When Janice heard her best friend’s niece, Carla come out 3 years ago, it awakened and stirred something within her. In the following years she secretly pinned for a world outside the one she lived in and the very person who triggered such emotions in her. Hiding the truth from everyone, her self imposed constraints were put to the test by Carla who came back to town when her grandma became ill.

The delivery and depiction of Janice’s coming out fears were perfectly executed in this book. You could feel her awe when she found her place in the right relationship yet agonise with her when she feared how others would view her sexuality. Coming out is never easy, the author was painfully on point with Janice’s processing and eventual acceptance of herself. The culmination of Janice and Carla’s admission to their attraction was intense and you could feel the desires and longing for each other bouncing off the pages. Having rooted for the couple, the ending was pleasing and a very satisfying read for me.

I just reviewed A Love that Leads to Home by Ronica Black. #NetGalley