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From the Start by Katie Duggan
4.5
4.5/5 stars
5/5 spice level
From the Start is a spicy romance about an autistic woman learning to enjoy intimacy with her former school rival.
This was a super quick read; I had some long car rides, so I had plenty of time to get through it. The characters are hilariously sarcastic, which is my favorite (I love sassy characters with all my heart).
There's no third-act breakup, and the characters talk through their feelings like adults. Zero unresolved miscommunications to be found.
When the book says spicy, it means it. It is on the page, multiple times, and there are some very detailed conversations about it.
I preordered Back to You (book 2) before I even started reading From the Start, and I am so glad I did.
I also read the bonus epilogue (3/5 stars), which was cute but I wasn't a big fan of it. From the Start wraps up perfectly well without it, but it was a cute epilogue.
5/5 spice level
From the Start is a spicy romance about an autistic woman learning to enjoy intimacy with her former school rival.
This was a super quick read; I had some long car rides, so I had plenty of time to get through it. The characters are hilariously sarcastic, which is my favorite (I love sassy characters with all my heart).
There's no third-act breakup, and the characters talk through their feelings like adults. Zero unresolved miscommunications to be found.
When the book says spicy, it means it. It is on the page, multiple times, and there are some very detailed conversations about it.
I preordered Back to You (book 2) before I even started reading From the Start, and I am so glad I did.
I also read the bonus epilogue (3/5 stars), which was cute but I wasn't a big fan of it. From the Start wraps up perfectly well without it, but it was a cute epilogue.
CW: sexual content; grief; PTSD (parent death); side character death; autistic meltdowns; mentions of bullying, alcohol, and a brief coercion scene