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Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

2.5/5

Well this was... interesting. Certainly a unique premise, that made for an overall fine read. However, perhaps due to the nature of the premise, the story felt somewhat unfocused.

The core romance at the heart of the story, wasn't quite the sapphic romance as one might expect, but more so the parent's romance from the perspective of the daughters. But due to the framing of the story, I don't think either got the focus it deserved, despite both being interesting. This wasn't helped by the attempts at developing the wider cast of characters and all their relationships, while attempting to juggle two romances.

The relationship that I felt got the most focus was the relationship between Beth and her mother, which I rather liked. The character journey Cordelia had through the story was the probably the best written aspect of the story. However, for a romance novel, the romances felt somewhat dry. The gaps between their interactions and somewhat inconsistent internal monologue added to that.

It's still a decent and enjoyable read, with quite a few humorous moments, but the focus of the story could have tightened/streamlined a fair bit to fewer aspects.