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For Her Consideration

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I liked the side characters a lot but they're the only reason I could continue with the book. While I understand how our insecurities can shape us, Nina's behaviour seemed like an overreaction and so she got on my nerves.

I find it hard to believe that a close knit group like the one shown in the book would not check up on their friend. Ever. But the plot was enjoyable, if I ignored Nina and her unreasonable behaviour, which i found i could do a little after Ari was introduced.

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FOR HER CONSIDERATION yanked my heart out and put it back in by the end. It is a fabulous (mid-20s) coming of age story with romance woven in. I loved and felt every bit of this book. If you're struggling with where you are at in your life, this is the book to pick up.

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On paper, this book is perfect or me It's queer, fat positive, and a celebrity romance. All three things that I love to read.

Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. I liked Nina and Ari as characters along with their relationship. However, the bizarre third act breakup kind of ruined it for me. Third act breakups are not my thing in general but this one didn't make any sense. It felt even more unnecessary than a usual third act breakup.

Nina's relationship with her friends was also something I had mixed feelings about. They're so close but she disappeared for three years and they thought she was dead and no one checked on her? Really? That made the rest of the relationships feel hollow to me.

And I generally had a hard time getting into the story.

*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

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Nina Rice had a very bad breakup three years ago.
A very bad one, like unrealistically bad.

Now, she works at a talent agency writing emails for the hottest stars in LA (which honestly sounds like a dream job to me). But she's kinda stuck. She doesn't go out, has no friends and isn't growing career-wise.

When she has an unexpected meeting with the hottest queer actress Ari Fox her life starts picking up again. Which might be good, because a life where the only thing you look forward to is brunch with your 80-something-year-old aunt is kinda boring.

This was a quick and entertaining read if you can ignore Nina's inner monologue every now and then. The romance between Nina and Ari was way too insta love for my taste, but I can look past it because it was a fun ride.

I did feel like the inner monologue mentioned queerness and fatness way too much, especially being a queer fat person. However, I'm not one to have an opinion on this as I am not a queer fat person, but if you dislike repetitiveness this is something to keep note of.

However, if you ever need a palate cleanser and just want to read a fun queer romance novel with a 30-year-old main character, I'd say give this a chance and who knows.

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DNF @26%
I really wanted to like this book, as I generally really enjoy contemporary F/F romance, and the premise sounded appealing. Unfortunately, I found the writing style to be very disjointed, with abrupt breaks between chapters that made me continually feel like I was missing something. Not enough information was given to the reader to be fully immersed in the story, and I think it would have really benefited from having the perspective of both women rather than one.

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This was fun but I didn’t love it as much as other similarly themed sapphic romances, would have liked a little more steam and also to get to know Ari a bit more since it felt like we never really got to know her as well as Nina.

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4.5 Stars and rounding up because I’m a little disappointed with the overall rating for this.

“For Her Consideration” was a surprisingly good read for me and I really enjoyed it a lot. I say surprisingly only because I have never read anything by Amy Spalding before and it’s always hit or miss to read a new author. Thankfully, this was a very big hit and now I’ll definitely be on the look out for more sapphic romances from her.

I think one of my favorite things about this was Nina’s friend group. She’s got 5 close friends that do weekly brunches and I loved them all. I also loved how they all loved each other and were not shy about showing it. Found family is a real thing and it was highlighted so well here.

The romance was sweet and Ari was pretty fantastic. I loved that she came with some flaws, mostly how she likes to be in control, and wasn’t shown to be perfect despite that fact she’s a celebrity. This is also a single point of view. This doesn’t always work in romance for me but it worked for me this time. I never felt like we were missing out on much by not having Ari’s point of view.

While I did love this book, there were some frustrating moments. Nina is insecure because of a previous relationship, which I get and was very relatable. However, the fact that she took these comments from her ex and believed them so strongly just didn’t make a lot of sense to me. Her friend group knew her so well and for much longer than the ex did, and it seemed illogical that she wouldn’t have gone to them with the toxic comments. And then she responds the same way later on after a disagreement with Ari.

Also, I wish I had an Aunt Lorna in my life, she was a true gem.

I received and ARC from Kensington Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Nina has spent the years after a devastating breakup writing emails on behalf of celebrities instead of writing TV scripts. But when celebrity, Ari Fox, wants Nina to get to know her to write emails that sound more like Ari, Nina's life begins to expand from reuniting with her friends to a growing romance with Ari.

Nina's lack of confidence and self negativity was so painful in a terribly relatable way.

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I'm always here for sweet f/f romances!

For Her Consideration is a fun read that shows readers just how important female friendship can be and that sometimes, to power through is the absolutely right move. It follows three Hollywood hopefuls who learn just how cutthroat the world of glitz and glam truly is - and how difficult it can be to stay true to yourself when everyone tells you to be more than you already are.

While this was entertainable, there wasn't really anything that stuck with me after reading it - still, it was a great read and I'm looking forward to more from this author!

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This book was phenomenal! The representation was flawless all around. I found myself really able to root for both of the two main characters. There was one point towards the end where I found myself frustrated with the main character, but I could also feel her heartbreak and how scared she was. The way it all wrapped up was perfection.

So if you are looking for a sapphic love story about a popular rising actress and a hopeful script writer with themes of found family and self acceptance this is definitely the book for you!

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I am such a sucker for celeb romances. I absolutely adore everything about them, which is why I very excited for this book when I first read the premise. Sapphic celebs? Sign me up right now! I'm so happy I requested this book because it absolutely did not disappoint. I loved it so much. The writing, the characters, the romance... All of it was just so, so, so good. I'm a fan! I will definitely be on the look out for this author going forward.

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If you love sapphic romances and celebrity romances, then this one is definitely for you!

I loved Nina so much and found that the awful things she has gone through were written in such a tasteful manner that you couldn’t help but wish for the absolute best for her.

I enjoyed how Nina and Ari were friends first and then built their relationship on top of that, made it seem like a realistic relationship!

If you like books with curvy women representation, sapphic romance and found family, you will enjoy this book! The perfect wlw summer read!

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I received an advanced copy of For Her Consideration by Amy Spalding from the publisher Kensington Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Since a crushing and toxic breakup three years ago, Nina Rice has disappeared from the bustle of her LA life including her friends, scriptwriting for TV, and any chance of romance out of fear of hurting other people. Nina has a job where she manages client email’s for a local talent agency. But when Ari Fox, a young actress on everyone’s radar, is unhappy with the emails and tries to get to know her and as they connect, Nina finds herself connecting with Ari and engaging with life more than she has in the past three days.

What I Loved: Oh, I really enjoyed this one, I read another sapphic romance set in Hollywood recently and didn’t enjoy it as much so this book just delivered for me so much. I loved the chemistry between Nina and Ari, watching their relationship build was really rewarding and finding these two souls connecting was delightful. I loved the found family aspect of this book, the group of friends are just really lovely and I wanted to hang out with this group, please take me to Palm Springs with this crew. I loved the connection Nina had with her great aunt and the retirement community, I love a good crew of elderly friends!

What I Didn’t Like: Okay, so Nina is dealing with a lot of trauma and depression from her bad break-up that she hasn’t processed. This depression has made her isolated and she has isolated herself to protect others and her hurting others to protect them is hard to read and at times we watch her take a lot of blame for stuff that isn’t hers and this often allows other characters to get away with more than they should. And this made the last I suppose twenty percent a bit harder to read.

Who Should Read It: People who are looking for a fun Hollywood sapphic romance. People who love famous-nonfamous person trope.

Summary: Nina has been living in isolation but a work related disaster allows her life to bloom again.

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Nina’s job is emails-literally. She writes emails for LA celebrities who don’t have the time to write their own, and she is really good at it. Who cares that her dream of writing television shows doesn’t seem to be going anywhere? But when up and coming queer actress Ari Fox doesn’t like Nina’s emails and Nina’s boss dictates they spend time together so Nina can get Ari’s voice right, the chemistry between the two is undeniable.

I loved Amy Spalding’s The Summer of Jordi Perez, so I was so excited to get the opportunity to read her adult debut! Overall, For Her Consideration is a fun romance with the lively background of queer Los Angeles. Over the course of the book, we not only get to know Nina and Ari, but a delightful cast of background characters including Nina’s friend group and her great aunt (both an absolute hoot).

However, For Her Consideration is also Nina’s personal story. At the end of her last serious relationship a few years ago, her ex gave her a list of, essentially, what she considered to be Nina’s deficiencies, and claimed these traits would drive away everyone in her life. Naturally, this really got into Nina’s head and she pushed most of the people in her life away. On top of that, she has let her career go stagnant. Throughout the novel, Nina has to learn how to move past her preconceived notions of herself and get herself unstuck. In the end, I was very satisfied with the resolution to these plots, but it was quite difficult to read some of Nina’s self-deprecation, which is in the majority of the book.

Although the book is generally quite fun, I didn’t find it to be very bingeable. In the middle of the book the pacing dragged and the storyline was a bit repetitive, so it was difficult to read a lot in one day (which is what I was doing).

What I did really appreciate is that although there was a third act breakup, in the end Nina and Ari were able to work through the issues they had in a really mature, adult way. They acknowledged they both made mistakes and had things they needed to work on, and actually talked through their issues.

If you are a fan of celebrity romances, or looking for a fun, queer romance to pick up this summer, I would certainly recommend For Her Consideration.

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I loved the friend group in this story and liked both of the leads and the elders. I would love a series to be coming from this

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This was a sweet f/f romance . A cute read and beautifuly written.. Thans to netgalley for this arc.

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This was delightful, I had previously read and loved Amy Spalding's YA and when I picked this up I had presumed it was also YA it was a lovely surprise to find out it was an adult contemporary romance. I definitely hope we will be getting more contemporary romance from Amy Spalding.
I loved this! Nina is probably one of the most relatable characters I had read from in a long while, and I absolutely adore her and Ari's romance. The friend group is amazing and I would love to read all of their stories. There were a couple of plot elements that didn't make a ton of sense (no one in Nina's group of best friend's bothers to see what happened to her when she disappears for years for instance.) but for me this didn't detract from my enjoyment. This was so much fun and a pure joy to read sometimes you just need a book that warms your heart and makes you happy and For Her Consideration was 100% this for me.

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Adorable female/female queer romcom of my dreams! I loved this from start to finish and could not be more delighted reading it. I'm someone who works in the entertainment industry and I found all the little details in this book so satisfying.

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I would like to thank netgalley and Kensington books for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Enjoyable.

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Thanks to #NetGalley and #Kensington for the #ARC of #ForHerConsideration by #AmySpalding ! Here is my spoiler free review of For Her Consideration!

I loved this book to the very core of my being! Nina and Ari are two Lesbian-identifying women at the center of this love story. Ari, an up and coming Queer Actor who is a favorite in the Oscar race, meets the woman who responds to and writes all of her business email correspondences. While sparks don’t fly, what happens is even better in my opinion. This is a friends - to - lovers story that is wholesome and pure.

I like that the Hollywood aspect wasn’t huge in the book. It was in the background, but not the main focus. The main focus was the friendship that started to develop between Ari and Nina. That friendship, once they both realized they had feelings for each other, developed into a beautiful relationship!

I also loved that this story completely normalizes a curvy woman as the Main Character! Nina is beautiful, confident, and curvy. She loves her curves! I love seeing that she is so confident and proud of herself because of her curves, instead of seeing a story that she is overcoming obstacles, or that she’s happy despite her curves. That was something that really spoke a lot to me. I felt seen!

The found family in this book might just be my favorite of any book I’ve read in a long time! There are pretty much no men in this story, except for an adorable Uber driver! Also, this book felt like a love story to the city of LA.

Finally, this is a story that deals with some traumatic past relationship topics. Nina’s previous relationship, Taylor, said and did many things that stuck with Nina. Those words and actions caused Nina to withdraw from her friends and family. So check some content warnings if that’s something that may trigger you.

Overall, this was a fantastically queer and sapphic love story! It’s perfect to read when you need a light hearted, feel good, rom-com that has great characters and fantastic plot!

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