Love at First Set

3.5 stars

This was a fun read with serious trust/just talk to each other woes that made it a bit less fun, story.

I usually don't like reading in first-person (especially since it makes it difficult to truly know what the other MCs are thinking/motivations). But, from the start, this read like a narrated Netflix RomCom which pulled me in immediately. There were some laugh out loud moments (the bathroom scene especially), but the lies just got to be a little much, and that these relationships (between Lizzie/Cara/James), are simply put, unhealthy.

I've read many, many lezfics- and I have to say, I haven't read one with a gym aspect. I do appreciate a fresh idea!

This story will resonate with folks that don't have good relationships with their parents, and how that effects their everyday relationships with friends and lovers. There were a couple moments that I really could relate to (yes there were...emotions felt), making it easier to understand why the MCs acted the way they did (as annoying as it became at times). I can appreciate that even though this is set up as a romcom, it shows the full mess of humans, and that it's not just a snap of the fingers to feel safe to let yourself be loved, and to love others.

You could truly feel the connection between Lizzie and Cara. And even though everything began as a hot mess, I'm glad they all, eventually, realized how messed up everything was, and although a bit of a rushed ending, did take steps to own up to their mistakes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.