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Duo Act by Lainee Ash
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5!
enemies to lovers, sapphic, non-binary lead, sports romance
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THAT is how you do enemies to lovers in a romance!
i came across laniee ash’s Duo Act during stuff your kindle day & wow did it not disappoint. i went out of my comfort zone a lot for this one with it being enemies to lovers (a trope i typically don’t love) AND written in third person POV, but none of that seemed to matter once i began reading.
meet Sofia, an aerial silks instructor and professional aerialist who strives for success. at the very beginning of Duo Act, what sofia said to cause our main conflict defiantly threw me for a loop at first. having a partner who is nonbinary, i could only imagine how hurtful her words would have been. that being said though, her character development & growth was wonderful.
then we have phoenix, our nonbinary professional aerialist who’s been hurt a few times too many to be able to trust sofia (and really anyone else for that matter). phoenix will forever and always now hold a special place in my heart. their drive to be the best was something i found myself falling in love with. this is also the first book i’ve personally read with a nonbinary lead and i’m officially begging for more.
in less than 300 pages these two not only had a beautiful love, but also tons of tension, a completely valid conflict, and some of the best spice i’ve read in a while. the club scene!? immediately yes.
fun fact about me, i used to train on aerial silks! this made connecting with sofia and phoenix that much more special. I’ll have to agree with them and say, being up in those silks is the most freeing and blissful feeling.
while i feel as though sometimes it’s hard to truly connect with characters in 3rd person, Ash does an amazing job of still putting you inside the characters heads and for that i am in love.
i can’t wait to get my hands on more!
enemies to lovers, sapphic, non-binary lead, sports romance
——
THAT is how you do enemies to lovers in a romance!
i came across laniee ash’s Duo Act during stuff your kindle day & wow did it not disappoint. i went out of my comfort zone a lot for this one with it being enemies to lovers (a trope i typically don’t love) AND written in third person POV, but none of that seemed to matter once i began reading.
meet Sofia, an aerial silks instructor and professional aerialist who strives for success. at the very beginning of Duo Act, what sofia said to cause our main conflict defiantly threw me for a loop at first. having a partner who is nonbinary, i could only imagine how hurtful her words would have been. that being said though, her character development & growth was wonderful.
then we have phoenix, our nonbinary professional aerialist who’s been hurt a few times too many to be able to trust sofia (and really anyone else for that matter). phoenix will forever and always now hold a special place in my heart. their drive to be the best was something i found myself falling in love with. this is also the first book i’ve personally read with a nonbinary lead and i’m officially begging for more.
in less than 300 pages these two not only had a beautiful love, but also tons of tension, a completely valid conflict, and some of the best spice i’ve read in a while. the club scene!? immediately yes.
fun fact about me, i used to train on aerial silks! this made connecting with sofia and phoenix that much more special. I’ll have to agree with them and say, being up in those silks is the most freeing and blissful feeling.
while i feel as though sometimes it’s hard to truly connect with characters in 3rd person, Ash does an amazing job of still putting you inside the characters heads and for that i am in love.
i can’t wait to get my hands on more!