A review by leadabird
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Ashley Herring Blake's Bright Falls novels are like reading Hallmark movies, but with lesbians! (And bisexuals with preferences for non-men! And token brown and nonbinary side characters!) Because the novels try so hard to be "woke," the fact that all of the main characters are cis white women stands out.  I would love to see Blake branch out in future novels by bringing the trans/nonbinary characters and characters of color to center stage and allowing them to live fleshed out lives unrealistically supported by their rom-com jobs in the fantastically inclusive small-town world Blake has created...I could spend time more time critiquing the Bright Falls novels, or I could enjoy them for what they are, which are delightful, flawed, queer romance novels.
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