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Detective Colby Jackson has the perfect life: A career she is passionate about, and a …
4½⭐️/5
My only complaint here is the pacing.
Tags: #ExistingRelationship #FirstPersonPOV #InversionOfControl #Mystery #Novelette #Polyamory #SinglePOV
Dear Schmedit: This past weekend my fiancé (24 M) and I (23 F) were at …
4⭐️/5
Honestly, my only complaint here is that the story is too short, so we don’t get much build-up and end up with an insta-lust/love-at-first-sight combo, which really doesn’t do justice to the vibe. I would absolutely read a sequel, or an expanded version.
I mean, who doesn’t want a Quenalith in their life?
Tags: #Awakening #DualPOV #FirstPersonPOV #HalfUnavailable #HiddenRelationship #InstaLust #LoveAtFirstSight #NonHumanMC #RomCom #SexWork
4⭐️/5
Honestly, my only complaint here is that the story is too short, so we don’t get much build-up and end up with an insta-lust/love-at-first-sight combo, which really doesn’t do justice to the vibe. I would absolutely read a sequel, or an expanded version.
I mean, who doesn’t want a Quenalith in their life?
Tags: #Awakening #DualPOV #FirstPersonPOV #HalfUnavailable #HiddenRelationship #InstaLust #LoveAtFirstSight #NonHumanMC #RomCom #SexWork
Genna Collins works a dead end job, loves her family, her girlfriend, and her friends. …
3¾⭐️/5
When including body self-image issues into a story, there’s a fine line between presenting sympathy and actively body shaming. That line’s going to be different for every reader, based on their own life experiences. For me, this story was well over that line — I just couldn’t get past how often one MC just has body image denigration completely take over her internal narrative pages at a time. Others may find this very true to their own experiences, but for me it was too much.
Tags: #Awakening #CinnamonRollMC #ConfrontingHomophobia #DualPOV #FamilyIssues #FirstPersonPOV #FriendsToLovers #HalfUnavailable #MoneySolvesNothing #MyKidsBeforeMe #RichPoor #SexWork
3¾⭐️/5
When including body self-image issues into a story, there’s a fine line between presenting sympathy and actively body shaming. That line’s going to be different for every reader, based on their own life experiences. For me, this story was well over that line — I just couldn’t get past how often one MC just has body image denigration completely take over her internal narrative pages at a time. Others may find this very true to their own experiences, but for me it was too much.
Tags: #Awakening #CinnamonRollMC #ConfrontingHomophobia #DualPOV #FamilyIssues #FirstPersonPOV #FriendsToLovers #HalfUnavailable #MoneySolvesNothing #MyKidsBeforeMe #RichPoor #SexWork
An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially …
3½⭐️/5 (fine, but some quite significant issues)
On the one hand, yay for autism rep in romance, and yay for making the POV MC the autistic one.
On the other hand, making that autistic MC also a buffoon of the “unemotional nerd” stereotype is … a choice, I guess? One could argue that he’s just not interested in engaging in society’s judgment of his differences. And that’s a valid read. But it’s not a particularly positive stereotype, and yet it’s also the stalking horse of the entire story.
There are parts of the autistic POV MC’s experience to which I could absolutely relate. I can’t flat-out say it’s an unrealistic representation. An effort was made?
So … YMMV, I guess.
Tags: #FirstPersonPOV #LearningToLove #Neurodiverse #RomCom #SinglePOV #SlowBurn #StructureMeetsWhimsy
3½⭐️/5 (fine, but some quite significant issues)
On the one hand, yay for autism rep in romance, and yay for making the POV MC the autistic one.
On the other hand, making that autistic MC also a buffoon of the “unemotional nerd” stereotype is … a choice, I guess? One could argue that he’s just not interested in engaging in society’s judgment of his differences. And that’s a valid read. But it’s not a particularly positive stereotype, and yet it’s also the stalking horse of the entire story.
There are parts of the autistic POV MC’s experience to which I could absolutely relate. I can’t flat-out say it’s an unrealistic representation. An effort was made?
So … YMMV, I guess.
Tags: #FirstPersonPOV #LearningToLove #Neurodiverse #RomCom #SinglePOV #SlowBurn #StructureMeetsWhimsy
When your new boss is hot as hell, what hope is there for a poor …
3½⭐️/5
Without spoilers, I’ll just say that I don’t resonate well with the central tension in this story. Outside of that, I though the humor was well done, and enjoyed the interactions with the side characters — I thought it showed a supportive and 3D social network.
Tags: #AgeGap #CareerFirst #ClosetedVsOut #FirstPersonPOV #HiddenRelationship #SinglePOV #WorkplaceEthics
3½⭐️/5
Without spoilers, I’ll just say that I don’t resonate well with the central tension in this story. Outside of that, I though the humor was well done, and enjoyed the interactions with the side characters — I thought it showed a supportive and 3D social network.
Tags: #AgeGap #CareerFirst #ClosetedVsOut #FirstPersonPOV #HiddenRelationship #SinglePOV #WorkplaceEthics
Alandra Michaels is your everyday, run-of-the-mill, ordinary witch. She doesn't have an affinity for an …
Could swearing off men lead Chelsea to the perfect woman? After being rejected one too …
