Maggie Cummings

Welcome to the world of Bay West Social. Twenty-something Meg McTiernan is all about her career when her house hunt unexpectedly lands her at Bay Westa lesbian mecca tucked away in the suburbs of NYCand her social life is given a turbo boost. There's a pool, a softball league, even a nightclub practically in her backyard. In this loaded environment, finding the right girl just got a lot more interesting. Case in point: law student Lexi Russo grew up at Bay West and is about to start an internship at the law firm of another local, self-assured, sexy Jesse Ducane. Lexi's had a crush on Jesse forever, but Jesse's the one Bay West woman she can't possibly have. And not just because she's her boss. Together, new friends Meg and Lexi navigate romances, fun flirtations, juicy gossip, tons of drama, and maybe just the right amount of true love.

Totally Worth It

Jude Silberfeld

4.5 – Some books, like some people, are sunny. That’s what I thought when I read Brooklyn Summer, my first Maggie Cummings book, in January, and it’s the feeling I am again left with after Totally Worth It, her debut novel and book 1 in the Bay West Social series.

While there is some romance happening – and some not happening –, Totally Worth It is literally about more than two people meeting. It’s about Meg moving to lesbian-exclusive development Bay West on Staten Island and becoming the adult she can be; it’s about Lexi and her huge crush on Jesse, her neighbour/boss/parents’ ex-best friend. It’s about said Jesse trying not to screw up. It’s also about Lexi’s mothers, Jesse’s friends, Meg’s elusive colleague…

Totally Worth It made me think of a lesbian version of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City (minus the outrageousness) or of ensemble cast films like Garry Marshall´s Valentine’s Day, for example. It’s a fantastic start to the series, and when I closed it, all I wanted to do was to immediately begin the second book, Serious Potential. Not because this one was too short, or left some issues up in the air, but because I didn’t want to leave this universe and its inhabitants. I like it there.

Totally Worth It

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