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A review by sapphistoire
Hopeless Romantic by Georgia Beers
3.0
I was so excited to pick up another Georgia Beers novel after reading Flavor of the Month a couple of months back. This one particularly interested me because of the whole divorce lawyer who loves rom-coms and wedding planner who doesn't believe in happily ever afters dynamic. First and foremost, I did really enjoy the wedding planning aspects. It's an area I know absolutely nothing about (except from watching countless episodes of Don't Tell the Bride) and it was really interesting to get a little peek into that world. On the same note, I wish we'd seen a little more of Leah's work life (although I understand that divorce law is very complicated and not the lightest subject to write about). Another thing I really enjoyed about this was the family and friendship dynamics. Leah's family were so sweet and supportive of each other and it's something I really love to read in lesbian romance books, as so many of us sadly don't get to see that in real life. One of Teddi's friends is also genderqueer which I was also really excited to see, as I have sadly not read of many genderqueer characters in literature. Finally, I also loved that this followed a couple that are slightly older than the normal couples I read about in romance novels (they're not that old - in their late 30s and mid 40s) so it was really refreshing!
However, I did have a couple of issues. Much the same as with Flavor of the Month, I found this to be almost painfully slow at times. I for one love character driven novels, and I don't mind if there isn't much of a plot line if the characters are great. However, I think because this does take place over a year and was quite repetitive, what with the heavy focus on the wedding planning, it did seem to drag a little bit. I also have started to get a wee bit bored of romance authors writing in a conflict about three quarters of the way into a book, especially when, in the case of this book, it could have been overcome if the characters just talked to each other!
Regardless, I did really enjoy my time reading this and I will definitely keep an eye out for Georgia Beer's other books in the future! I would also definitely recommend this to those who loved The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth!
However, I did have a couple of issues. Much the same as with Flavor of the Month, I found this to be almost painfully slow at times. I for one love character driven novels, and I don't mind if there isn't much of a plot line if the characters are great. However, I think because this does take place over a year and was quite repetitive, what with the heavy focus on the wedding planning, it did seem to drag a little bit. I also have started to get a wee bit bored of romance authors writing in a conflict about three quarters of the way into a book, especially when, in the case of this book, it could have been overcome if the characters just talked to each other!
Regardless, I did really enjoy my time reading this and I will definitely keep an eye out for Georgia Beer's other books in the future! I would also definitely recommend this to those who loved The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth!