AUTHOR: Rachel Lacey GENRE: Queer Romance PAGES: 331 pages RELEASED: 1 December 2021 SERIES: Ms. Right #1 SYNOPSIS: Books are Rosie Taft’s life. And ever since she took over her mother’s beloved Manhattan bookstore, they’ve become her home too. The only thing missing is her own real-life romance like the ones she loves to read about, and Rosie has an idea of who she might like to sweep her off her feet. She’s struck up a flirty online friendship with lesbian romance author Brie, and what could be more romantic than falling in love with her favorite author? Jane Breslin works hard to keep her professional and personal lives neatly separated. By day, she works for the family property development business. By night, she puts her steamier side on paper under her pen name: Brie. Jane hasn’t had much luck with her own love life, but her online connection with a loyal reader makes Jane wonder if she could be the one. When Rosie learns that her bookstore’s lease has been terminated by Jane’s family’s business, romance moves to the back burner. Even though they’re at odds, there’s no denying the sparks that fly every time they’re together. When their online identities are revealed, will Jane be able to write her way to a happy ending, or is Rosie’s heart a closed book? When falling in love with your favourite author comes with an unexpected twist…
Bookstore owner Rosie Taft has been living and breathing books for as long as she can remember. What’s more, she’s struck up an online friendship, and possible flirtation, with her favourite lesbian romance author Brie. But things come crashing down when she’s notified that her lease will be terminated at the end of the year by a property development business that has plans of demolishing the building. What Rosie doens’t know, is that her favourite author, who’s real name is Jane Breslin, is inadvertently behind this decision. Working for her father’s company, Jane has always wanted to pursue writing full-time, and with ten published books under her belt, she’s hoping her newest series will help her become a full-time author. But for now, she’s in the property development business, and when she learns that her online friend and the gorgeous owner of the bookstore she’s behind closing are one in the same, it puts her job into a new perspective. Despite the circumstances, neither can walk away from their attraction to one another, and it might just be the making of their very own happily ever after. Talk about a love letter to booknerds, especially romance lovers! Rachel has brought together a story about a romance author AND a bookstore owner/romance fan in the best way possible with Rosie and Jane, sharing all the love for book lovers along with way. And with slight You’ve Got Mail vibes with a sapphic twist, this was an enjoyable read from start to finish. Rosie and Jane had such a super sweet romance, even while being tainted by Jane’s true identity as the developer kicking Rosie out of her shop. It’s an issue that plays havoc on their relationship throughout the entirety of the book, but their mutual attraction to one another wins out despite the conflicting feelings, especially on Rosie’s part. Balancing out the romantic relationship are the friendships and family relationships. Rosie’s roommates and friend group have super fun vibes and would 100% make for a fun group to be apart of IRL. I’m glad we get to follow Lia in the next book because I definitely want to hang out with this group again! Meanwhile, Jane’s relationship with her family is a little more complicated - her sister and niece are both really fun characters, while her parents have a bit more depth to them, which is interesting to explore throughout the book. Oh and Brinkley, Rosie’s dog? Give him his own book because omg he was adorable! While the non-romance plot of the book is obviously heavily focused on Rosie trying reconcile the loss of her current building while trying to find a new home for her bookstore, their is also a considerable focus on Jane’s relationship with being a secret author. Between wanting to take the step to become a full-time author and opening up to parents about her desire to follow her true passion, it’s an interesting sub-plot that balances out Rosie’s storyline. One thing that did get annoying over time was Rosie’s continual focus on Jane’s connection to the fact that she had to pack up and leave her store. And like, I get it, it’s a big thing for Rosie to overcome as she tries to find a new location, and it would be a hard thing to move on from when things are still so up in the air about the store’s future. It’s just that everything kept circling back to it when it came to Rosie and Jane’s relationship, despite the fact that Jane kept apologising and had no idea who Rosie was when the building plans were decided upon. It just dragged on a bit to much over the course of the almost four months of the book. If you’re a romance lover looking for your next sapphic read, look no further than this sweet and swoony homage to You’ve Got Mail and book nerds everywhere. |
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