Robin's Lake Road: A Moving Lesbian First Love Romance

I absolutely adore this book for so many reasons. While I love HEA endings to stories, this story had the heart-warming, yet tragic tale of a teenager's first love. It tells a story to two girls who deal with their realization that they are gay in different ways. One accepts herself and who she is, despite all of the negative reactions from classmates and those in the small community she lives in. The other cannot accept who she is and spirals into the depths of denial and depression. In many ways, I felt like I was reading the thoughts and actions of many a person that finds they are gay. The love that the girls have is passionate and filled with such emotion, as are the times when they are apart.

I found it difficult to deal with Robin's emotional swings. She has someone in front of her that loves her so much and wants to do anything for her, yet she pushes her away, not once but twice. Asher fights so hard with her emotions, her love for Robin, but in the end knows when their time is at an end. The bittersweet ending capped off a wonderful book that I am sure I will read again in the future.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.