A review by courtneyfalling
Love & Other Disasters, by Anita Kelly

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book brings me so much unabashed joy!! Both Dahlia and London are amazing, funny, super fleshed out, lovably flawed main characters... we get some really good side characters (like Barbara <3)... we get an actually good take on transphobia in media (
Spoilerwhere it's obviously an issue for, say, Lizzie to misgender and belittle London, but where it's also an issue for producers to monetize the conflict between London and Lizzie for ratings, without regard to London's comfort or safety
)... we get maybe the most authentic, heartwarming sex scenes I've read in a romance... everything about this was so enjoyable and well-done, and I feel like this book is rapidly going to become my go-to comfort reread and recommendation!
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