A review by aromarrie
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

there’s something so comforting about the way that claire kann writes and joy just kinda stole my heart well into the book, faults and all. seeing how fox grew to care for her just as much for the same reasons put a big smile on my face and i  love how much exploring there was in this story as there was romance and communication. 

regarding the asexual rep, as someone who’s aro myself, there’s still a big line to cross there but i still connected to joy a lot regarding her feelings for malcolm, as complicated as they were. and i’m just so damn relieved to have read a main character as self-aware as joy who strives to be her best but is also allowed to make her mistakes and feel the way she does. 

the character dynamics among joy, fox, malcolm, and summer added some tension well near the beginning  of the story but there were some good memories made that i’m grateful for. i hope that they all find the peace & happiness each and every one of them deserve, leaving behind their pasts and old habits if they can. 

this is perhaps as good of a summer read as i could’ve stumbled upon, so that’s cool.
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