Again with the sex positive heroine, which I freaking LOVE. I was so excited for Frannie’s story, however I felt this one did fall flat. The conflicts seemed a little immature for a woman whose main problem with having a relationship with the male MC was their age difference and his lack of experience. (Hallelujah! We have a rarity in the romance genre. A MALE virgin!) Also, I just found it a bit dull.
This is only the second book I’ve read by this author, and I’ll admit, I haven’t been wowed by the actual plots, but I do love the characters. They are quirky (not in that over done way, but more in a real life way) and people you would actually want to hang out with. The writing is funny. The author has a voice that I can actually relate to. She is definitely writing for a new generation/type of romance reader. The world is changing. I’m not young, but I am still pretty progressive when it comes to things like sexuality and gender roles. It seems a lot of romance books slut shame their female characters, or make them out to be unrealistic pillars of virtue. The author here makes it abundantly clear that it’s okay for women to have a healthy sex drive, even if she isn’t in a committed relationship. It’s so much more relatable than most other romance books out there. These are the characters we need in this genre.