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Love in Focus
by Lyla Lee
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gemma hasn't seen or heard from her ex Celeste in eight years, after Celeste moved to Korea and broke up with her via text with no explanation. And now Gemma, a columnist, has been assigned to work with Celeste, a photographer, on an important project about love.
I loved the setting of this book. I have traveled to the bay area so it was easier to visualize it for me, but the author did well describing the setting and it made me want to go back. It took me a while to want to root for the characters and a second chance for them. The initial reason behind the break-up and miscommunication that happened could have been so easily solved. BUT once they started communicating and realizing their mistakes when they were younger, things really started to develop. I liked that they were in their later 20s so those conversations and realizations could be had. I also liked the focus on older queer couples for their project, especially an older sapphic couple. As for the spice, please, I beg, more strap-ons for the sapphics! Well done on that one!
The 1st person POV for Gemma and 3rd person POV for Celeste was a little hard to get used to at first. I would have loved to have more chapters for Celeste. Her chapters almost seemed like an afterthought.
The audiobook was okay. Natalie Naudus always does a fantastic job. She has a very pleasant voice and brings the range of emotions needed to her character. Catherine Ho almost sounded robotic at times and didn't have as much emotional depth.
~Thank you to Hachette Audio, Lyla Lee and NetGalley for this complimentary ALC. All opinions are my own~
I loved the setting of this book. I have traveled to the bay area so it was easier to visualize it for me, but the author did well describing the setting and it made me want to go back. It took me a while to want to root for the characters and a second chance for them. The initial reason behind the break-up and miscommunication that happened could have been so easily solved. BUT once they started communicating and realizing their mistakes when they were younger, things really started to develop. I liked that they were in their later 20s so those conversations and realizations could be had. I also liked the focus on older queer couples for their project, especially an older sapphic couple. As for the spice, please, I beg, more strap-ons for the sapphics! Well done on that one!
The 1st person POV for Gemma and 3rd person POV for Celeste was a little hard to get used to at first. I would have loved to have more chapters for Celeste. Her chapters almost seemed like an afterthought.
The audiobook was okay. Natalie Naudus always does a fantastic job. She has a very pleasant voice and brings the range of emotions needed to her character. Catherine Ho almost sounded robotic at times and didn't have as much emotional depth.
~Thank you to Hachette Audio, Lyla Lee and NetGalley for this complimentary ALC. All opinions are my own~