Book 3 of 2025
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton
3 stars
A very trope-y, fluffy sapphic sci fi romance with queer found family as its emotional core. There were parts of this I really loved, and some that fell flat or were too cliche for me. Unfortunately I end up comparing every book in this genre, cozy queer sci fi, with Becky Chambers, unfairly and almost always unfavorably. There was some very meaningful representation for me, though, because one of the protagonists being a bisexual woman who has experienced biphobia because she's been in long-term relationships with men.
I appreciated that Hamilton included an acknowledgment of the copyeditors, designers, and marketing and sales staff who worked on the book. I hope this will become a more common practice.
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