queerafictionado's Reviews (374)


This was such a fun book to read! Kim and Helene are both trying to find an escape from life, needing a getaway to rest, relax, and recover. Alone. Except the universe has other plans! There is more than one bed in this story, but there is only one suite! And when Helene offers to share her suite with Kim after finding her sobbing in the hotel lobby, neither woman has any clue how their lives are about to change.

Helene and Kim have mutual friends, but they’ve never spent time together like this before, just the two of them. However, it doesn’t take long for them to realize how much they enjoy one another’s company. Kim is beginning to realize she needs to make some changes in her life, so when Helene invites her to continue their adventure on her brother’s boat, she says yes. And this is where the story really takes off!

There are some wonderfully steamy scenes and their chemistry is off the charts.

The more I read Abby’s books, the more I love them! Abby writes emotionally complex characters in a way that allows readers to connect with them on an intimate level, peeling back the layers little by little as the story progresses. No One Compares is not your typical romance book, but it does have an HEA and some great sapphic energy! It’s a second chance story, but not just in terms of romance. Yes, it’s about getting a second chance at love, but also about learning how to give YOURSELF a second chance. Hazel has settled in life and in love, but it takes circumstances outside of her control to help her see this and begin to put herself first. And to finally, for the first time in years, take a chance at true happiness - no matter how scary that might be.

This is a story about love and loss, friendship, self-discovery, second chances, and starting over. Sometimes things don’t go the way we planned. Sometimes the universe takes your plans and laughs in your face. But sometimes we need those plans to go out the window in order to truly grow and discover parts of who we are in ways we couldn’t have otherwise. And sometimes the universe puts us exactly where we need to be, at the exact right time, with the exact right people.

TW: Fertility struggles, cheating, divorce