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I generally quite enjoy this author's historical MM romances, and this was no exception! Takes place in NYC in the late 1950s, and the whole thing was quite lovely! Fairly low angst on the whole, with the issues here mostly being external related to being queer in that time period. The pace is slow and gentle, which I enjoyed for the most part though it did occasionally drag a smidge for me. But the writing was lovely, the characters--including the supporting cast--were great, and the sense of p
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Just finished listening. Appreciated the author's note and how she worked in the historical details of the 50s as well as her bit of license, allowing for a nicely wrapped up HEA
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Sebastian has been very hit or miss for me, but her mid-century books have all been wonderful, and I hope she keeps writing in this era. I liked how so many people in their lives had no problem with who they were. You don't see that a lot, especially in that time. I liked the balance of acceptance along with the other reality that things were difficult and often dangerous. Even Nick's brother, who was not accepting, still tried to help him, although his motivation was circumspect. I really enjoy
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Utterly, delightful. I haven't read a book by this author in a while and I was nicely surprised by this lovely read. I loved how I was quickly drawn into the atmospheric book. The chemistry was palpable and the characters easily slipped under my skin. The perfect comfort summer read and the escape I was craving. The love story alone is perfection in this ... but there is a lot to like in addition to this. The historic little Italy influences on the New York setting, interesting side characters (
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Sweet and very period evocative.
Loved this. Wonderful, real, characters, and a very easy to visualise authentic setting.
Took me about an hour to get into this one—it’s a bit of a slow burn—but after that I couldn’t stop. Very romantic and soft, I liked it a lot. Listened to the audiobook, Joel Leslie does a wonderful job as usual.
Loved this. It's gentle and warm and lovely. Love Cat Sebastian.
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