I’ve been looking at relationships with a fairly different lens over the last few months, but I tried to ignore that impulse with Nesto and Jude. I was too busy rooting for them, and relating to different things about the two of them. I actually miss them. I’m hoping they appear in the other three books in this series. I think the moral that you shouldn’t be so singularly focused that you miss out on something good is rather appropriate. It’s something I’m guilty of. But, we all need better balance in life. Easier said than done! The novel reads like an LGBTQ+ Hallmark movie with some raunch added in. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing, which is on me in some ways because of the stigma around romance novels. I would like to know, though, how women are so good at writing gay sex scenes. Herrera accurately captures the intensity and the awkwardness that comes with sex. It’s much less “wham, bam, thank you ma’am” than what men write. I certainly wouldn’t be disappointed if HBO were to turn “The Dreamers Series” into a show as long as they keep in the sex.