Love, Art, and Other Obstacles

I absolutely loved this book and was honored to have been able to read and review. It was such a phenomenal read and had amazing characters as well as an amazing story line. I just could not get enough of it and once I started reading it I could not put it down. I recommend that you read it.

A great read, the latest in this series.

Elmer meets Margot in the book shop where she works. Elmer is lovely, and Margot is just annoying when she can't see how great he is. You hope she will be able to see past her issues and give him a chance.

This book isn't for me. The start failed to grab my attention and I found myself putting it down to do other things.
The blurbs sounds great though, so if you don't mind a slightly slower start in the first chapter, then this might be a good read :)

This book will be good for anyone that likes their romance with a happy ending, but especially for anyone who's taken an art class, regardless of the medium. I'm really glad to see main characters that break the stereotype and are unapologetically Bisexual.

This is a totally different book than I have read before. But totally interesting. Love is love. What you do in your bedroom is not my business what I do in my bedroom is not yours.

Margot is a bisexual young graphic artist still in college. Her highly religious family has said she can come back home only if she goes through a conversion therapy program. As to not be bi any longer. Alright?!

Anyway, Margot ended up in a very unhealthy relationship with Darcy her now so-called ex-girlfriend. She, however, is still co-dependent on her. I say so-called because Darcy moved to California and Margot is still in Oregon, only coming home every so often to get her jollies off and with Margot online too.

When Margot and Elmer make their art connection, she especially starts to question some of the things Darcy has been feeding to her over the years about relationships with men. But when a dear friend to both Margot and Elmer dies. Margot calls and texts Darcy and she never calls her back even after knowing about Maxie’s death.

It is Elmer that gives her comfort, this really tells and shows her what Darcy’s true colors are. But when she is around her, she doesn’t have the will power to tell her no. So, she keeps her around. When Elmer is there days after to check on her and she still hears nothing from Darcy she is thinking Elmer is the guy she needs to date.
The ending seems anti-climatic almost, yet, for a girl who is just figuring out what a chosen family can be, I guess it is the only way you hope for them.

This book though has in the body of the story a lot to offer. Self-discovery is good but not at the expense of someone else's feelings. Margot had to learn that she had Elmer's feelings to consider too. Being young and feed the wrong info can do that so having a good chosen family brought her around. Maxie is a fun character and the love she leaves behind along with the families of choice makes it a good book of unconditional love.

I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

This was a somewhat different boom to what I normally would read which is why I requested it. Although I’ve never read this author before however the cover had me intrigued.
To me the story didn’t flow very well but it picked up towards the end. I did enjoy it and would give the author another go.

This is book 3 in the Book Nirvana series however it is the first book of Sadira Stone’s that I have read. I read this as a standalone and found the story really easy to follow, I have a feeling though the other stories are worth checking out for some of the reoccurring characters and back stories.

I really enjoyed this story and read the book within a couple of days. I loved the art element and the Rainbow Centre. I’m always fascinated with that level of creativity and admire pottery work in particular. The children at the Rainbow Centre were funny and sweet, they often gave me the giggles with the different projects they were working on, in particular the film!

I sometimes find with erotica books that authors go heavy on the sex scenes and lose the story which for me isn’t very realistic. However Sadira Stone found the perfect balance between sex and romance making those scenes more enjoyable to read.

Whilst the ending was slightly predictable I enjoyed the journey to that point. Seeing how the two main characters developed and adjusted to changes in their lives was interesting and I couldn’t help but love Margot and Elmer. Darcey was a character I instantly disliked and couldn’t wait for other characters to see it too. For me it was the secondary characters that made the story, Laurel, Doug, Olivia, Charlie and of course Maxie all helped steer our main characters on the right path. It’s because of these characters that I wouldn’t mind checking out the first two books in the series.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to Sadira Stone for introducing me to her writing. I look forward to reading the rest of the Book Nirvana series.

This is a totally different book than I have read before. But totally interesting. Love is love. What you do in your bedroom is not my business what I do in my bedroom is not yours.

Margot is a bisexual young graphic artist still in college. Her highly religious family has said she can come back home only if she goes through a conversion therapy program. As to not be bi any longer. Alright?!

Anyway, Margot ended up in a very unhealthy relationship with Darcy her now so-called ex-girlfriend. She, however, is still co-dependent on her. I say so-called because Darcy moved to California and Margot is still in Oregon, only coming home every so often to get her jollies off and with Margot online too.

When Margot and Elmer make their art connection, she especially starts to question some of the things Darcy has been feeding to her over the years about relationships with men. But when a dear friend to both Margot and Elmer dies. Margot calls and texts Darcy and she never calls her back even after knowing about Maxie’s death.

It is Elmer that gives her comfort, this really tells and shows her what Darcy’s true colors are. But when she is around her, she doesn’t have the will power to tell her no. So, she keeps her around. When Elmer is there days after to check on her and she still hears nothing from Darcy she is thinking Elmer is the guy she needs to date.
The ending seems anti-climatic almost, yet, for a girl who is just figuring out what a chosen family can be, I guess it is the only way you hope for them.

This book though has in the body of the story a lot to offer. Self-discovery is good but not at the expense of someone else's feelings. Margot had to learn that she had Elmer's feelings to consider too. Being young and feed the wrong info can do that so having a good chosen family brought her around. Maxie is a fun character and the love she leaves behind along with the families of choice makes it a good book of unconditional love.

I give this: 4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

Loved this super steamy, well written romance by a new to me author. I will read the rest of this series. 5 stars

Thank you NetGalley for the digital ARC. I liked this book. I liked the characters. I think there were other ones to go with it but I have not read those. I still liked this one as a stand alone.