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A review by tillyjournals
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A light festive fun read. Though it was light on the festivity!
A sex worker (Bee) gets cast into a hallmark-esque movie after an injury with the lead. She has a huge crush on the male lead (Nolan) who is an child star - boy band. Nolan is an avid watcher of Bee/Bianca’s Only Fans (or whatever this book names it).
It’s a nice FWB to lovers trope with the added drama of trying to keep their relationship and backgrounds hidden. There are a lot of real life issues mentioned between fatphobia, sex work, mental health and sexuality - possibly a few too many to fit into this kind of book though which is why it’s lost a few stars from me. I’d have preferred it to stick to the fatphobia and sex work which were main themes.
That being said - it was nice to have sexuality mentioned and just be a part of the characters lives without it being a main focus, and to accept that just because bi characters are in heterosexual relationships it doesn’t make them any less bi which a lot of books seem to miss.
I enjoyed the steam in this book too! I’ve read a few reviews of surprise about the amount of steam - but I don’t understand why people are surprise that there’s a lotta steam in a book centred around sex workers!!
All in all, a nice read, but don’t expect something you can’t put down or a literary great!
A sex worker (Bee) gets cast into a hallmark-esque movie after an injury with the lead. She has a huge crush on the male lead (Nolan) who is an child star - boy band. Nolan is an avid watcher of Bee/Bianca’s Only Fans (or whatever this book names it).
It’s a nice FWB to lovers trope with the added drama of trying to keep their relationship and backgrounds hidden. There are a lot of real life issues mentioned between fatphobia, sex work, mental health and sexuality - possibly a few too many to fit into this kind of book though which is why it’s lost a few stars from me. I’d have preferred it to stick to the fatphobia and sex work which were main themes.
That being said - it was nice to have sexuality mentioned and just be a part of the characters lives without it being a main focus, and to accept that just because bi characters are in heterosexual relationships it doesn’t make them any less bi which a lot of books seem to miss.
I enjoyed the steam in this book too! I’ve read a few reviews of surprise about the amount of steam - but I don’t understand why people are surprise that there’s a lotta steam in a book centred around sex workers!!
All in all, a nice read, but don’t expect something you can’t put down or a literary great!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Fatphobia, and Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness