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Comedic Timing
Comedic Timing: A Modern Romance | Upasna Barath
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Moving to NYC means a fresh start for Naina, until an unexpected connection has her questioning everything she thought she knew about love, ambition, and her place in the world. People who've been that woman crying on the subway just after moving to New York will feel so seen. (It's me. I'm people.) Comedic Timing is a raw depiction of romance and friendship, featuring all the complexity of navigating sex and love as a bi woman. Kate Goldbeck, author of You, Again Naina Rao is ready for this to be her year: Shes entered her mid-twenties, landed a steady job, broken up with her intensely passionate older girlfriend Sofia, and committed to hustling her way into a creative career. But the city doesnt exactly embrace her with open arms at least not until she meets David, an aspiring filmmaker and collaborator who makes New York start to feel like home. But is this a professional connection or a romantic one? And does opening herself up to a relationship with David mean compromising her sexual identity and her aspirations? The third book from 831 Stories, a modern romantic fiction company that prioritizes pleasure reading and the genres enthusiastic fans. For more pleasure reading, follow @831storieshq.
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Comedic Timing, by Upasna Barath (2025)
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Premise: A bisexual woman fleeing an unhealthy relationship struggles to adjust to life in New York and to developing feelings for a man for the first time.

Review: This is a fascinating book that deserves better than its abysmal Goodreads ratings. I think why it‘s been controversial is because its strengths lie outside the customary romance tropes. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday It excels especially in its mess of a protagonist and its exploration of the flipside of bi-panic and questions of ‘queer purity‘. I enjoyed it and it‘s worth a read, even if the protagonist has hard to cheer for. 7d
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