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A review by phoenixinthecity
Hello Darling by Kayley Loring
3.0
This was cute - the no-angst romcoms continue with Kayley Loring, who's turned out to be a great covid-comfort author.
Really enjoyed the bromance that developed between Evan and Stella's brothers. The wonderful BFF that Stella has in Mona, who took up her defence on Twitter as MoaningMona when haters hated: “Oh, here’s a funny thing that Sandra found—there’s a Twitter account that’s been trolling anyone who makes rude comments about your girl. Been very busy, this… MoaningMona. She basically Tweet replies to all critical people to fuck off because this is the best girl you’ve ever been with and you’re clearly smitten.”
Evan on Stella:
“From the moment I started talking to Stella Starkey, though, I felt that pull. That soul-stirring, deep-down recognition that here is a character that I need to know, and that becoming this person—the man who falls for Stella Starkey—would somehow bring me closer to myself. It’s exciting and unsettling. I want to get lost and found in the lush misty wilderness that is her personality.”
One detail I’ve noticed in this binge of Loring’s backlist is that she puts references to books/authors in her books. In this one, it was Tender is the Night because Evan’s pseudonym for check-one, etc is Richard Diver, a character in that book which I’ve never read and in Rebound with Me it was The Outsiders.
Really enjoyed the bromance that developed between Evan and Stella's brothers. The wonderful BFF that Stella has in Mona, who took up her defence on Twitter as MoaningMona when haters hated: “Oh, here’s a funny thing that Sandra found—there’s a Twitter account that’s been trolling anyone who makes rude comments about your girl. Been very busy, this… MoaningMona. She basically Tweet replies to all critical people to fuck off because this is the best girl you’ve ever been with and you’re clearly smitten.”
Evan on Stella:
“From the moment I started talking to Stella Starkey, though, I felt that pull. That soul-stirring, deep-down recognition that here is a character that I need to know, and that becoming this person—the man who falls for Stella Starkey—would somehow bring me closer to myself. It’s exciting and unsettling. I want to get lost and found in the lush misty wilderness that is her personality.”
One detail I’ve noticed in this binge of Loring’s backlist is that she puts references to books/authors in her books. In this one, it was Tender is the Night because Evan’s pseudonym for check-one, etc is Richard Diver, a character in that book which I’ve never read and in Rebound with Me it was The Outsiders.