Name: Such a Pretty Face
ISBN: 9781933110844

Gabrielle Goldsby

Lesbian romance. A sexy, sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, contemporary romance that gently exposes the damage to heart and soul when we fail to look beneath the surface for what truly matters.

Such a Pretty Face

Tess

i went back and forth between 3 stars and 4 on this one. I loved the moral to the story. The main character is slightly overweight and loathes herself. by the end of the book (i don't think is giving away spoilers...) she sees what a difference it is to surround yourself by people that love you and see your true beauty. It changes everything for her. Whether it's weight, or any number of other things, many of us have insecurities that this book will speak to.

The main thing that i didn't like that dropped this to 3 stars for me, what the state of the 'broken up' relationship. I also don't think it's a spoiler, since it happens at the very beginning and is spoken of in the 1st sentence... but Mia's wife, whom she's been with for 4 years, leaves her. She takes off her ring, says she doesn't love her anymore, then goes on to criticize her. After which she leaves on a trip to fiji for 5 months and she takes most of her things. The story starts there and goes on to show mia realizing she didn't love her anyhow and rebuilding her self esteem. Fine. Good story. What wasn't good for me, and what i struggled with the rest of the book, was why mia and everyone around her kept saying she still had a girlfriend. Her love interest was put off because of the 'girlfriend' that was in fiji and mia needs to end it. ...Hello! she took off her ring and walked out the door! mia is single now! i just didn't get it. even mia didn't make this point. she kept agreeing she had unfinished business, which was what... the sale of the house. dumb. it made me really not like this book anytime that came up.

But, i realize this is a matter of personal opinion and it is entirely possible i am missing something regarding states of 'broken-up' and relationships. So, if you think you can get past that, you may love this book. i found the whole wishy-washy-ness of it made the main character weaker in my eyes. (which completely undermined the point of her becoming emotionally stronger) but it does have a sexy fix-it girl that you will love. and a decent hot scene or two.

The writing and editing were well done. This is the first i've read from the author and i will probably read more. she has a nice fluid writing style and the character development is decent, even if you want to slap them...

Such a Pretty Face

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