Iris Kelly Doesn't Date: A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud queer romcom

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Similar to how I felt abt Jordan in book 2, I though not as extreme as i pretty much never warmed up to her at all). Here is one example of how unnaturally she incorporates part of a character’s identity: “…two gay men—one of them trans—played Hero and Claudio. I found the setup of Iris writing a romance book and agreeing to fake date Stevie so she could get inspiration for writing the romantic scenes and Stevie trying to prove to her friends that she was self-sufficient and was moving on from her past relationship by fake dating Iris quite fun, and especially loved the inclusion of a production of a Shakespearean play.

It seems like in the previous book, everything was Astrid's fault and she was not allowed to be hurt. I loved that Stevie was part of her own group of friends, outside of Bright Falls, and we were introduced to more fabulous characters.She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups, thanks very much, except no one in her life will just let her be. In what world was it easier to lie and say "yea we are" instead of being like "it was one hookup, it's too early to tell yet"? Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar in Portland and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life.

And I wouldn’t say I was disappointed, but I did have a few more points of contention with this third book in the series, some of which began to rear their head in the second novel, but I was able to brush them aside in light of how fantastic the rest of the book turned out to be.It’s so clear to me that Blake just wants to get a pat on the back for being such a good, inclusive ally rather than to actually do the work it takes to be helpful to the communities who you’re benefitting from by writing about them and making yourself seem so “woke” (or so you think). Have I ever read a more beautiful last line to a book about childhood friends that truly only want the best for each other? For what it’s worth, though, I’d take Bright Falls over Bluebell, Virgin River, or even Stars Hollow (yes, Stars Hollow) any day.