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reviewed AITA? by Cassie Alexander

Cassie Alexander, Avery Caris: AITA? (2022)

Dear Schmedit: This past weekend my fiancé (24 M) and I (23 F) were at …

Very cute and sweet

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

reviewed The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (Don Tillman, #1)

Graeme Simsion, Dan O'Grady: The Rosie Project (AudiobookFormat, 2014, Simon & Schuster)

An international sensation, this hilarious, feel-good novel is narrated by an oddly charming and socially …

I am far too close to the subject matter to review this objectively

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

reviewed Lost for Words by Andrea Bramhall

Andrea Bramhall, Rachael Beresford: Lost for Words (AudiobookFormat, 2022, Tantor Audio)

Sasha Adams has it all. Fulfilling career, loving family, great friends, and… Who’s she kidding? …

Heavier than expected

4½⭐️/5

What starts off as something of a wacky romcom ends up pretty serious by the end. That’s not bad — just surprising.

Tags: #DualPOV #FamilyIssues #JoinMyFamily #LoveAtFirstSight #LoveTriangle #NuisanceEx #RichPoor #RomCom #ThirdPersonPOV