nice variation on a well used trope

Perspective by Monica McCallan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Were it not for the inventive variation the otherwise pretty overworked trope would not have worked for me, but this is a well worked, well written and inventive seconnd chance lesbian romance.

Sloane and Campbell are two girls, who should have grown up long ago, but are struggling not only with their sexuality but also their lack of self steem, not to speak of the fear they have of feeling love or of being loved. So here we accompany two girls who pretend to be adult about things but sabotage themselves and another by letting their unwarranted panic rule their reactions.

So in a way, even though both charaters are in their mid thirties, I'd call this a coming off age story.
The characters are well developed and appear authentic, even when it is clear, that all is entirely fictional. The heavy stuff is kept to the background, making it a rather lighter read than the fitional MC, author Campbell, would have written, if the hints at the movies storyline are any indication.

In all it is a nicely entertaining book, even it sometimes is hard not to cringe reading another unnecessary fear twisted thought ruining the moment for both women.



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