Genre: Romance
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Spicy Meter: 2 fire emoji
Content Warnings: Discusses classism and toxic relationships. Contains sexual content.
“Love at First Set” follows Lizzie McCarthy, a gym manager-ish, after she inadvertently breaks the gym’s owners’ daughter’s wedding apart. And so in comes Cara Manderlay, the daughter of the owners of that said gym Lizzie works at, and the most recent runaway bride. The day before the wedding she realized she wasn’t happy with her decisions or her life after a casual conversation with Lizzie and so she up and left. It definitely had nothing to do with Lizzie and their tangible attraction. Obviously. And no one can find out it was Lizzie who catalyzed that disaster, because if they do she’ll definitely be out of a job—and a dream job at that.
Well, I had been looking forward to this read for a long time and I am glad to say it didn’t disappoint. Was it a bit repetitive at times? Yes. Were some characters annoying and downright hatable? Yes. But did I absolutely love this queer romance? Also yes.
I’m not the biggest fan of that instant attraction trope, but here Jennifer Dugan found a way to make it work because, yeah, Lizzie and Cara were instantly attracted, but they also got to know each other more before some action actually happened.
Are you looking for a queer romance that touches on topics like dysfunction families and wealth disparities? Then “Love at First Set” is for you!
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ARC provided by Avon Books in exchange for an honest review.
andrea's galley 