#late bloomer

[iamdarthbader]

It’s time to stop treating first dates, first kisses, and losing virginity as milestones or rites of passage that must be completed. It’s time to stop expecting these things to happen in everyone’s teen years or even in their twenties. It’s time to stop letting people call themselves “late bloomers” for getting their first kiss at 16. It’s stupid. It’s unnecessary. It’s damaging to people who for whatever reason it may be don’t have romantic prospects or don’t even want to do those things.

[classycookiexo]

[summerwages]

frankly scarlet..

[signerjarts]

About Time and Snails

[embraceyouropacities]

“You fill yourself with the gift of time—the ticking of moments, the time you spent, the fact that you were always called a late bloomer. What is late? You are always on time.”

— Brennan Lee Mulligan, “Dimension 20: The Seven”

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: New and Upcoming Fiction with Autistic MCs

For backlist titles, click here for YA and here and here for others. Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde (Sci-Fi Adventure MG) The Problem with Gravity by Michelle Mohrweis (Contemporary MG) Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos (Contemporary YA) The Spirit Bares its Teeth and Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (Historical YA Horror, Paranormal YA Thriller) Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings (F/F…

[nitwitthegrey]

when you finally realize at the ripe age of 26 that you have autism and suddenly it all comes together

[ask-sprout-baby-wild]

DON'T WORRY LITTLE SPROUT BABY!! I BROUGHT YOU MINISH SIZED FOUR TO HELP YOU!!

HOW DID HE EVEN GET HERE

[homerjacksons]

- Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

[divine-mystic-princess]

[jj-online]

i’m like 102% confident at this point that all of my “male celebrity crushes” were just me saying i liked their aesthetic

[summerwages]

Sittin’ here in La-La

Waitin’ for my Ya Ya (ohh,ohh)

Lee Dorsey..

[dailybrittanysnowpics]

Brittany Snow and Paul Wesley photo dump

[xmyrosegardendreams]

It's been one year since I realized that I'm a lesbian

[prose-mortem]

Book Review: Late Bloomer

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Late Bloomer was such a cute book! It satisfied all of my cottagecore, sapphic fantasies from the special interest in flowers to the sprawling farm in Asheville. It was an adorable comfort read straight out of Taylor Swift's folklore music album. One of the characters buys the other character greenhouses… What is more classic than that?

I loved Opal and Pepper's story. I deeply enjoyed the character development alongside the romance. For example, I thought (at first) that Opal was going to be a major pick-me with all the people-pleasing tendencies, but I was completely wrong. As the plot progresses, we see what a strong, smart, and loyal person she is to the people she loves. That was a refreshing arc! Both characters are neurodiverse (though Opal isn't sure what label fits her exactly), which was very relatable to an autistic person like me.

If there is a cozy, comforting (sapphic) version of Gilmore Girls, then this is it. Every detail was spot-on from autistic sensory issues to shoe art to niche special interests. (I loved Opal's fleeting special interest in the Victorian era. I felt seen.) The epilogue was so perfect! I wish I lived in Opal's and Pepper's world! If you like sapphic romance, this will pander directly to your most iconic and cottagecore princess fantasies!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers at St. Martin's Griffin for my e-arc! I hope Mazey Eddings keeps writing sapphic romances, because I will most definitely be reading them all.

[lgbtqreads]

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