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Book Review
Nov. 1st, 2024 01:54 pmWritten in the Stars
by Alexandria Bellefleur
This charming sapphic romance is set in Seattle. Elle and Darcy go on a blind date at the behest of Elle's friend and Darcy's brother Brendon. Despite Darcy and Elle's immediate attraction to each other, the date is a disaster. However due to some face-saving misrepresentation of the date on Darcy's part that snowballs, she and Elle end up faking a relationship through the holiday season. Since this is a romance novel, of course the fake dating develops into real feelings that Darcy and Elle must grapple with.
This was a nice, sweet, low-conflict romance. I really liked the way Bellefleur handles the opposites attract trope. Elle is an astrologer with quirky, free-spirited approach to life. Darcy is an actuary with a more buttoned-up, analytical personality. Their different styles are big parts of what they appreciate about each other, and they mesh them well. Most importantly, they never try to fundamentally change the other or make them conform to their own ways of doing things.
by Alexandria Bellefleur
This charming sapphic romance is set in Seattle. Elle and Darcy go on a blind date at the behest of Elle's friend and Darcy's brother Brendon. Despite Darcy and Elle's immediate attraction to each other, the date is a disaster. However due to some face-saving misrepresentation of the date on Darcy's part that snowballs, she and Elle end up faking a relationship through the holiday season. Since this is a romance novel, of course the fake dating develops into real feelings that Darcy and Elle must grapple with.
This was a nice, sweet, low-conflict romance. I really liked the way Bellefleur handles the opposites attract trope. Elle is an astrologer with quirky, free-spirited approach to life. Darcy is an actuary with a more buttoned-up, analytical personality. Their different styles are big parts of what they appreciate about each other, and they mesh them well. Most importantly, they never try to fundamentally change the other or make them conform to their own ways of doing things.
