A review by mnm718
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

funny 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? No

5.0

OH MY GOD THIS WAS SO GOOD I WANT TO BANG MY HEAD AGAINST THE WALL

This is the contemporary romance of MY DREAMS. First of all, it's set on the set of a cooking competition reality show?!?!?!?!? Me and my obsession with Guy's Grocery Games are already on board. Second of all, queer romance, which I am always down for. AND Kelly's use of humor in their writing is impeccable. I was laughing, I was crying, I was flustered. I was pausing to yell to no one in my empty dorm about how good this was. I am floored. 

Dahlia and London are everything to me. Their build up was incredible and of course the storytelling throughout their relationship was beautiful. I really enjoyed how both characters were entirely their own person outside of this relationship, but would come together and have this beautiful chemistry and banter, and I can't say I didn't enjoy the steamier parts of this book. I do also want to say that, although I am cisgender myself, I have a few nonbinary friends and have seen parts of London's journey in their lives. I won't make further comment on the way London's gender was written because I don't know about those experiences, but I saw nothing glaringly harmful and really enjoyed London's character. 

I have been hyping this book up to everyone I know for the past week that I've been reading it, and you, reader of this review, are no exception. READ IT! It's perfect.