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We Could Be So Good

Cat Sebastian

Start date: August 1, 2023

Finish date: August 31, 2023

Discussion: Book of the Month Club

Why we're reading this: Cat Sebastian's 1950s historical romance will be our August 2023 Book of the Month.…more
[close] Cat Sebastian's 1950s historical romance will be our August 2023 Book of the Month.

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Jul 28, 2023 Ami rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mm-historical-medieval-steampunk, mm-romance-or-erotica

I know that the descriptions are nothing similar but am I wrong if I kept imagining this as Steve and Bucky fanfic? 😅

If I can say one thing about this book, I will choose adorable. I think I fell for Andy right from the bat (since I saw him from Nick's perspective). I also loved Nick right from beginning (because of the way Andy saw him).

The two characters worked really well for me. Andy's journey to falling for his best friend felt natural. I adored Andy when he discovered that he was queer af ...more

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Apr 09, 2025 Debra ~~ seriously slacking on her reviews ~~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical, artists-dancers-actors-writers, part-of-series-or-serial, m-m, borrowed-on-kindle, library-book, bad-parenting, bisexual-pansexual-mc, little-or-no-sex-fade-to-black

I put this book off mostly because of the Casey McQuiston comparison in the blurb, since I really didn't gel with RW&RB, but wanting to read You Should Be So Lucky required me to try this one first, and I'm glad I did.

The book is relationship-focused, and both Nick and Andy are delightful characters. There are also some well-drawn secondary characters and a nice sense of time and place. My biggest issue with the story is that it is rather long, and the pacing dropped off in the latter part wher ...more

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May 11, 2025 Stephen rated it really liked it

Shelves: gay, audiobook, 9-audiobooks-on-pc, 9-hoopla-audio-read, gay-romance, gay-closets, 1-read-in-2025

An amazing portrait of one type of gay life before Stonewall. The innocence and the day to day experiences make this one something special. The stealth reference to Bayard Rustin was well done as well

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Sep 01, 2024 Cecille rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars

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Aug 20, 2023 Wendy added it · review of another edition

DNF. The characters are just so distant and I really couldn’t care less about them. There’s a lot of telling and it just feels incredibly flat. I’ve read other Cat Sebastian books and liked them, so I’m not giving up on them. Just this one.

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