Sonora Reyes is among the best at writing characters that feel like I would see them in a grocery store. Their characters are so normal and real and honest, and the issues their characters face aren’t fantastical, but rooted in the lived experience of Latine people in the US. Some authors write characters I idolize, but Sonora Reyes writes the characters I live with. This story is no different. In Reyes’ forthcoming adult romance, Han and Kenny are best friends, ‘bros’, roommates, everything but lovers. When Han loses his chance at a work-sponsored path to citizenship, Kenny quite literally proposes a new plan. They know everything about each other; how hard could it be to convince not only the government, but their friends and families, that they have fallen madly in love?

I will say, there was A LOT going on. I could do without the

accidental pregnancy

. I could do without the

boss stealing from the restaurant

. We could spend more time on

the community college application and everything else that happened right before the wedding

. We just don’t need that many plot points! But it does all come together beautifully in the end. I think the development of Han and Kenny’s relationship is actually paced quite well given the circumstances, feeling rushed or stagnant where it should. Also, the

car sex scene

…why was I blushing and kicking my feet? Han still calling Kenny ‘bro’ around moments of intimacy was really funny, even if it is the most ‘no homo’ thing I’ve ever seen. I truly enjoyed the chemistry between these two, and I love how they love each other. They are perfect in their imperfection.

Congrats, Sonora, on a lovely adult romance debut! I will read anything you write at this point. Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.