For Her Consideration

When This Book arrived in an Afterlight Book I was excited, and the Plot sounded amazing & I’m glad that I finally decided to Pick this one up and even prouder of myself for reading it in an entire Sunny Weekend in the Garden with the Sun shining down and being whisked away to LA to follow the lives of Nina and Ari. 

When her awful girlfriend broke up with Nina, she was just left with no confidence, and she shut everyone out of her life chasing to hunker down in the suburbs convinced that she only ever huts the people that she loves and values the most. As part of Nina job as a Ghost-writer for celebrities one of these emails brings her into L.A where an up and coming out-and-proud actress Ari Fox was about to change her life. 

Told from Nina’s Perspective you get a First person looks at the Film and TV industry in America & at the start of the book I wondered how the book would go but despite the apprehension I had and once the story got going I was hooked and despite the typical romance that started to come through this one felt different Ari is out--she's been out since the beginning of her career. Nina is fat and she embraces it. She likes how she looks/knows she's attractive. She's had hot girlfriends. She's attracting Ari, who could have any queer woman she wants, given her celebrity status. 

The dialogue is funny and authentic, and every character were diverse and had distinct voices and personalities. The main characters had incredible chemistry from go, but neither was perfect. They were a little messed up in their own ways and it was clear that they both needed to sort that out and I think that they brought out the best in each other which made for a such a Lovely Read. 

Overall, a Wonderful Book with some Great Representation (Queer, Fat, Nonbinary characters)

I reallly related to this book. I think it was partially the fact Nina was the same age as me at 32. It was also because she seemed lost at the start of the book and we can all relate to feeling lost in life sometimes. I didn’t think Nina acted right following her break up but I understood taking some criticism so close to heart, especially when she felt she was in love and it came from the person she loved the most.

Nina had such an amazing group of friends and it was so much fun any scene which had them in. I’m glad part of Nina’s journey was around her finding her way back to her friends and realising the significant role they had in her life. I also loved the romance with Ari. Although Ari was a growing star she was so very down to earth and her romance with Nina was so sweet. I think the only frustrating thing was they didn’t communicate well at all times. The fact their conflict centred around them not being open with each other felt accurate and it made it all the more satisfying to see it discussed at the end.

Definitely recommend this to anyone. A fantastic romance I will definitely reread in future.

This was a cute, uplifting sapphic romance that focuses on personal growth and the importance of loving yourself so that you can love others. I enjoyed the theme and I found the main character very relatable (I, too, have had someone I loved write a list about everything that was wrong with me and it was definitely traumatizing), so it was nice to read about her healing and growing as a person. Unfortunately, I found Ari Fox very bland as a love interest and their relationship felt too easy. I’m also not a fan of the big friend group trope in romcoms, because it’s rare that any of the friend characters are fleshed out enough that I can tell them apart. However, those things wouldn’t stop me from recommending this book to someone. If you like fluffy romances with queer main characters, this book is for you.