This is, hands down, the spiciest all the queer romances/rom-coms I've come across, at least outside of books actively marketed as erotica. It is not going to be for everyone just how much sex is in this book, essentially from the very start. That caveat out of the way, this is also one of my favourite reads of 2022.
Looking for a simple one night stand, university senior Cassie meets and hooks-up with a mysterious, gorgeous older woman one night, not realizing that the woman is Erin, the mother of her new best friend, freshman Parker. Cassie and Erin have all the reasons in the world to pretend the affair never happened, just let it be a pleasant memory, but the two keep getting pulled back together, and may need to acknowledge there’s something there besides simple attraction.
This book does a fantastic job exploring an age-gap relationship, both the highs and and lows. It examines the worries about power imbalances, goals in life and work, concerns about body image, and mental illness/trauma. And it does so with heart, caring, and no small amount of humour. You easily fall in love with Cassie and Erin, and can’t help but turn the page to find out what will happen next until before you know it, you’re finished and want to turn around and read it all over again.
