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Another recent release that's garnering some attention is "Rose in Bloom." This is my first foray into , and it's already received two awards -- including a in the

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Andrea Bramhall, Rachael Beresford: Just My Luck (AudiobookFormat, 2022, Tantor Audio)

Genna Collins works a dead end job, loves her family, her girlfriend, and her friends. …

Could have been pretty decent, if not for all the body shaming

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

Day 7: What does your MC look like?

The moment when Rose first meets Gareth:

I’d been at Wisteria Cottage for about two weeks when the gardener showed up for the first time. I was a little worried when I saw him; Gareth Llewellyn had dark hair in a thick braid nearly to his waist, a bushy beard, and generally looked disreputable in corduroy pants, a baggy shirt, battered fedora, and green Wellingtons. He reminded me of the homeless men I saw on the streets back home, except that he smelled good.

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