Queerly Beloved is the story of Amy, a lesbian in Tulsa, Oklahoma who starts a bridesmaid-for-hire business after getting fired from her job at a Christian bakery, and falls for a new transplant to town, the beautiful Charley.

Ultimately, I have mixed feelings about this book. It’s definitely cute, and the ending ties up very neatly. I liked reading a queer romance novel set in Tulsa, and the bridesmaid-for-hire business of the protagonist creates some interesting internal conflict. I also loved Amy’s relationship with her mom and with her chosen family, and the wedding shenanigans were intriguing. My main issue with the book is the romantic lead, Charley: I felt like I didn’t get to know her at all beyond her being beautiful and put together. She doesn’t seem to have any flaws or any three dimensionality. This means that the third act breakup doesn’t feel tied to the actual characters or plot. Parts of the book were definitely cute, but I wanted more.

I was pretty invested in Amy’s relationship with her best friends, so when her relationships with them and with Charley falls apart all at the same time, it didn’t make a ton of sense to me that she let whole months go by (without the time seeming particularly devastating) before making up with them.

Thanks for NetGalley and the publishers for giving me an eARC in return for an honest review!