Iris Kelly Doesn't Date: A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud queer romcom

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In the play it's two men, one of them is trans" "I love that" say the two cis characters, using a man's identity to make themselves feel progressive.

For what it’s worth, though, I’d take Bright Falls over Bluebell, Virgin River, or even Stars Hollow (yes, Stars Hollow) any day. Not allowed to be upset, defend herself, have her doubts etc it's all painted as if she's in the wrong. DiMercurio’s the reason I rated Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail so high and probably why I enjoyed this book so much too. She is begged by her ex/friend to play the lead in a "queered up production of Much Ado" because they know that she will sell seats as a big name in the scene (she's big enough to sell out a theatre but not to be offered any other roles?Once it's achieved, long-term relationships (like Claire and Delilah's) don't seem to require any effort and any sign of work to be done on the relationship is meant to be taken as if the relationship is doomed. both of the prior installments of this series missed the mark for me but i knew there was potential. I enjoyed all the other characters, and all DiMercurio’s amazing voices, but Delilah and Iris have my whole heart.

Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World was a Stonewall Honor Book, as well as a Kirkus, School Library Journal, NYPL, and NPR Best Book of 2018. I really enjoyed Delilah Green Doesn't Care, I thought that it was a great deconstruction of the tropes that plagued the romance genre. It feels a bit like lip service, being able to point out how diverse the book is without those characters actually existing in the narrative. In what world was it easier to lie and say "yea we are" instead of being like "it was one hookup, it's too early to tell yet"? I want to say more, but spoilers, so hopefully I can come back when this book comes out and fill the rest in.Yes, even Astrid—who, by the way, gives off such extreme Lemon Breeland vibes that I’ve since had to go back and rewatch a few episodes of Hart of Dixie. I think I’ve already mentioned before how this type of incorporation of many identities feels so cheap when the main characters are all cisgender white people.

I’ll still give at least another book by this author a try, (the first chapter of the snipet in the back of this one made me curious) but it might be a case of one worked for me, and ultimately I don’t mesh well as a reader for her.I wonder sometimes if there are people out there who are as forgiving as the characters in romance novels. Being on the stage is easy for Stevie - she's a whole other character, one that doesn't have her anxiety and brain that won't stop spiralling. I loved getting more into iris's personality and seeing everything that was going on beneath that “life of the party, no shits given” exterior and it's just someone who wants to be loved fully for who she is - to feel desired and supported and be able to be her authentic self and not have to change for someone else's happiness. I wasn't the biggest fan of Iris in the first book, she started to grow on me in the second book though, and I definitely fell in love with her in this one. We don’t get answers to any of these questions, and it felt a little unsatisfying for me, especially knowing this is the final book of the series, so we won’t be able to see snapshots of them later on in their relationship as we had the privilege to do with the first two couples.

Iris agrees to fake date Stevie to get her creative juices flowing for her novel, but it turns into so much more. No one in the editing process clocked that same sex marriage in Oregon was via a court decision, not legislation? it feels as though they're there as an afterthought, like 'oh wait all my mains are white, let me sprinkle in some poc side characters who's entire role will be just to help move the mc's narrative along and thus have no personality at all'. It is a little disappointing to feel like the weaker parts of this book held back the incredible character development and love story at the centre. My heart ached for the way her friends took advantage of her, the way she made herself small to be more likable.All is going to plan until the stranger responds to Iris’s seduction technique by vomiting all over her. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I felt it every time Stevie lost the ability to breathe, and felt it ten-fold every time Iris did something silly to combat it. I know I said that I didn’t know what went on within the pages of romance novels, but I’ve seen Hart of Dixie, remember?