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I am still floored by how well Sebastian captures the period in this book. Nick and Andy are so deep and realistic, and their surroundings are given the same care and thought. Plus they're both a couple of big dummies who are head over heels for each other!!! God I love them. #reread #historicalromance

3.5 ⭐

The narrator for this was a bit too much for me. He leaned heavily into a 1950s characterization of a NY report voice and it got a bit grating. But the book itself was good. I was pulling for Nick and Andy from the jump. The situations are believable and I liked the authors afterwards that explained the climate at the time.
Both characters are lovable and the writing is solid.

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I am half into River East and Ordinary Human, I am not going to get through the Long list before the shortlist is announced, many of these picks this year have been underwhelming and it has slowed me down. So far I am enjoying OHF but it is a bit heavy.
I also have the tagged on audio to liven things up. With the state of the world I might be bailing on these heavy WPF books and reading lighter happier books.

Well this was just beautiful, excellently narrated by Joel Leslie as usual. It‘s a friends to lovers queer romance set in the newspaper world of 1950s New York. Nick and Andy were just so easy to love and root for, as they sloooowly stumble into the cutest, sweetest domestic bliss. At the same time they gradually create a small circle of queer community and friends. The historical setting is wonderfully rendered, as are the secondary characters!

ARE THEY FINALLY GOING TO KISS??? This is such a slow burn but good thing I love a slow burn!! 🐌 🔥

Whoops this is me, I am ink-stained wretch 😇

A very sweet and charming queer romance, set at a newspaper office in 1950s New York. I loved the setting and the writing. Very much recommended!

This M|M Romance set in the late 1950s is made for Newsies fans who grew up shipping Jack & David. An unrequited love is finally requited!
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Hurt/Comfort
- Friends to Lovers
- Late in Life Bisexual Awakening
All the heart eyes emojis! Honorable mention for my Top Ten Reads of 2023!

This book is lovely. It‘s such a tender tale of two people learning how to love, and, maybe more importantly, how to be loved. It‘s like if Tyler Childers video for In Your Love was a novel, it would be this book, and Nick and Andy would be the stars (at least in my mind). 😊 🎧side note: the narrator is not my favorite, but the story is worth it

My new year of reading started out well, with the epilogue to WCBSG. (You can get it, and previous years, by subscribing to the author's newletter.) Honestly, I'm usually not a fan of romance couple follow-ups, because they tend towards soppy adoration and not much else. But this is exactly the epilogue you'd expect for these two, who are perfectly themselves while also showing growth from their enduring relationship.

My only 5 🌟reads for 2023!

Easiest pick. I read this on July first and nothing could have competed with it. The tenderness and relationship growth... *chef's kiss*

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Absolutely charming, character-driven with very low angst. 5🌟🏳️‍🌈

WHAT IS THIS BEAUTY WITH ITS GLORIOUS DEEP FRIENDSHIPS AND ITS SHARP PROSE AND ITS CONSIDERATIONS OF JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITY AND ITS FAMILY DYNAMICS AND ITS SLOW PROGRESSION FROM TERROR TO HOPE AND ALSO ITS VERY AFFECTING ROMANCE HOLY CRAP I LOVE IT SO MUCH OMGOMGOMG.

5 stars.

Been a while since I did the book & beer thing. Trans Canada‘s Lamp Lighter is very nice, as per usual, and I‘m all kinds of in love with WE COULD BE SO GOOD.

By which I mean: WHAT IS THIS BEAUTY. HOLY CRAP.

A lovely slow burn love story between coworkers who become best friends and then everything in 1959 NYC. The relationship between Nick & Andy is lovely and I like to imagine them now as 90 year old men with a big family, blood and found, who cook for them every Sunday. 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Sebastian says that she loves to write historical stories that give queer people happy endings,&that is clear from this book.I loved both her main characters&thought they seemed like fully formed people whose issues made sense for the lives they had led. I don‘t recommend the audio. I almost stopped reading because the narrator‘s voice choices were so bizarre they didn‘t sound like real, genuine people as much as characters on 1950s radio.

Nick Russo could fill the Sunday paper with reasons why he shouldn‘t be able to stand Andy Fleming.

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Going to see Some Like It Hot in a romance novel, great choice!

For #MRC2023 July, I got 4 books read. 4! I've tagged Cat Sebastian's latest, which @willaful suggested for Building On Cover and thusly did I use it. Really surprised to enjoy it despite it being in present tense and some other marks against my tastes. Finna was a quick read but I'm glad I knew the author is NB or I'd have been annoyed by it. Queer Principles is a fabulous romp. The Yield is one of the most fascinating books I've read this year.

HELP I am IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS over these GOOFBALLS and their LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. Sebastian absolutely nailed the balance between sweet romance and the realities of queer life in the late 50s, and Andy and Nick's personalities are everything. The stupid orange cat! Their little network of friends! I die! #historicalromance

It's been awhile since I devoured a book in a day, but I could not put this down! Perfect combination of sweet, fluffy romance with great historical details that made it really compelling

Won a bet with my sister and she owed me a book💙 Cats never let me down, I‘m excited for this one

Since I worked yesterday, I have today and Monday off. I'm hoping to finish this ARC of Cat Sebastian's June release.