A review by morganthebee
Secure Attachment by Ami Spencer

4.25

This was my first time reading Ami Spencer's work. I didn't know anything about them going in, but the blurb caught my eye so when I got the opportunity to read it, I took it. The plot is really lovely, with wonderful characters who it's easy to fall for. 

Debs is funny, caring, and loyal, and she does everything she can to build up the people around her and be the best mom she can for her two children. She's never been with a woman before, but she feels drawn to Sienna Daly from the get go. Sienna is kind and gentle, but she's got a lot of trauma hiding under the surface. She doesn't think her crush on the presumably straight Debs is going to go anywhere, but their connection just gets stronger the longer they know each other. Sienna struggles to reconcile the woman Debs sees with the woman she's afraid she is, her self-worth having been destroyed by an emotionally abusive mother. I have to admit that I identified with Sienna much more than I'd like, and there were quite a few scenes that left me in tears.

The other characters are also great, particularly a couple consisting of Debs' two best friends Grace and Mica (who, I take it, are from an earlier book), and Sienna's best friend Max (who I expect we'll get a story for later), although I found myself wishing for more of Sienna's boss, Liz, and a few of the others.

There was a side conflict that didn't make much sense and just felt like filler to me, and there was a pretty big time jump fairly early in the book that I felt took away from the opportunity to show the relationship develop between Debs and Sienna. I also found the writing to be a bit choppy at times, but overall Secure Attachment was a really good read, and I'd definitely recommend checking it out.

I received a free ARC from the author, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.