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A review by raenydayreads
For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding
4.0
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ARC provided by Kensington Books.
Nina Rice went through a heart crushing breakup three year ago, losing her friends in the aftermath. Despite being an aspiring L.A. scriptwriter, she's content in her current job working for a talent agency from home, managing celebrity email accounts. But, a surprise meeting called by Ari Fox, a young queer actress on everyone’s radar, stirs up all kinds of feelings Nina thought she’d deleted for good.
I loved the chemistry and relationship between Nina and Ari, which moved at a relatively fast pace (bless the Sapphic Gods!!!). Their dates were really cute, especially the one at TGI Fridays with the Andy Warhol-style portrait of David Hasselhoff. Not only that, but the way they respected their partners boundaries, which should be the norm, is so important. Even before they got together, Ari, thinking Nina was asexual or aromantic, built a platonic friendship simply because she enjoyed her company.
The saddest theme For Her Consideration explores is Nina's coping mechanism, hiding, due to internal struggles and catastrophizing the outcome, assuming everyone hates her. She abandons those who love her before they can leave her, despite them not wanting to leave. It's a very human response, but it is annoying on page. I think her friends would've pushed harder when she disappeared the first time, not allowing multiple years to go by before a confrontation. That said, the side characters, specifically Nina's friends, are AH-MAZING! From the support they give her, to the whole dynamic of the group, to the found family trope, I love every last one of them. I need a Lorna in my life too, I'm so glad Nina always had her.
Some final thoughts: This story has a plus sized mc and promotes body positivity which is absolutely wonderful; there was a huge emphasis on self-love. I think there was too much emphasis on Nina's ex-girlfriend Taylor who is a toxic bitch. For Her Consideration also suffered from some pacing issues; the story moved very slowly in the middle and I think it could've been 50-100 pages shorter to avoid this. Finally, the breakup didn't feel big enough to cause Nina and Ari to split and was placed for drama/plot reasoning.
Overall, this lesbian romance is fox(y) and I highly recommend it!
Nina Rice went through a heart crushing breakup three year ago, losing her friends in the aftermath. Despite being an aspiring L.A. scriptwriter, she's content in her current job working for a talent agency from home, managing celebrity email accounts. But, a surprise meeting called by Ari Fox, a young queer actress on everyone’s radar, stirs up all kinds of feelings Nina thought she’d deleted for good.
I loved the chemistry and relationship between Nina and Ari, which moved at a relatively fast pace (bless the Sapphic Gods!!!). Their dates were really cute, especially the one at TGI Fridays with the Andy Warhol-style portrait of David Hasselhoff. Not only that, but the way they respected their partners boundaries, which should be the norm, is so important. Even before they got together, Ari, thinking Nina was asexual or aromantic, built a platonic friendship simply because she enjoyed her company.
The saddest theme For Her Consideration explores is Nina's coping mechanism, hiding, due to internal struggles and catastrophizing the outcome, assuming everyone hates her. She abandons those who love her before they can leave her, despite them not wanting to leave. It's a very human response, but it is annoying on page. I think her friends would've pushed harder when she disappeared the first time, not allowing multiple years to go by before a confrontation. That said, the side characters, specifically Nina's friends, are AH-MAZING! From the support they give her, to the whole dynamic of the group, to the found family trope, I love every last one of them. I need a Lorna in my life too, I'm so glad Nina always had her.
Some final thoughts: This story has a plus sized mc and promotes body positivity which is absolutely wonderful; there was a huge emphasis on self-love. I think there was too much emphasis on Nina's ex-girlfriend Taylor who is a toxic bitch. For Her Consideration also suffered from some pacing issues; the story moved very slowly in the middle and I think it could've been 50-100 pages shorter to avoid this. Finally, the breakup didn't feel big enough to cause Nina and Ari to split and was placed for drama/plot reasoning.
Overall, this lesbian romance is fox(y) and I highly recommend it!