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A review by irl_bookworms
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Do you love cooking shows? Are you a chaotic Queer with a soft spot for feels? Then is this the book for you! Love & Other Disasters had me hooked from the first line. It is so utterly sweet, and charming, and soft, and silly, and steamy, and oh, did I mention delicious?
Dahlia decides to take a chance with her future and signs up for a popular reality cooking competition. What she doesn’t expect is to promptly fall flat on her face in the first episode and catch the attention of London, who has just announced their pronouns on national television. London doesn’t need to be distracted by the adorable woman at the bench in front of them, they have enough issues dealing with trolls, a certain fellow constant, and their dad. But then, feelings never really care much for plans, do they?
OMG do I love this book!! As rural, queer person, London makes me over the moon happy by the simple fact of existing on the page. And their relationship with Dahlia going from acquaintances to friends to lovers? It’s the sweetest!
Kelly also deals with tough topics in a refreshing and honest way, and I did really appreciate how misgendering scenes were done with actually misgendering London on page. There was also a very important storyline where London was pitted against the competitor who kept misgendering them and I found it brought in a focus on performative allyship that was very well done.
Love and Other Disasters is fun, sexy, and shamelessly human - I adored it and want to hug it with all I can!
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One more note: THIS COVER!! I MEAN, IT’S SO STINKING CUTE I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!
*I received an eARC from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review*
Dahlia decides to take a chance with her future and signs up for a popular reality cooking competition. What she doesn’t expect is to promptly fall flat on her face in the first episode and catch the attention of London, who has just announced their pronouns on national television. London doesn’t need to be distracted by the adorable woman at the bench in front of them, they have enough issues dealing with trolls, a certain fellow constant, and their dad. But then, feelings never really care much for plans, do they?
OMG do I love this book!! As rural, queer person, London makes me over the moon happy by the simple fact of existing on the page. And their relationship with Dahlia going from acquaintances to friends to lovers? It’s the sweetest!
Kelly also deals with tough topics in a refreshing and honest way, and I did really appreciate how misgendering scenes were done with actually misgendering London on page. There was also a very important storyline where London was pitted against the competitor who kept misgendering them and I found it brought in a focus on performative allyship that was very well done.
Love and Other Disasters is fun, sexy, and shamelessly human - I adored it and want to hug it with all I can!
.
One more note: THIS COVER!! I MEAN, IT’S SO STINKING CUTE I LOVE IT SO MUCH !!
*I received an eARC from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review*