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A review by kristensreadingnook
The Aloha Butterfly Kiss by Brooke Gilbert
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“Music unites us in such a beautiful way. It’s one of the few things in life that welcomes people from all walks of life with open arms. No one’s a stranger and everyone is family. Music is home. Music is love.”
Brooke Gilbert has written an own voices novel featuring a protagonist with lupus who has found comfort in playing her ukelele. When Guin literally washes up on shore in Maui to be rescued by Locke, a Little Mermaid meet cute ensues even though neither of them are looking for love and instead are actively avoiding it.
I highlighted so many passages in this book, way more than I normally do. It was so hard to pick one to feature here, but I felt this one encapsulated the heart of the book so well.
This is Brooke Gilbert’s second novel that I’ve read and I have loved them both.
Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Read if you like:
Sweet, closed door romances
Disability rep
The Little Mermaid references
Maui setting
Brooke Gilbert has written an own voices novel featuring a protagonist with lupus who has found comfort in playing her ukelele. When Guin literally washes up on shore in Maui to be rescued by Locke, a Little Mermaid meet cute ensues even though neither of them are looking for love and instead are actively avoiding it.
I highlighted so many passages in this book, way more than I normally do. It was so hard to pick one to feature here, but I felt this one encapsulated the heart of the book so well.
This is Brooke Gilbert’s second novel that I’ve read and I have loved them both.
Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Read if you like:
Sweet, closed door romances
Disability rep
The Little Mermaid references
Maui setting