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A review by kalarosereads
Finding Gene Kelly by Torie Jean
4.0
"The problem with endometriosis, nay, one of the problems with endometriosis, is that endometriosis doesn’t care about anything. It doesn’t care that it’s inconvenient. It doesn’t care that it’s causing you a significant amount of pain every hour of every day or that it’s brought you to your knees both mentally and physically. It doesn’t care who you are. What you do or need to do for a living. And it doesn’t care that you’re in the middle of one of the most spectacular moments in your life—or maybe it does care, and it’s just a bitch. Maybe it’s the Regina George of diseases, who knows? I’ve tried to converse with it on multiple occasions, and all I’ve ever heard back is stabby, stab, stab, stab."
As someone who struggles with endometriosis, it is so validating to read it built into a romance book. I found that the author described it extremely accurately, at least from my perspective, while also making me laugh at the same time. Sometimes humour really is the best medicine and the main character's witty, dry sense of humour about her pain was really relatable and enjoyable to read.
The love story was cozy and heartwarming, filled with interesting plot points of difficult family dynamics and supportive best friends. Plus who doesn't love a romance set in Paris!
As someone who struggles with endometriosis, it is so validating to read it built into a romance book. I found that the author described it extremely accurately, at least from my perspective, while also making me laugh at the same time. Sometimes humour really is the best medicine and the main character's witty, dry sense of humour about her pain was really relatable and enjoyable to read.
The love story was cozy and heartwarming, filled with interesting plot points of difficult family dynamics and supportive best friends. Plus who doesn't love a romance set in Paris!