Queer literature is just better, actually.

I absolutely adored this!

To be honest, the last few months of 2022 have been rough for me and my depression/anxiety hasn't let me get a lot of what I love done. What I love is reading. So if a book can pull me in and make me want to do nothing but dive into the lives of the characters lives on page, it's definitely spectacular.

I love that this is the story of a reader meeting their favorite author and falling in love. I've met a few of my favorite authors and I have to say Charlie handles it with more grace than I have. I mean, he talked to Miles at least and didn't just nod and smile like a simpleton. Their first meeting was memorable for them and for me that I knew I had to get more of them together and I wasn't disappointed because it happens quickly and often.

I fell so hard for both Miles and Charlie independently and together. I liked that we get to know everyone at The Curious Fox and how important they are to the story. I loved that Miles leaves breadcrumbs to the ghosts in his life and how he hides his writing process. Well, hides it at least until a Charlie sees and appreciates how Miles writes certain scenes.

The romance was exactly what I needed and I did not expect to cry at a few parts. I mean, Miles is an author and definitely has a way with words but towards the end the man tore my heart out telling Charlie who he would be writing for.

I like that this book also taught me a few things that I never considered, like Miles' erotica not having an HEA so it couldn't be prosecuted. That fact still sits heavy in my heart.

I could say more but the fact that I finished this says a lot right now.
Thank you to the author for writing a book that won against my depression.



ARC provided by Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) via NetGalley

Had me looking around real suspicious that someone could hear what I was listening to at work and by the end also had me looking around real suspicious to make sure no one could see me crying at work

Ok? Alright?
It was funny!
Then they get together and use spicy olive oil as lube, then a third act break up, then all ends well

Saccharine but an easy and happy read