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heftsi's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Very bland but readable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, and Classism
Minor: Stalking
moonsmistress's review against another edition
2.0
straight girl falls for the seductive lesbian everyone wants, easy read and not bad just kinda took the turns i expected and ending left me wanting more
applebutter_and_pickles's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
mysteriesofmar's review against another edition
DNF @ page 6
goodreads reviews warned me about the terrible stereotyping but i didnt think this book was gonna open with "she must be a lesbian because she looks like a man"
jail. straight to jail.
goodreads reviews warned me about the terrible stereotyping but i didnt think this book was gonna open with "she must be a lesbian because she looks like a man"
jail. straight to jail.
jaclyncrupi's review against another edition
3.0
When it comes to Cassidy, Katie can’t think straight.’ This was the charming, sexy and delightful lesbian love story I was hoping it would be. I loved Perri’s debut THE ASSISTANTS and this is a wonderful second novel. More queer love stories please and thank you.
lizshaw1091's review against another edition
2.0
Easy read. Some parts were good. Mostly filled with homophobic stereotypes of lesbians/butch lesbians. The word bisexual never enters in here. Characters fell flat.
cupcates's review against another edition
1.0
This is not a good book. Though the writing isn't bad per se, the book itself is problematic at times, and not even the greatest writing in the world would be able to make me forget about everything else that is wrong with this book.
For starters, Katie, when she's invited to a lesbian bar by Cassidy, refers to herself as the opposite of being a lesbian, saying she is "just a normal, regular girl". I'm well aware the characters' opinions and views don't necessarily reflect those of the author, but this was when I started wrinkling my nose and sincerely hoping the rest of the book wouldn't let me down.
Except it did. Katy Perry isn't the go-to person for advice regarding bisexuality, and it's wrong to think of her as being so when you remember she capitalized off a very real, valid sexuality and playing it off as a drunken joke. It's not cool, it's not funny, and the way this book treated bisexual women was just plain disgusting—in fact, the word bisexual isn't mentioned once throughout the entire book.
Puke. If you're looking for a sweet, pleasant wlw book where lesbians and bisexual women are well represented, this ain't it. Not all representation is good representation, and, even though it's a certain change from having an entire heterosexual cast of characters, authors need to do better.
For starters, Katie, when she's invited to a lesbian bar by Cassidy, refers to herself as the opposite of being a lesbian, saying she is "just a normal, regular girl". I'm well aware the characters' opinions and views don't necessarily reflect those of the author, but this was when I started wrinkling my nose and sincerely hoping the rest of the book wouldn't let me down.
Except it did. Katy Perry isn't the go-to person for advice regarding bisexuality, and it's wrong to think of her as being so when you remember she capitalized off a very real, valid sexuality and playing it off as a drunken joke. It's not cool, it's not funny, and the way this book treated bisexual women was just plain disgusting—in fact, the word bisexual isn't mentioned once throughout the entire book.
Puke. If you're looking for a sweet, pleasant wlw book where lesbians and bisexual women are well represented, this ain't it. Not all representation is good representation, and, even though it's a certain change from having an entire heterosexual cast of characters, authors need to do better.
juliannasiegrist's review against another edition
wow I absolutely hated this! only a few chapters in and it's already riddled with gross and demeaning stereotypes of lesbian and queer women. if this author is queer I feel sorry for her
peachtee's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
this book got me out of a reading slump, and if you can look past the occasional stereotype, i loved it all. it was comforting and lighthearted, and the world needs more of that in queer/lesbian form!
ezbaxz's review against another edition
1.0
This book was just… a bummer. I was hoping for some good sapphic lit, but the first sentence: “Katie left the stale pile of her pajamas behind her like a cow pie on the bathroom floor and put herself into the shower” was a rough start and a good indication of what would follow.
Let me paint the picture: archetypical naive, heartbroken, good old-fashioned, blonde, blue eyed, Southern sorority straight girl - who’s drop dead gorgeous (and she doesn’t even know it!) lost and alone in the big city. Hardened, ambitious but wild, mysterious and unattainable, well-dressed lesbian enters stage left. Worlds collide. Cowgirl Katie mistakes Confident Cassidy for a man (as she does with other lesbians multiple times throughout the book… how/why?) and is intrigued by her, yet continues to have some pretty homophobic internal monologues. They fall in love, all while Katie makes groundbreaking character developments! Such as: stifling the urge to puke when a woman unthreateningly hits on her, yet 2-3 pages later, bashfully delighting in being surrounded by women vulturing around her and verbally claiming her (because she’s so disarmingly beautiful, remember?) as their prize for the night. Because we all know that’s what queer spaces are like, right? Predatory? This whole book was a shitty, shallow, and lazy portrait of LGBTQ+ spaces and people.
There were also just so many cringey queer stereotypes that I actually had to google the author because I started to wonder if she was a middle-aged straight cis woman who decided to publish her most scandalous lesbian fantasies as some sort of mid-life crisis novel. I was shocked to find out the author is not only queer, but seems to share a striking resemblance to one of the main characters. Who, I might add, is the one that’s meant to be a well-dressed, untamable, suave, sexy, Casanova type. Interesting coincidence, or ego piece?
The exposition of the characters and first interactions were drawn out for the entire first half of the book and then the second half just felt like a race to wrap things up in time. The climax of the story (their only real fight and the decision for sheltered/ possibly homophobic Katie to come out) happened within the last 15-20 pages of the book. Then Cassidy - who apparently has changed her ways bc she’s in love - brings home another woman after their only fight but doesn’t fully sleep with her (how considerate). Little does she know, that Katie broke into her house and is spying from the closet. And then within 2 pages they have moved passed the Breaking and Entering and the cheating and live happily ever after.
Overall not the worst thing I’ve ever read but definitely wouldn’t do it again and wouldn’t recommend. It felt overall white-bread and lazy, and almost like it was targeted for straight people with internalized bias against queer folks.
Let me paint the picture: archetypical naive, heartbroken, good old-fashioned, blonde, blue eyed, Southern sorority straight girl - who’s drop dead gorgeous (and she doesn’t even know it!) lost and alone in the big city. Hardened, ambitious but wild, mysterious and unattainable, well-dressed lesbian enters stage left. Worlds collide. Cowgirl Katie mistakes Confident Cassidy for a man (as she does with other lesbians multiple times throughout the book… how/why?) and is intrigued by her, yet continues to have some pretty homophobic internal monologues. They fall in love, all while Katie makes groundbreaking character developments! Such as: stifling the urge to puke when a woman unthreateningly hits on her, yet 2-3 pages later, bashfully delighting in being surrounded by women vulturing around her and verbally claiming her (because she’s so disarmingly beautiful, remember?) as their prize for the night. Because we all know that’s what queer spaces are like, right? Predatory? This whole book was a shitty, shallow, and lazy portrait of LGBTQ+ spaces and people.
There were also just so many cringey queer stereotypes that I actually had to google the author because I started to wonder if she was a middle-aged straight cis woman who decided to publish her most scandalous lesbian fantasies as some sort of mid-life crisis novel. I was shocked to find out the author is not only queer, but seems to share a striking resemblance to one of the main characters. Who, I might add, is the one that’s meant to be a well-dressed, untamable, suave, sexy, Casanova type. Interesting coincidence, or ego piece?
The exposition of the characters and first interactions were drawn out for the entire first half of the book and then the second half just felt like a race to wrap things up in time. The climax of the story (their only real fight and the decision for sheltered/ possibly homophobic Katie to come out) happened within the last 15-20 pages of the book. Then Cassidy - who apparently has changed her ways bc she’s in love - brings home another woman after their only fight but doesn’t fully sleep with her (how considerate). Little does she know, that Katie broke into her house and is spying from the closet. And then within 2 pages they have moved passed the Breaking and Entering and the cheating and live happily ever after.
Overall not the worst thing I’ve ever read but definitely wouldn’t do it again and wouldn’t recommend. It felt overall white-bread and lazy, and almost like it was targeted for straight people with internalized bias against queer folks.