thischarmingreader 's review for:

Love in Focus by Lyla Lee

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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✨ ARC Review ✨

I enjoyed this steamy sapphic novel. Did it wow me? Unfortunately, no. But it was a solid effort with some genuinely sexy moments. 

Gemma has just been unceremoniously dumped by her fiancé after *seven* years together. No explanation. She’s bunking on her friends’ couch now. Aaaand she’s just found out she’ll be working with her college era ex-girlfriend, Celeste. Celeste who completely ghosted her eight years ago. Again, no explanation. 

I’ll be honest: this part of the story DID NOT work for me and since it’s central to the entire thing, this is why I only enjoyed it rather than wanting to sell it to every person I’ve ever met. Celeste’s reasoning for not letting her girlfriend know why she hightailed it back to Seoul was asinine. 

Okay, now for the good stuff: I loved Gemma’s friendship with Kiara and Val. I loved the desire to find elder Asian lesbian couples for the article they’re creating. Representation matters always. I loved all the food descriptions. And I loved the way Gemma and Celeste yearned for each other and those times they let that yearning loose? Sexy. Hot. 🥵 

Would I recommend it? For the reasons I loved? Sure. Overall? Only if you’ve read every other sapphic romance available. 

I was given this eARC via #netgalley and @readforeverpub. Allison thoughts are mine alone. 

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