She Gets the Girl

I had high hopes for this book.. It's written by an actual couple who met in college, that sounds like a recipe for an amazing rom-com, you would think. Sadly, this book fell very flat for me.
While I am not the biggest romance reader, I do appreciate a cute rom-com from time to time.
In this case I just did not care enough about the characters. Both of the girls were very annoying to me in the beginning, thankfully this wasn't a big problem as I continued reading. I also could predict the major events, which just made me feel like I was wasting my time reading.
Instead of fully DNFing this book I decided to skip parts until I found something interesting to read.
What I really appreciated was the time spent on family dynamics. While the drunk parent has been a bit played out in the romance genre (imo) I thought it was really interesting that Molly has conversations with her mother about their heritage and how it effects them differently.
I think if the book had focussed more on their families and not a DUFF remix I would have enjoyed it more.
The reason I gave it three starts is because it's not a bad book, it's just not my taste.

“If you spend your life focusing on the never, then you'll never actually do anything.”

This book has been on my TBR for the longest time and I am so glad I finally took the leap to finishing it, especially with it being Pride Month.

It was so easy to form a connection with Alex and Molly despite them both being so individually different. Alex had to grow up too fast, spent most of her life looking after her mother instead of the other way around and she had walls so high because she was afraid to be vulnerable so Alex made herself appear like she didn't care about anything. Molly is the exact opposite where she struggles to stand her ground and speak up for herself and she struggles with anxiety. While their experiences seemed dissimilar, their shared insecurity underneath it all is that they both didn't feel enough. I loved that underneath the surface, this book was about self-acceptance and acknowledging your self-worth.

I do wish that there was more time spent on the development of the romance between Molly and Alex. I'm a sucker for a slow burn and I just would've loved to have seen their love for one another blossom more so I could enjoy it further.

Overall, this was a cute read and I enjoyed it!

There are not a lot of queer books out there, and not a lot of actual wlw romantic ones and we definitely need more!
This could have been your standard romance book, with just a little twist. Its cute, it's sweet, a bit expected but I don't mind it at all. It is well written and makes your heart happy and calm!

I strongly suggest you go with the audiobook as listening to the 2 povs is making this so much better and more interesting.

I need more books like this one for a quiet night of reading!