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Lust and Lemonade
In a world filled with one-night stands, glory hole blowjobs and weeklong romances, what does it take to find love? This is just what our protagonist Blaine worries about. Unlike his friends, he wants to settle down.
284 pages, Paperback
Published April 23, 2017
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About the author
Jamieson Wolf
91 books68 followersJamieson has been writing since a young age when he realized he could be writing instead of paying attention in school. Since then, he has created many worlds in which to live his fantasies and live out his dreams.
He is a Number One Best Selling Author (He likes to tell people that a lot) and writes in many different genre’s. Jamieson is also an accomplished artist. He works in mixed media, charcoal and pastels. He is also something of an amateur photographer, a poet and graphic designer.
He currently lives in Ottawa Ontario Canada with his husband Michael and his cat, Tula, who is fearless.
He is a Number One Best Selling Author (He likes to tell people that a lot) and writes in many different genre’s. Jamieson is also an accomplished artist. He works in mixed media, charcoal and pastels. He is also something of an amateur photographer, a poet and graphic designer.
He currently lives in Ottawa Ontario Canada with his husband Michael and his cat, Tula, who is fearless.
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
June 11, 2017
Whew! I couldn't put this book down. Felt like I binged-watched a show on Netflix. The characters drew me in and I want to be their friend! I wish I could call upon them when I'm in an relationship emergency, too. Bring the lemonade and I'll bring the cupcakes. Looking forward to seeing what's next. I'll be in line for the next book in the series!
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April 1, 2021So, let me first say that it's really lovely and refreshing to read a book about gay men written by a gay man, a book that is so obviously seeped in queer culture. I really like that the characters are (mostly) unapologetic about their sex lives, which is something that I see very rarely; the queer characters aren't sanitized or sexless.
That being said, given that this is meant to be a cute romance book, I do feel like I need to warn for the things that got in the way of my enjoyment of it as light entertainment, that I feel readers should be aware of if they're going to read this:
First, while it's definitely refreshing to see trans characters (and one of them even as a main love interest), there are a decent amount of incidences of deadnaming, dead-pronoun-ing, and even transphobic slurs that get used. Especially for the love interest character, who gets what I would consider to be a pretty traumatic coming out scene.
The other thing that really troubled me was the treatment of sex work, and specifically, the sex worker character. He is consistently shamed by others for doing sex work, and later in the novel, not only is he abused and sexually assaulted by a client, but the other characters (and the narrative, through not challenging this) frames it as his fault.
This was just my experience of the book, and therefore not universal, but I feel it important for readers to be aware of potentially triggering content, particularly in books that are otherwise very fun and rom-commy.
That being said, given that this is meant to be a cute romance book, I do feel like I need to warn for the things that got in the way of my enjoyment of it as light entertainment, that I feel readers should be aware of if they're going to read this:
First, while it's definitely refreshing to see trans characters (and one of them even as a main love interest), there are a decent amount of incidences of deadnaming, dead-pronoun-ing, and even transphobic slurs that get used. Especially for the love interest character, who gets what I would consider to be a pretty traumatic coming out scene.
The other thing that really troubled me was the treatment of sex work, and specifically, the sex worker character. He is consistently shamed by others for doing sex work, and later in the novel, not only is he abused and sexually assaulted by a client, but the other characters (and the narrative, through not challenging this) frames it as his fault.
This was just my experience of the book, and therefore not universal, but I feel it important for readers to be aware of potentially triggering content, particularly in books that are otherwise very fun and rom-commy.
July 9, 2021
The book is short, yes, but it's a great rainy day or escape book.
April 30, 2017
Loved this first novel by Jamieson Wolf! Reading it felt exactly like watching a good queer TV show, just like Queer as Folk or Eastsiders. I highly recommend it!
September 25, 2017
If you are looking for a book that is reminiscent of Sex and the City, but with characters on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, you have found the book for you.
It was great to see the characters grow as people by the end of the book.
That being said, the amount of smoking, cheating, whining, and drinking that the characters did was not to my taste.
It was great to see the characters grow as people by the end of the book.
That being said, the amount of smoking, cheating, whining, and drinking that the characters did was not to my taste.
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