Undeniable Magnetism

**Audio Review ** listened to this one for the audible romance challenge. It was short and sweet, really liked this one. I liked how it didn't sugar coat anything when it came to racism or homophobia. Really loved both Jay and Simon.

One fine day Simon walks into Jay's bar and the stars align for romance to bloom. This was a lovely surprise made sweeter by [a:Richard Franklin 312425 Richard Franklin https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s narration. There's a world separating Jay and Simon but affinity, attraction, and ultimately love are more compelling and bring them together. I like how [a:Bonnie Dee 1166851 Bonnie Dee https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1453816802p2/1166851.jpg] didn't shy away from the differences between Simon and Jay but doesn't let the story dwell on them, making this a treatise on race and class, but rather showing how these can be a bonus and complimentary to a relationship: Jay smoothes Simon's sharp corners and Simon tempers Jay's impulsivity. Together they're beautiful. I liked that by the end they didn't suffer some kind of personality transplant. They continued to be themselves. Just a better version. My one complaint is that I think the author, via Jay & Simon, gives too much leeway to crappy relatives however, in a fit of honesty, I must admit that we probably all do the same in RL. sigh