Even better the second time.

A Love to Stay For by Amy DeMeritt

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


All I'll add to my previous review (below) after this second read, this time as a solid physical book, YAY, is that it was even more of a joy to read slowly, really savouring the great writing :)

Finally a romance, that has two adult women, who are willing and able to face their attraction head on and neither runs away! Age gap? No problem. Difficult past? Lots of understanding and compassion. Other people’s opinion? Bugger that.

This book, on top of all that, has a brilliant plot with a really unexpected ramping up of the tension in the underlying storyline towards the end, that keeps you – were it a film – on the edge of your seat.

I much prefer that sort of drama to the always slightly artificial “I want you, but go away.” Or “I love you, but can’t deal with this, so I am running.” All of that gets rather old fast, if at least every second lesbian romance you read goes along those lines. It just makes things so dreadfully predictable.

If you want a happy end you can go there straight and if you want tension you can use your imagination and create it on another plane as the relationship. This book does that to perfection.

Thank you, Amy DeMeritt, for a wonderful read!



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