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rrenreads's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.75
a sweet, soft, short sappic story! lovely read for when you don't want anything too heavy <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
cheesepuppy's review
4.0
Very cute and quite fluffy. I liked how this story was a different setup than usual. Instead of a lot of buildup, the characters already knew and liked each other.
There were quite a few typos that made me reread a sentence a few times before understanding. I don’t mind much given that the book is self published. I often wonder if authors want to be told about typos. Then, I think about how frustrating it would be to get a list of them to fix. Then, I imagine what they’re missing out on because of a few typos.
There were quite a few typos that made me reread a sentence a few times before understanding. I don’t mind much given that the book is self published. I often wonder if authors want to be told about typos. Then, I think about how frustrating it would be to get a list of them to fix. Then, I imagine what they’re missing out on because of a few typos.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
jasmineslibraryy's review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
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
this book was so adorable !! the romance was cute, the diversity was great, and june & selena were so relatable & adorable <3
my biggest issue with this book was a lot of the writing. there was a bit of nonsense word choice at times, a couple typos, and an absurd/unnecessary amount of pop culture references that made me cringe, even for me. however, the romance was so great i was able to cope.
for all my KU sapphics, this one is for you <3
my biggest issue with this book was a lot of the writing. there was a bit of nonsense word choice at times, a couple typos, and an absurd/unnecessary amount of pop culture references that made me cringe, even for me. however, the romance was so great i was able to cope.
for all my KU sapphics, this one is for you <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
wardenred's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
5.0
Romance novels, which June gobbled up in her free time, all told June she should feel electrocuted. It sounded scary and kind of bad.
OMG, this was so wholesome and nice! I swear at least every third page made me go, "Awww," sometimes multiple times. This book doesn't have much in terms of conflict or drama, but it's got PLENTY to offer in terms of sheer feel-goodness. I suspect I'll return to it again in the future, when I feel down or something, because it's just the ultimate comfort read.
It's like... just this perfect, fluffy, in-depth story about two kind and soft people coming together, surrounded by the support of their kind, soft friends, and I didn't know how much I needed this book until I read it. And the fact that it's all about kindness and comfort doesn't make the plot disappear! It's super character-driven, yeah, but Selena and June both have their arcs that hit all the right beats as they unfold.
I appreciated the sensitive handling of anxiety here, and I liked the way the characters approached searching for balance between public and private life. Also, the cats! The cats are the best.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
smartie_chan's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
2.5 / 5 Stars
So, I'm gonna go give you some context for this review, because I can and because no one can stop me.
I learned about the excistence of this book about maybe a year ago, but it was out of stock and you couldn't buy it anywhere, which saddend me a great deal, because it featured something I was looking for for a long long time: fat ace rep
Why did I want fat ace rep so badly? Well, because I too am a fat asexual. And the books that featured fat ace rep that I had already read prior to this were all rather medicore (with some exceptions). Which was why I put all of my hope into this one. It sounded perfect, featuring everyting I could have hoped for and then, one fateful day, I saw that it was back in stock, so I bought it, opened the very first page and began reading.
And that's the story of how I hyped myself up for this book so much, I wanted and needed this book to fullfill all of my dreams only for me to realise that it was not what I had hoped it would be.
So first things first, I loved everything this book wanted to be. Every character we meet is queer. As in, if the author bothered to give you their name, you can bet your ass that they are - in some way, shape or form - LGBT+. But not only that, we get a lot of other rep too. An army of People of Colour and an army of good mental health rep. This might be one of the most inclusive books I've ever read. I think, we're missing aro's though, which was kind of a shame. Would have been nice.
What this book also had going for itself, was the healthy communication, the sweetness, the talk and respect of boundaries and the embodyment of consent is sexy.
Extra Kudos to the author for giving a content warning AND for putting the Sex scene as a bonus AFTER the actual story, so that people who don't feel comfortable with stuff like that can decide wheather or not they want to read it or not. You could tell that the author put a lot of love and care into crafting this story. They really did. And I appreciate them for it.
The ace rep in question was also nice, it's not the focus, but when it does come up, it's handled with a lot of care. I was smiling at the scene, where they talked about how they are both kind of sex-neutral.
So, why the 3 stars you might ask. Well, many reasons. But mostly, the first chapter, that set the tone for what was to come. It was very telling, very informing and not very showing. Because you see, we jump kind of right in the middle of this love story. They have apparenlty been crushing for each other for 6 months now, but they never interacted with each other besides that and they weren't really friends either, more work-collegues. I also wasn't on board with how intense one of them was stalking the other on insta. The book played it of as "I've been your fan since you started out", but I don't know, I didn't like the vibes.
It felt very insta-love-y, even though it's not if you know the context, but it's comming of that way. We're getting pages upon pages of cheesy, sugar-coated inner dialoge romantic crushing and it's not helping either.
The story starts in the middle of things, and feels like I should already know all this build up - which we skipped by the way - and should be rooting for this couple - which I'm not - because the book says so. We also end kind of in the middle of things. There was no real plot, besides you watching those two gals flirting and being cute and wholesome with each other.
I couldn't connect with the girls and I couldn't connect with the love story and the side characters were nice, but not really important to the story as a whole either.
Which leaves this book as a book that wants a lot, but doesn't really achieve much.
I've promised myself a long time ago, that I would not rate books higher just because I loved the rep and the message behind it. And that's why, even though it's such an important book, even though it had so much good stuff to offer, I can't bring myself to rate it higher than this.
I'm sorry.
If you're looking for fluff upon fluff mixed with fluff, than you might have a good time. I, sadly, didn't really. :(
So, I'm gonna go give you some context for this review, because I can and because no one can stop me.
I learned about the excistence of this book about maybe a year ago, but it was out of stock and you couldn't buy it anywhere, which saddend me a great deal, because it featured something I was looking for for a long long time: fat ace rep
Why did I want fat ace rep so badly? Well, because I too am a fat asexual. And the books that featured fat ace rep that I had already read prior to this were all rather medicore (with some exceptions). Which was why I put all of my hope into this one. It sounded perfect, featuring everyting I could have hoped for and then, one fateful day, I saw that it was back in stock, so I bought it, opened the very first page and began reading.
And that's the story of how I hyped myself up for this book so much, I wanted and needed this book to fullfill all of my dreams only for me to realise that it was not what I had hoped it would be.
So first things first, I loved everything this book wanted to be. Every character we meet is queer. As in, if the author bothered to give you their name, you can bet your ass that they are - in some way, shape or form - LGBT+. But not only that, we get a lot of other rep too. An army of People of Colour and an army of good mental health rep. This might be one of the most inclusive books I've ever read. I think, we're missing aro's though, which was kind of a shame. Would have been nice.
What this book also had going for itself, was the healthy communication, the sweetness, the talk and respect of boundaries and the embodyment of consent is sexy.
Extra Kudos to the author for giving a content warning AND for putting the Sex scene as a bonus AFTER the actual story, so that people who don't feel comfortable with stuff like that can decide wheather or not they want to read it or not. You could tell that the author put a lot of love and care into crafting this story. They really did. And I appreciate them for it.
The ace rep in question was also nice, it's not the focus, but when it does come up, it's handled with a lot of care. I was smiling at the scene, where they talked about how they are both kind of sex-neutral.
So, why the 3 stars you might ask. Well, many reasons. But mostly, the first chapter, that set the tone for what was to come. It was very telling, very informing and not very showing. Because you see, we jump kind of right in the middle of this love story. They have apparenlty been crushing for each other for 6 months now, but they never interacted with each other besides that and they weren't really friends either, more work-collegues. I also wasn't on board with how intense one of them was stalking the other on insta. The book played it of as "I've been your fan since you started out", but I don't know, I didn't like the vibes.
It felt very insta-love-y, even though it's not if you know the context, but it's comming of that way. We're getting pages upon pages of cheesy, sugar-coated inner dialoge romantic crushing and it's not helping either.
The story starts in the middle of things, and feels like I should already know all this build up - which we skipped by the way - and should be rooting for this couple - which I'm not - because the book says so. We also end kind of in the middle of things. There was no real plot, besides you watching those two gals flirting and being cute and wholesome with each other.
I couldn't connect with the girls and I couldn't connect with the love story and the side characters were nice, but not really important to the story as a whole either.
Which leaves this book as a book that wants a lot, but doesn't really achieve much.
I've promised myself a long time ago, that I would not rate books higher just because I loved the rep and the message behind it. And that's why, even though it's such an important book, even though it had so much good stuff to offer, I can't bring myself to rate it higher than this.
I'm sorry.
If you're looking for fluff upon fluff mixed with fluff, than you might have a good time. I, sadly, didn't really. :(
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
shector1's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
nitya's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
The perfect burst of serotonin. Plus size woc being sappy and soft, we truly love to see it
3.5 stars!
3.5 stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Parental death (mention)