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A review by analenegrace
On Her Terms by Amy Spalding
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an e-arc of this book!
I read the first book in this series and then missed the release of the second, so I was very excited to get an arc of this one! Chloe and Clem were such a great couple who both felt behind their friend groups and communities as they didn't want marriage or children yet wanted to be treated as full adults by those who claimed to love them.
As a fake dating romance, these two are immediately down-bad for each other, and everyone accepts their fake relationship. Chloe wants to be taken seriously with her decisions, and Clem is nervous about this being her first queer relationship after twenty years with her college boyfriend. As they plan to attend Chloe's famous friend's wedding and Clem's parents' 40th-anniversary party, they get more serious with each other while still telling themselves it is fake.
Clem is a plus-sized bisexual woman, and Chloe is a Korean lesbian; both experience society in different ways and have to communicate their different experiences to each other. This book has surprisingly good communication throughout the fake dating, even as they don't tell each other the ultimate truth.
This series is so fun and looks at different queer communities in Los Angeles fantastically.
I read the first book in this series and then missed the release of the second, so I was very excited to get an arc of this one! Chloe and Clem were such a great couple who both felt behind their friend groups and communities as they didn't want marriage or children yet wanted to be treated as full adults by those who claimed to love them.
As a fake dating romance, these two are immediately down-bad for each other, and everyone accepts their fake relationship. Chloe wants to be taken seriously with her decisions, and Clem is nervous about this being her first queer relationship after twenty years with her college boyfriend. As they plan to attend Chloe's famous friend's wedding and Clem's parents' 40th-anniversary party, they get more serious with each other while still telling themselves it is fake.
Clem is a plus-sized bisexual woman, and Chloe is a Korean lesbian; both experience society in different ways and have to communicate their different experiences to each other. This book has surprisingly good communication throughout the fake dating, even as they don't tell each other the ultimate truth.
This series is so fun and looks at different queer communities in Los Angeles fantastically.