Zachary Kai
Old Hollywood's always been a setting that promises both glamour and heartbreak. This book delivers on the former but softens it beautifully and sidesteps the latter (which is precisely the point.)
Like their previous co-written series, this is set in a world where queerness just...exists. No one fights, they just live. I'll admit I struggle with queernormative fiction, not because it's 'unrealistic' but rather because it feels so radical. It's life-and-hope giving in the most extraordinary way possible.
Working that into a story is a gift for the reader, and the authors do it well.
I have no preferences in relationship arcs, but here, the shift from friendship to romance is handled beautifully: a slow, inevitable turning toward each other. The chemistry is warm rather than electric, which suits perfectly, because it isn't about discovery so much as recognition.
This is a book you devour in a day or two and one that sits for weeks afterwards.
Old Hollywood's always been a setting that promises both glamour and heartbreak. This book delivers on the former but softens it beautifully and sidesteps the latter (which is precisely the point.)
Like their previous co-written series, this is set in a world where queerness just...exists. No one fights, they just live. I'll admit I struggle with queernormative fiction, not because it's 'unrealistic' but rather because it feels so radical. It's life-and-hope giving in the most extraordinary way possible.
Working that into a story is a gift for the reader, and the authors do it well.
I have no preferences in relationship arcs, but here, the shift from friendship to romance is handled beautifully: a slow, inevitable turning toward each other. The chemistry is warm rather than electric, which suits perfectly, because it isn't about discovery so much as recognition.
This is a book you devour in a day or two and one that sits for weeks afterwards.