#WhatchaReading ? I found Level Up by Cathy Yardley a bit of a slog. She's reworked some of the same themes (career vs love, introversion vs isolation) in later books more successfully, and the geeky elements feel more authentic in her later books too, IMO. (Though perhaps that's just because game design isn't my thing.) Also needed some editing. Not sure I'll continue this series.
#WhatchaReading ? I read Cate C. Wells' latest, After the Shut Up Ring, which was inspired by viral videos of men making horrific, insulting wedding vows. (I was happier when I didn't know this was a thing.) Not as dramatically enthralling as she often is, but it's cool that she tackled a very taboo subject in romance (STDs,) and the small town, working class setting really came to life.
#WhatchaReading ? I was up all night 🥱 finishing You Should Be So Lucky. Amazingly, it's somehow not a letdown after the gorgeousness of We Could Be So Good.
The themes are around living an authentic life in a highly closeted time, and it's complex and believable. There are tropes too but not obnoxiously or pointlessly. And really well drawn, relatable characters. And pretty swoony romance too. 😂