#Amber Roberts

[libertyreads]

Book Review #45 of 2023--

Text Appeal by Amber Roberts. Rating: 3.25 stars.

Read from April 16th to 17th.

Before I get to the review, a quick thank you to NetGalley and the publishers over at Alcove Press for giving me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Text Appeal is the story of a girl in the tech industry who after a very rom-com style accident ends up fired from her job and in search of something to pay the bills. Lark has always been considered cookie cutter in bed, but, in order to pay the bills while searching for a new coding job, she decides to give sexting a shot. Billing at $3/minute, Lark provides role playing fans the opportunity to live out their fantasies...via text. But it all could come crashing down when a romantic client and her real life clash. Text Appeal comes out on August 8th and is available for preorder now.

I think the author did a good job with Lark as a character. She’s the most well rounded one in the bunch. I think most of the other characters were too flat to make a lasting impression which is a shame. And I can see how one thing leads to another which leads to her taking this unusual job. I can also see how she finds herself connecting to a client and trying to figure out if that even fits with her real world.  I also liked that we had a bisexual main character whose whole point in the book wasn’t just to be bisexual. We’re finally getting to the point where a lot of the books with LGBTQIA+ characters are allowed to have challenges other than being part of the community. I also enjoyed that we got an ARO character, but struggle with her place in this novel a bit. She was often doing things against the main character’s wishes and seemed to be more of an antagonistic character rather than a best friend. I like the history and the chemistry between Lark and the male lead, Toby. He seemed so sweet and so considerate throughout the novel.

I think my main struggle here is the sexual content. I’m an asexual so I’m not surprised really. But I think other readers may find that this book is too in the middle. It’s not really as spicy as I expected it to be and probably not spicy enough for the girlies who love that kind of romance. But it’s also not closed door enough for this asexual to feel comfortable. I think this just rides the line a little too much for anyone to really enjoy that aspect of the story. I also don’t love how much this one felt like a running theme of “I’m not like other girls” which hasn’t been enjoyed for at least a decade at this point in the genre. I loved seeing her excited about data and numbers and coding and board games and nerdy shows and movies. But I don’t need that as a selling point for her as a main character, ya know? Be like other girls. It’s fine and probably healthy.

I think this was a fast and easy read that’s good for anyone looking for a romance. I ended up putting this one between two SFF books because I needed a break and this provided it for me. It was exactly what I needed to cleanse the palate. 

[heph]

Camping trip

Loosely inspired by this fic! Do mind the content rating.

[ghostampire]

hell's gonna be hot

[birdyboyhouse]

I will not be apologizing for the bottom row

Credit to @sagehyperfixates for the meme format!

[slasherbat]

Happy Pride Month to these guys

[thankstothe]

Some Lines from A Show

[august-diehl]

GHOSTFACE REVEALS in the Scream Franchise

+ bonus

[sequenceofmind]

it's so hot when they take off the mask and it turns out it's a woman X X X X

[thechy-fychannel]

Here's some fun facts about different characters from House that aren't canon but they're completely true (i just made them up)

Chase is lactose intolerant but eats insane amounts of dairy anyways bc he believes it increases his tolerance or smth idk

Taub was raised by his lesbian aunt(s)

Foreman was reigning champion of his schools spelling bee for all 4 years of highschool

Cameron once shoplifted a tube of lipgloss as a dare when she was a teen and she felt so guilty afterwards that she threw up. it still haunts her to this day

House doesn't like mushrooms (it's a texture thing)

Wilson's teachers tried to force him to write with his right hand as a kid so he's practically ambidextrous but his handwriting is god awful with either hand

Thirteen owns every single Alanis Morissette album

Kutner was actually one of the original developers behind Angry Birds

Cuddy was unbeatable at beer pong in college. She still is if you get enough liquor in her

Amber was a nanny for her first few years in med school and she hated it so much that she swore off ever having kids

Park was in her high school marching band and can play a mean trumpet

[leyezzeyee]

there’s a “they could never make me hate you” post about literally every character in house. can’t have one normal character can we. i love this show.

[greghatecrimes]

House M.D. & Hands

5x24 "Both Sides Now", 4x15 "House's Head", 4x16 "Wilson's Heart", 3x15 "Half Wit", 1x11 "Detox", 1x21 "Three Stories", 5x20 "Simple Explanation", 8x19 "The C Word"

[boy-wonderoncologist]

what ‼️ another house md character ranking ⁉️ no way ‼️ (thanks for voting)

[redbelles]

But plant your hope with good seeds Don't cover yourself with thistle and weeds Rain down, rain down on me I will hold on —Thistle & Weeds by Mumford & Sons

@hbowardaily summer 2024 exchange ⬩ for @rebeccapearson

[woodsboromassacre]

ghostface always doing something

[birdyboyhouse]