A beautiful and heartbreaking memoir. The descriptions of grief and loss are so well done.

I cannot describe how uncomfortable this book made me. The whole premise - a young 20 something daughter hooking up with her BFF's mom. WHILE THE FRIEND IS IN THE HOUSE. Just no. I could not even enjoy most of the book because I was feeling bad for the friend/daughter the whole time. 

This book is well written and a beautiful story, I am just not entirely sure I knew what was happening the entire time?

This is a very, very deep dive into Viola's story of growing up very poor. Viola overcame many obstacles to get where she is today. She had a dream to be an actress, and she fought so hard to make it come true. This was hard to read at times, but is so good.

I could not put this book down! The love between the MCs felt so tangible to me. 

Such a good story to share, and a powerful narrative about very real situations Black and other POC Americans face. The story was a little rushed at times. 

It was a slow start, but ended up very cute! A good historical rom com. Love the Wynchester family. 

Writing style not for me, it wasn’t holding my attention 

Thank you to Forever for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. These are my thoughts only. 

I loved this book! First of all, such a great sapphic romance. One of my favorite things is that it doesn’t center around the sexy scenes. One of the main characters is experiencing trauma-related sexual dysfunction and Karelia does such a great job of navigating that and making the character feel respected by the love interest. There is just so much respect and consent between the two main characters. 

I really enjoyed the plot of following them as they try to get a movie funded. It was cool to see the behind the scenes (see what I did there ;)) stuff of what it takes to pitch a movie. 

I got a little emotional reading this at the end! I got really sucked into the characters’ stories, their families/friends, and their journeys. I really appreciated the supportive side characters in this book. I could just feel the strong bonds and love they all had for each other. 

I recommend reading!! It’s got a little bit of humor, adventure, love, and is all around a great story