Cloud Ten

Fearne Hill has been one of my favorite author discoveries of 2022, but Cloud Ten is a disappointment. The plot relies on two of my least favorite tropes - Gay For You (I thought that one had been banished), and Boss/Employee. Plus the book has some of the corniest “mega corporation shows they really care about the environment and diversity” scenes I've ever encountered. I did like Frankie, his unique triplet bond with his brother and sister, his goofy friends, and his sister's multilayered boyfriend. I would have enjoyed reading a whole book of the six of them hanging out and taking the piss out of each other. And the Bosom Buddies update from an obviously male Tom Hanks in a dress, wig and fake boobs to genderqueer Frankie in a dress, playing up the makeup he already wears, and treating himself to lacy panties at least partially makes amends for a decades-long insult. I recommend [b:Brushed With Love 60180408 Brushed With Love (Surfing the Waves, #1) Fearne Hill https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642852353l/60180408.SY75.jpg 94916846] and its follow up [b:Dipped in Sunshine 60720181 Dipped in Sunshine (Surfing the Waves, #2) Fearne Hill https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1648758865l/60720181.SY75.jpg 95731135] if you want to read Hill at her best.