Jerry Cooke
4.5⭐️ - Barely averted vehicular manslaughter and a study of ancient fish in this cosy winter sapphic romance!
Heading to DC for a monthlong paleoichthyology internship, the last thing Shani wants after a tense car trip is for the incoming snow to cause her mum to hit, albeit very lightly, a girl crossing the road. When one of her housemates in the house she's staying in asks her to take over her dog walking gig, the last thing she expects is to run into (though thankfully not as literally) that same girl again. Suffice to say, May isn't thrilled to see Shani, but after initially chilly interactions, things start to warm up when the two get snowed-in together. Shani is still processing getting dumped by her first girlfriend prior to leaving for this trip though and with a limited time to get to know each other, can a relationship really come out of this?
This was a really sweet and emotionally rich queer coming of age story, with Shani and May experiencing their first positive intimacy with another girl, and being able to heal from their past trauma. There's a wide cast of interesting characters, from the 90+ year old friend of her grandmother that she's staying with, to her internship supervisor who is able to offer her a helpful queer ear, and it's a really diverse group. The relationship between Shani and May is really well handled and their time spent with the adorable fluffy loaf (corgi) on the walks is stinkin' adorable ☺️
4.5⭐️ - Barely averted vehicular manslaughter and a study of ancient fish in this cosy winter sapphic romance!
Heading to DC for a monthlong paleoichthyology internship, the last thing Shani wants after a tense car trip is for the incoming snow to cause her mum to hit, albeit very lightly, a girl crossing the road. When one of her housemates in the house she's staying in asks her to take over her dog walking gig, the last thing she expects is to run into (though thankfully not as literally) that same girl again. Suffice to say, May isn't thrilled to see Shani, but after initially chilly interactions, things start to warm up when the two get snowed-in together. Shani is still processing getting dumped by her first girlfriend prior to leaving for this trip though and with a limited time to get to know each other, can a relationship really come out of this?
This was a really sweet and emotionally rich queer coming of age story, with Shani and May experiencing their first positive intimacy with another girl, and being able to heal from their past trauma. There's a wide cast of interesting characters, from the 90+ year old friend of her grandmother that she's staying with, to her internship supervisor who is able to offer her a helpful queer ear, and it's a really diverse group. The relationship between Shani and May is really well handled and their time spent with the adorable fluffy loaf (corgi) on the walks is stinkin' adorable ☺️