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Becoming Her: A Sapphic Science Fiction Romance
by Abigail Taylor, Abigail Taylor
Becoming Her is about Julia and Jules - different versions of the same person living parallel lives in different dimensions who somehow switch places during a failed attempt at creating an artificial black hole. And while these two women may look identical, their lives could not be more different.
Dr. Julia Rottingaus is a professor and scientist, dedicated to making new scientific discoveries and uncovering mysteries about the universe no one ever has before. She is straight laced, super organized, a vegan/health nut, and married to her job. Jules, on the other hand, moves from temp job to temp job, is constantly losing things, loves to eat meat and greasy food, and lives her life in utter chaos (literal and figurative).
When they switch lives, Julia at least has a sense of what happened. Whereas Jules suddenly finds herself in a world very much similar and also very different from what she knows. As they both settle into the other’s life, they make some big changes and start getting comfortable in ways that leave them pondering the biggest question of all: to stay, or to find a way to go back.
There was more humor and sex in this book than some of Abby’s other books - especially from Jules' side of the story. It’s dual POV and each MC has a separate love interest - so you get two romance stories in one! Given the short timeframe in which the story takes place, it’s definitely insta love on both sides. And because it’s essentially two separate story lines, you don’t get quite as much build-up in the relationships, which I missed. But each romance arc was unique.
I didn’t particularly care for Julia or Jules. Can’t put my finger on why exactly, I just didn’t find myself liking them as much as I usually do Abby’s characters. My favorite character was by far Jules’ best friend Dino/Denise (in both universes). She was awesome!
This was a quick and enjoyable read. It’s lighter on the scifi side but heavy on the romance! Definitely a different direction than Abby’s other books, but I thought it was done well and didn’t feel inauthentic to her as a writer.
I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review.
Dr. Julia Rottingaus is a professor and scientist, dedicated to making new scientific discoveries and uncovering mysteries about the universe no one ever has before. She is straight laced, super organized, a vegan/health nut, and married to her job. Jules, on the other hand, moves from temp job to temp job, is constantly losing things, loves to eat meat and greasy food, and lives her life in utter chaos (literal and figurative).
When they switch lives, Julia at least has a sense of what happened. Whereas Jules suddenly finds herself in a world very much similar and also very different from what she knows. As they both settle into the other’s life, they make some big changes and start getting comfortable in ways that leave them pondering the biggest question of all: to stay, or to find a way to go back.
There was more humor and sex in this book than some of Abby’s other books - especially from Jules' side of the story. It’s dual POV and each MC has a separate love interest - so you get two romance stories in one! Given the short timeframe in which the story takes place, it’s definitely insta love on both sides. And because it’s essentially two separate story lines, you don’t get quite as much build-up in the relationships, which I missed. But each romance arc was unique.
I didn’t particularly care for Julia or Jules. Can’t put my finger on why exactly, I just didn’t find myself liking them as much as I usually do Abby’s characters. My favorite character was by far Jules’ best friend Dino/Denise (in both universes). She was awesome!
This was a quick and enjoyable read. It’s lighter on the scifi side but heavy on the romance! Definitely a different direction than Abby’s other books, but I thought it was done well and didn’t feel inauthentic to her as a writer.
I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest review.