Katia Rose

Girlfriend Material

grace richards

4.5

allison and kate’s story is beautiful and my heart feels so full right now. 

allison is a golden retriever and kate her brooding best friend and obviously together they make the best pair of sunshine x moon sapphics. 

the friends to lovers trope is one that i normally hate, but when it’s queer good lord does it hit different. the mutual pining, the “does she like me back?”, the i don’t want to ruin our friendship, ugh it just hits different. 

i’m so so glad that rather than allison hurt kate for a stupid reason in order to create tension it was to do with kate’s journey of self. that made things so much more meaningful and real, and it was done beautifully, my heart was breaking for kate and allison. 

i thoroughly enjoyed this book and it was another brilliant book by katia rose.

Gia Williams

Girlfriend Material is a great queer representation story. I find it refreshing that the bisexual character was not fighting with her attraction to the lesbian main character. Bisexuality is often viewed as not fitting into a box, being too straight, or being too gay to be in a committed relationship. Rose led me to believe the story would follow Allison as she began dating women while that did occur, I found myself intrigued by Kate's story and discovery of who she wanted to be, and who she wanted to love. All that said, I did take away a star because some of the writing felt more like telling than showing. There was a lot of stuttering instead of descriptive writing. However, I do believe the younger population, who most likely will be the interacting audience will appreciate the story. 


More specifically I love Miguel and the introduction of a non-binary character so casually. I think it is books like these that will help the world understand how differences can be acknowledged in a positive manner. I also liked how both women were pretty feminine and not looking for a relationship with each other. The acknowledgment that they both felt an attraction to one another in the beginning but decided that being friends was better was a new and refreshing reading experience. 

 I hope all those struggling with their past and scared to move into the future can pick this book up and get a glimpse of what their world could be if they allow themselves to be happy

Girlfriend Material

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