Heroine – women loving women (also tag LGBTQ)
Lake Lovelace, Book #3
Heat Factor: There are hot sexytimes, but most of it is centered in Tina’s emotional development
Character Chemistry: Instant attraction with roller derby-related complications
Plot: Tina doesn’t feel like she’s adulting very well after her divorce, so she’s trying to take care of herself by herself while also finding a community of women to be with in roller derby
Overall: Totally a feels book
Out on the Ice, Book #2
Heat Factor: At the point I stopped reading, Maisey was thinking a lot about how women have sex, but my understanding is that it’s a slow burn (so I’m guessing at least one scene toward the end)
Character Chemistry: There were plenty of cute moments
Plot: I think this is what people are referring to when they say they want “no plot just vibes”
Overall: Once they stopped being enemies at the 25% mark, all tension driving me to read was lost, so this one’s a DNF
Heat Factor: kissy → grinding interruptus → date night on a blanket next to the lake
Character Chemistry: understated fated mated
Plot: Woman on the run from abusive ex falls in with a pack of rogue werewolf bikers
Overall: it’s enjoyable
Dungeons and Dating, Book #1
Heat Factor: It’s a pretty slow burn
Character Chemistry: Despite meeting at a very inopportune time, the chemistry is immediate and comfortable.
Plot: Roxie has opened a board game cafe with her two best friends and been painfully ejected from her last relationship when she meets her new roommate, Mel. And Mel has just essentially fled to Cali for a new job after breaking up yet again with her ex boyfriend. But they both have an easy and immediate bond with an undercurrent of rawr.
Overall: It had its slow parts, but the romance was certainly satisfying.
Heat Factor: Very, very mild, which in this case is absolutely age appropriate.
Character Chemistry: The absolute best kind of YA—not at all angsty, sweet, surprising, and all about that plot.
Plot: Lydia goes to visit her Grandma for a week, and is immediately drawn to the forest—the very forest her mother has described as dark and scary. While exploring, she meets a beautiful and fascinating girl named Eden, who is searching for “treasure”. Soon, she discovers that her whole past and the forest are not at all what they seem…dun, dun, DUN!!
Overall: This book is like a magical snow globe of amazing. I loved it.
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