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A review by soy_ahoy
The Awkward Truth by Lee Winter
5.0
When I saw the blurb mentioning a soft butch love interest I thought okay, time for another slender girl with a pixie cut I guess, and then I got complete whiplash from her actual description: "The woman was block-out-the-sun tall and solid as a brick wall. She had powerful thighs and broad muscled shoulders [...] Generous breasts and an unexpectedly rounded stomach softened her imposing form so that she looked a bit like a teddy bear [...]"
Basically, Dr. Cooper is a total dreamboat. So WHY have I never seen this book recommended on any "books with butch representation" lists?? I'm so mad about not reading this sooner because I loved it so much! Also big shout-out to Winter for keeping it real and having Cooper call Felicity out on her callous remarks about not wanting to look like a "butch lesbian trucker" or a "bad movie stereotype" because butches don't put in "any effort", except personally I wouldn't have forgiven her like five seconds later like Cooper does. That one was a little too real, especially with Felicity using her attraction to women as "proof" that she's basically incapable of being butchphobic even after saying all that. I kinda wish that was more directly addressed later in the story too, I feel like Cooper never truly got a real apology for those comments.
I really loved that the novel is written from the ice queen's perspective, and the confirmation that they're pretty much secretly desperately horny all the time was hilarious. Even though they got off to a rough start, I loved Felicity's and Cooper's chemistry - and the sex scenes, my god. So so incredibly good. I read this immediately after The Brutal Truth so I really appreciated the glimpses of Elena and Maddie and their developing friendship with Felicity.
Definitely one of my favorite reads this year!
Basically, Dr. Cooper is a total dreamboat. So WHY have I never seen this book recommended on any "books with butch representation" lists?? I'm so mad about not reading this sooner because I loved it so much! Also big shout-out to Winter for keeping it real and having Cooper call Felicity out on her callous remarks about not wanting to look like a "butch lesbian trucker" or a "bad movie stereotype" because butches don't put in "any effort", except personally I wouldn't have forgiven her like five seconds later like Cooper does. That one was a little too real, especially with Felicity using her attraction to women as "proof" that she's basically incapable of being butchphobic even after saying all that. I kinda wish that was more directly addressed later in the story too, I feel like Cooper never truly got a real apology for those comments.
I really loved that the novel is written from the ice queen's perspective, and the confirmation that they're pretty much secretly desperately horny all the time was hilarious. Even though they got off to a rough start, I loved Felicity's and Cooper's chemistry - and the sex scenes, my god. So so incredibly good. I read this immediately after The Brutal Truth so I really appreciated the glimpses of Elena and Maddie and their developing friendship with Felicity.
Definitely one of my favorite reads this year!