kitaface's Reviews (605)

Nevada is captivating from the very first page. The stream of consciousness narration is intimate and places you as close as you can get to the emotionally closed off protagonist, Maria. The characters are all unlikeable in their own ways, but I still found myself rooting for Maria and hoping she would be okay.

This new edition includes an extra afterword from the author. She gives some additional details and context for the book, including anecdotes from her own life as a trans woman in the early 2000s.

My only criticism is that I found the loose stream of consciousness style less effective in the second half of the book, where there were external monologues rather than internal thoughts of the first half. It's a minor complaint, but did pull me out of the story a bit.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an absolute joy of a book! I swooned, I laughed, and I cried tears of joy. This is such a fun and romantic book. They're both lovely but Kris especially made my heart melt time and time again.

*Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC preview of the first few chapters! It was so good I rushed to buy a copy of the full book before even finishing the preview.