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sophia_sol) wrote2020-10-28 06:53 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2020-10-28 06:53 pm
That Kind of Guy, by Talia Hibbert
A romance novel featuring a demisexual hero! How neat! I love that this meant there was a lot of focus on the meaningfulness of their friendship before the inevitable "oh no she's hot" sort of content started up, though I wish we could have seen more of the development of their friendship, instead of jumping right in at the point where they're already best friends.
I really enjoyed the two leads, and I liked that it's a bit of a mix-up from Hibbert's usual style. She tends to write a lot of grumpy heroines, which like, extremely valid, but it starts to get repetitive after a while for me. Rae and Zach have a different dynamic, and I liked them a lot -- both as individual people, and as a couple.
Rae and Zach are both working on getting over their past romantic/sexual history (Rae a sucky ex-husband, Zach a habit of saying yes to a lot of sex before he realized that it wasn't actually working for him personally and he needed to respect his own desires), and working on living out the kind of confidence in themselves they want to have, which is great. I loved the way Rae leans into her persona as a mildly scandalous and worldly widow when she's in the small town, and has fun with that. And the way Zach is in the process of learning how to say no when people want things from him without them ever giving back. And that both Rae and Zach have developed a circle of friends who like them for the weirdos they are instead of feeling the need to pander to broader social expectations.
All in all a highly enjoyable read!
I really enjoyed the two leads, and I liked that it's a bit of a mix-up from Hibbert's usual style. She tends to write a lot of grumpy heroines, which like, extremely valid, but it starts to get repetitive after a while for me. Rae and Zach have a different dynamic, and I liked them a lot -- both as individual people, and as a couple.
Rae and Zach are both working on getting over their past romantic/sexual history (Rae a sucky ex-husband, Zach a habit of saying yes to a lot of sex before he realized that it wasn't actually working for him personally and he needed to respect his own desires), and working on living out the kind of confidence in themselves they want to have, which is great. I loved the way Rae leans into her persona as a mildly scandalous and worldly widow when she's in the small town, and has fun with that. And the way Zach is in the process of learning how to say no when people want things from him without them ever giving back. And that both Rae and Zach have developed a circle of friends who like them for the weirdos they are instead of feeling the need to pander to broader social expectations.
All in all a highly enjoyable read!