance with some complicated family drama and some good spice, then I'd recommend giving Truly, Madly, Deeply a shot!