![]() The third book in the series, Rise, came out recently and I’ll admit I’m curious to see how Lorraine’s story wraps up. Parts of it left me exasperated but overall it was an entertaining read. ![]() On the slice-of-life side, we have Lorraine, who is now in her early twenties, putting off vet school to care for her young nephew, a decision that is driving a wedge between her and her girlfriend, Charity on the drama-turned-up-to-11 side, we have Lorraine’s new friend, Ricky, beaten into a coma in a hate crime, a pregnant teenage foster child, a mysterious hate-mongering political group, and a shooting. This second book in the series has the same odd blend of slice-of-life mixed with drama turned up to 11. Thoughts: This is the sequel to Bend, which I read back in 2018 and found to be uneven – starting off as the coming-of-age story of a lonely queer girl in a small religious Southern town, but then turning into a very extreme family drama. Queer rep: The MC is lesbian, a few secondary gay and lesbian characters All titles are linked to their Goodreads page. Bite-sized reviews of the LGBTQ books I’ve read in the past week. ![]()
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