When I heard that Anyta Sunday was writing a modern, LGTBQIA+ take on Jane Austen's works, let's just say, I WAS HERE FOR IT. And this first installment, Emerett Has Never Been In Love did not disappoint. I’m always in the mood for some swoon worthy romance.

The first thing I want to mention is that while this is a retelling of Emma, it’s still very fresh. I think both fans of Austen and those who are less familiar of her works are going to enjoy this one.

Our lead, Emerett (who mainly goes by "Lake") was pretty much the perfect lead. He was good, but not so perfect that he didn't have flaws. He was more than a bit oblivious to the world around him. It seemed he was constantly misinterpreting feelings and situations.

Knight was the devoted friend. The one person who seemed to always have everyone's back. We all should be so lucky as to know a real life Knightly.

And the romance? Spot on. Amazing.

Sunday is well known as the Queen of the Slow-Burn for a reason. I was practically ripping my hair out waiting for these two to get together. I wanted to yell at poor Lake and tell him to open his damn eyes! And, although Knight was constantly doing the right thing, wanting to Lake to come to his own decision regarding their relationship, yeah, I wanted to yell at him to just tell Lake how he felt. This was taken from a four star to a five star read for me because, simply put: the pining was perfect.

I already cannot wait for the next book in this series!

If you're looking for something that makes you swoon a little, gives you some great warm fuzzies and just flat out puts a smile on your face, I cannot recommend this book enough.

I was provided a copy of this book for my honest review.