I’m always ready to write those.”Īs usual I do a run-down of the Amazon Lesbian Fiction charts in the US & UK. She also talks about how her favourite part of writing is the angst – when characters truly have to face their fears: “Break-ups and their aftermath are the first things that go in my outline. She talks about how her debut started life as a Game Of Thrones fanfic, and how blown away she still is by the reaction from readers. Her new book, When You Least Expect It is currently thrilling lesbian romance readers around the world, too. Haley’s debut novel Those Who Wait took the lesbian fiction world by storm this year, along with its follow-up Forever And A Day.

Like I said, the book’s title is very fitting for my thoughts on the book.Welcome to episode 65 of the Lesbian Book Club where I interview US author Haley Cass. Suffice it to say, I’m glad I bought this preorder half awake, forgotten about it (so I couldn’t cancel it), and then have it a try. It felt perfectly right and yet I kind of wish there was an epilogue or a second book. I wouldn’t have thought I would like the audible this much, especially enough to finish it in a day. It just flows naturally, which seems to increasingly rare in books these days. There’s build up and progression that isn’t rushed. It’s heartwarming really, and I feel like a sap admitting that. It’s a cute story, that touches upon some difficult topics without being too much or too light - just balanced. The narrator definitely won me over with this listen. From the moment I started Those Who Wait, I knew I was reading the words of a. I’m not sure if I had been reading an actual book that I would have that rhythm and read the punctuations with the right effects. The narrator brought just as much depth and feeing into the story as the story itself. And to have a supporting character that was a child and key element but not being annoying - wow. Yes, obviously there were some predictable moments but the way they developed - I couldn’t help but smile here and there.

To take these things and write them so well, to give depth to the characters and have a plot that has its ups and downs without being overdone is refreshing.

There’s something to be said about a book that takes the mundane, the overdone cliches, the things I’m not really interested it (like the holidays, kids, and etc.), and pleasantly surprises me. But boredom hit and I decided to try giving it a listen. I hadn’t read anything previously from the author and was honestly on the fence about the narrator after two other titles. Looking at the cover art and reading over the description, I didn’t think I would have chosen this title. I didn’t remember preordering it, and was confused when I got the notification on my phone that my preorder was ready. I think I preordered this audible half asleep after a long time of aimlessly scrolling for books to discover. A fitting title for my thoughts on the book

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