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Another amazing story by Abigail Taylor! Fashioning a Star is a wonderful, quick read that will make you smile! This book is a little different than some of Abby’s other books. It’s a little more lighthearted and fun, but the characters and the story are just as emotionally deep as always. I love the emotional complexity that Abby gives to the characters in her stories. Her characters are real and vulnerable and it is easy to connect with them and get pulled into the story.
FAS is written with a dual POV and switches back and forth between high school and present day (15 years later). Abby did a great job with the time switching and I think it really added to the story. We get these little glimpses into the past that make the character growth even more powerful.
Jade and Monica could not have been more different in high school. But they both longed to break free from that experience and who they were during that part of their lives. Jade reinvented herself, leaving Mystique well in her past. Monica left the drama of high school popularity behind her, but the limelight followed her, and so did the overwhelming burden of other people’s expectations.
The two are forced together when Jade is hired to design a dress for Monica for an upcoming event. And while the recognition is only one sided, the sparks and desire are most definitely not. And try as they might, this unlikely pair can’t split the seam that had them sewn together from the start.
FAS is written with a dual POV and switches back and forth between high school and present day (15 years later). Abby did a great job with the time switching and I think it really added to the story. We get these little glimpses into the past that make the character growth even more powerful.
Jade and Monica could not have been more different in high school. But they both longed to break free from that experience and who they were during that part of their lives. Jade reinvented herself, leaving Mystique well in her past. Monica left the drama of high school popularity behind her, but the limelight followed her, and so did the overwhelming burden of other people’s expectations.
The two are forced together when Jade is hired to design a dress for Monica for an upcoming event. And while the recognition is only one sided, the sparks and desire are most definitely not. And try as they might, this unlikely pair can’t split the seam that had them sewn together from the start.
This book got me all in my teen baby gay feels! I adore Margo and Abbie SO MUCH! I truly felt like I was experiencing it all through their perspectives. Living the story right alongside them. Feeling all the angst and worry and gay panic and first crush jitters and everything in between! Also…yay for neurodivergent representation! And Jewish representation! And bisexual representation! I love it!
And Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl was everything I hoped it would be and more! As Bri and Sara wrote in the author’s note at the beginning, this story is “ an exploration of identity, friendship, and countercultural norms.”
Margo and Abbie are two girls who could not be more different, other than the fact that they are both on the swim team. They aren’t friends. They don’t hang in the same circles of people. Margo Zimmerman is popular and smart and super femme…and surprise! She might be a lesbian. Margo is autistic and doesn’t do anything without first knowing everything there is to know about it. Her hesitation in coming out never has an ounce of internalized homophobia in it, which I love. She just wants to make sure she knows how to probably be gay and do all the gay things before she has her big gay reveal.
And Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl was everything I hoped it would be and more! As Bri and Sara wrote in the author’s note at the beginning, this story is “ an exploration of identity, friendship, and countercultural norms.”
Margo and Abbie are two girls who could not be more different, other than the fact that they are both on the swim team. They aren’t friends. They don’t hang in the same circles of people. Margo Zimmerman is popular and smart and super femme…and surprise! She might be a lesbian. Margo is autistic and doesn’t do anything without first knowing everything there is to know about it. Her hesitation in coming out never has an ounce of internalized homophobia in it, which I love. She just wants to make sure she knows how to probably be gay and do all the gay things before she has her big gay reveal.
Even though I enjoyed this book when I first read it, I am changing my review and will no longer be reading anything by this author because they are not who they say they are. AC Adams is actually a 50 something year old straight man pretending to be a 20 something lesbian. Do not read anything by this catfishing liar.
Rachel Lacey is without a doubt one of my favorite sapphic authors, so I was incredibly excited to receive an ARC of her upcoming release, Stars Collide! This is a celebrity, age gap (9 years), toaster oven romance - and it was everything I hoped for and more!
Anna is a rising pop star. She is openly pansexual and her fans love her and music, but she is ready to be taken more seriously. She’s the bubbly girl next door and it is hard not to love her right from the start. Eden, on the other hand, is a little jaded. She has been in the business for 20 years and her latest album was a bit of a miss and didn’t have the same spark and passion as her previous albums. Her popularity has gone down, but the last thing she wants is to have to rely on the young upcoming star to bring it back up. So, of course that’s exactly what happens!
As reluctant as she was to collaborate with Anna and go on tour, Eden begins to embrace their connection and all that Anna has to offer. Before long their friendship begins to blossom and the sparks start to fly. They have so much chemistry between them, on every level. They bring out the best in each other. They push each other and support each other. They speak openly and honestly. They simply just enjoy being together - on stage and off. Their sexual chemistry was also off the charts! It was HOT!
Anna is a rising pop star. She is openly pansexual and her fans love her and music, but she is ready to be taken more seriously. She’s the bubbly girl next door and it is hard not to love her right from the start. Eden, on the other hand, is a little jaded. She has been in the business for 20 years and her latest album was a bit of a miss and didn’t have the same spark and passion as her previous albums. Her popularity has gone down, but the last thing she wants is to have to rely on the young upcoming star to bring it back up. So, of course that’s exactly what happens!
As reluctant as she was to collaborate with Anna and go on tour, Eden begins to embrace their connection and all that Anna has to offer. Before long their friendship begins to blossom and the sparks start to fly. They have so much chemistry between them, on every level. They bring out the best in each other. They push each other and support each other. They speak openly and honestly. They simply just enjoy being together - on stage and off. Their sexual chemistry was also off the charts! It was HOT!
Another amazing collaboration between one of my favorite sapphic authors and favorite sapphic book narrators! Rachel Lacey and Lori Prince have done it again with book 3 in the Midnight in Manhattan series! The main connecting point in these books is a bar called the Dragonfly, which is the focus of book 1 (Don’t Cry for Me) where the signature drink the series is named after comes into being. Although this is a series, you could read each book as a stand alone, but why would you want to? The whole series is amazing, so just read it all and thank me later.
