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Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters
4.25
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to Forever for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. These are my thoughts only. 

I loved this book! First of all, such a great sapphic romance. One of my favorite things is that it doesn’t center around the sexy scenes. One of the main characters is experiencing trauma-related sexual dysfunction and Karelia does such a great job of navigating that and making the character feel respected by the love interest. There is just so much respect and consent between the two main characters. 

I really enjoyed the plot of following them as they try to get a movie funded. It was cool to see the behind the scenes (see what I did there ;)) stuff of what it takes to pitch a movie. 

I got a little emotional reading this at the end! I got really sucked into the characters’ stories, their families/friends, and their journeys. I really appreciated the supportive side characters in this book. I could just feel the strong bonds and love they all had for each other. 

I recommend reading!! It’s got a little bit of humor, adventure, love, and is all around a great story


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