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We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
We Could Be So Good
By Cat Sebastian
5/5⭐️
This is an adult historical romance set in New York, 1958. Nick Russo is working as a news reporter for the Chronicle paper, when Boss's privileged son Andy Flemming is dumped into his office to prepare for taking over the paper upon his father's upcoming retirement. Nick takes Andy under his wing, and they are soon close friends, and then they become more. They must figure out how to live in relative safety as a Queer couple in a discriminative society.
This book contained popular romance tropes such as best friends to lovers, the protagonists living together before their relationship, one is grumpy the other is joyful, and it's a workplace romance.
It also includes some mutual pining, heartwarming banter, bonding through a shared hatred of a baseball team, and cooking for each other.
Oh, and if you're not convinced already, there's a CAT! A silly cat who doesn't seem to know how to survive, but still a cat!
Andy was the literal human version of a labrador. He was clumsy, funny, attention-seeking, and overall just so lovable. He was aware of his privilege, of having a LOT of money, and made sure to not let it affect his relationships with his colleages who were also hus future employees. His journey of discovering his sexuality was so pure.
Nick was cautious, more experienced at surviving as a gay man in a heteronormative world, but also brave, grumpy, afraid to admit his feelings or show any vulnerability. Watching him learn that he can have a long term relationship, and a group of friends who he can trust enough to tell them about his sexuality, was wonderful.
Simply, their relationship was beautiful.
Queer rep:
Gay protagonist
Mspec protagonist (unlabelled)
TWs: bullying, homophobia, sexual content, violence, police brutality.
By Cat Sebastian
5/5⭐️
This is an adult historical romance set in New York, 1958. Nick Russo is working as a news reporter for the Chronicle paper, when Boss's privileged son Andy Flemming is dumped into his office to prepare for taking over the paper upon his father's upcoming retirement. Nick takes Andy under his wing, and they are soon close friends, and then they become more. They must figure out how to live in relative safety as a Queer couple in a discriminative society.
This book contained popular romance tropes such as best friends to lovers, the protagonists living together before their relationship, one is grumpy the other is joyful, and it's a workplace romance.
It also includes some mutual pining, heartwarming banter, bonding through a shared hatred of a baseball team, and cooking for each other.
Oh, and if you're not convinced already, there's a CAT! A silly cat who doesn't seem to know how to survive, but still a cat!
Andy was the literal human version of a labrador. He was clumsy, funny, attention-seeking, and overall just so lovable. He was aware of his privilege, of having a LOT of money, and made sure to not let it affect his relationships with his colleages who were also hus future employees. His journey of discovering his sexuality was so pure.
Nick was cautious, more experienced at surviving as a gay man in a heteronormative world, but also brave, grumpy, afraid to admit his feelings or show any vulnerability. Watching him learn that he can have a long term relationship, and a group of friends who he can trust enough to tell them about his sexuality, was wonderful.
Simply, their relationship was beautiful.
Queer rep:
Gay protagonist
Mspec protagonist (unlabelled)
TWs: bullying, homophobia, sexual content, violence, police brutality.