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Whisk Me Away by Georgia Beers
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Thank you to the publisher for providing the ARC of Whisk Me Away in advance.
This enemies to lovers sapphic romance started with delicious rivalry and one sided dislike. Regan can't stand Ava who caused her to get fired back in the day. There's a bit similar vibe in Whisk Me Away than in Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married which I absolutely love. It was one of my favorite reads of 2024. So, I was eager to get to read Whisk Me Away and it did not disappoint.
The romance is medium paced with dual pov and forced proximity. Both MCs have close friends and the other side characters support the story. The story is quite light and the novel is relatively quick read. It'd be great book to take with on a weekend trip or to the beach. There's some mild spice but there's also a lot more to the relationship. And I like that in a romance.
This enemies to lovers sapphic romance started with delicious rivalry and one sided dislike. Regan can't stand Ava who caused her to get fired back in the day. There's a bit similar vibe in Whisk Me Away than in Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married which I absolutely love. It was one of my favorite reads of 2024. So, I was eager to get to read Whisk Me Away and it did not disappoint.
The romance is medium paced with dual pov and forced proximity. Both MCs have close friends and the other side characters support the story. The story is quite light and the novel is relatively quick read. It'd be great book to take with on a weekend trip or to the beach. There's some mild spice but there's also a lot more to the relationship. And I like that in a romance.
Too Forward by Krystina Rivers
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ARC received from the publisher via NetGalley.
Too Forward was the first book by Krystina Rivers that I've read. The writing was a pleasant surprise and I think I'll check out older books in the future.
Too Forward is a sports romance with one night to forever and woman in a suit tropes. It's a solid sapphic sports romance set during a WNBA season. For me it was a nice read with the main character being a pro athlete and the love interest being a marketing executive. Many times sports romances are between two athletes which are great, too, but Too Forward was a nice change of pace.
The story evolves around the main character's lack of confidence and low self-esteem, and it's about getting back to the top after being a bench warmer for 8 seasons. The novel is a story about finding your self worth and having your confidence back after an ACL injury almost a decade ago.
Jane Gray, the main character, was lovable and infuriating at the same time. The way she constantly put herself down was almost too much. Luckily she had her team captain and cheerleader Maya and one night stand Kinzie to help her.
I'm not a fan of (adult) romances with only one POV. The writing and story building has to be superb for one POV to really work for me. Too Forward would have been, in my opinion, better with also Kinzie's POV. Now her character felt a bit flat. Since a lot of commentary (inner monologue) by Jane had a low self-esteem twist, the true Kinzie didn't really become familiar through Jane's POV. Second POV would have been interesting.
Too Forward was the first book by Krystina Rivers that I've read. The writing was a pleasant surprise and I think I'll check out older books in the future.
Too Forward is a sports romance with one night to forever and woman in a suit tropes. It's a solid sapphic sports romance set during a WNBA season. For me it was a nice read with the main character being a pro athlete and the love interest being a marketing executive. Many times sports romances are between two athletes which are great, too, but Too Forward was a nice change of pace.
The story evolves around the main character's lack of confidence and low self-esteem, and it's about getting back to the top after being a bench warmer for 8 seasons. The novel is a story about finding your self worth and having your confidence back after an ACL injury almost a decade ago.
Jane Gray, the main character, was lovable and infuriating at the same time. The way she constantly put herself down was almost too much. Luckily she had her team captain and cheerleader Maya and one night stand Kinzie to help her.
I'm not a fan of (adult) romances with only one POV. The writing and story building has to be superb for one POV to really work for me. Too Forward would have been, in my opinion, better with also Kinzie's POV. Now her character felt a bit flat. Since a lot of commentary (inner monologue) by Jane had a low self-esteem twist, the true Kinzie didn't really become familiar through Jane's POV. Second POV would have been interesting.
The Wrong Date Deal by Jacqueline Ramsden
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Thank you to the author for providing me the ARC version of the book in advance.
The Wrong Date Deal is one of the few sapphic romances where the love interest is _right_there_ from the start but the main character fumbles through unsuccessful dates with other people before realizing it. The Wrong Date Deal has dual POV so both are each other's love interest in this picture.
Like always with Jacqueline Ramsden books, the writing is enjoyable to read. The book kept me entertained from start to finish.
There's a lot of queer side characters with their own messy lives in addition to main characters' own messiness and past trauma. The cast is diverse. The book is a lot about found family.
Piper and August become first each other's support system, then friends and finally lovers. The romance is built on friendship and their evolving relationship. The novel is almost sloth burn but they get there in the end! And the first kiss is... chef's kiss.
I have only one thing about the book that I think was missing and the lack of it made the story feel a bit rushed in the end. Both MCs talked with their friends quite a lot about the possibility of there being more than friendship between them. I would have liked them to address the fact together and discuss it at some level before going from friends to dating. They both kind of came to that conclusion on their own but never talked about it properly. It could have been really short bit, a page or two.
The Wrong Date Deal is one of the few sapphic romances where the love interest is _right_there_ from the start but the main character fumbles through unsuccessful dates with other people before realizing it. The Wrong Date Deal has dual POV so both are each other's love interest in this picture.
Like always with Jacqueline Ramsden books, the writing is enjoyable to read. The book kept me entertained from start to finish.
There's a lot of queer side characters with their own messy lives in addition to main characters' own messiness and past trauma. The cast is diverse. The book is a lot about found family.
Piper and August become first each other's support system, then friends and finally lovers. The romance is built on friendship and their evolving relationship. The novel is almost sloth burn but they get there in the end! And the first kiss is... chef's kiss.
I have only one thing about the book that I think was missing and the lack of it made the story feel a bit rushed in the end. Both MCs talked with their friends quite a lot about the possibility of there being more than friendship between them. I would have liked them to address the fact together and discuss it at some level before going from friends to dating. They both kind of came to that conclusion on their own but never talked about it properly. It could have been really short bit, a page or two.