A review by uraveragelesbianreader
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I once saw someone call this a romance book written for tiktok and theyre not wrong but it is MY romance book written for tiktok. When people say that queer people deserve cringey romance books, this is what they mean. I devoured this book in one afternoon after finally caving into the hype and buying it. I have three main criticisms. Sometimes the writing felt like it was written to go viral on tiktok and made me question if two people would ever actually say that to each other in real life. Then again, this is a romance book so if youre someone who consistently reads romance (I am not) this likely won't bug you. Two, some of the problems in the book almost get poofed away in a manner that feels unsatisfying especially when they are built up to be major plot points. My final criticism is how much it plays into the 'ambiguously queer woman' trope. I dont think theres anything wrong with having unlableded characters or having characters who are simply ambiguously queer, but in this book they felt oversatured especially considering how they already prevail in most wlw media. I would have really enjoyed seeing at least one character label themselves as a lesbian, bisexual or pansexual. Specifically because Delilah is quite clearly a lesbian at one point explicitly saying she only dates/sleeps with women and nonbinary people. The L word however, is only dropped once on page 214 in a mildly tasteless joke about butch lesbians. This is however not to say I did not enjoy this book. The romance feels earned and the characters are funny and it all feels straight out of a cheesy hallmark romcom in the best way possible. The shenanigans in this book somehow did not make me feel deeply second hand embarrassed like I normally would and that made an enjoyable read. Lighthearted moments prevail overall but the more serious touching moments are not overshadowed. Overall I'm happy to see queer women get the representation we have deserved in the romance genre.  I would recommend this more to people who are well inundated in the romance genre but it is not a bad first romance read either. 
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