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I absolutely loved this story! Any story where one or more character is in the culinary career, I'm always ready to read it!
The characters and their backgrounds has so much depth. I felt like I knew them. Their meet-cute was one of the best ones I've read in a while. The family and friends of Remi & Dana were hilarious and also easy to relate to.
The depth of the environment and the bakery were a great addition. The love story between them and the tension kept me from putting the book down.

I always love the drama that comes with LGBTQ romance novels and this story is no exception. The drama of Remi's family and the tension of not knowing what would happen next kept me reading.

I would definitely recommend this story to all those who love reading Lily Seabrooke & WLW stories.

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cakt1991's review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

One Step at a Time is the third in Lily Seabrooke’s A Taste of Port Andrea series. It can be read as a standalone, although the other books are also incredibly enjoyable and worth checking out. Like much of what I’ve read so far from Lily Seabrooke, this story is charming and sweet, with relatively low angst, balanced with compassion for some of the serious issues the characters are going through.
I really felt for Remi as the details of her family life came to light, and it highlights the pressures of being in the closet, trying to deny one’s queerness because you know your family won’t approve. However, circumstances surrounding this weren’t super clear at first, so I’d have liked a bit more of an early indicator that was the issue.
Dana is incredibly sweet as well, and I also felt for her being a bit confused by Remi’s front at first. But once Dana got to know Remi and her situation, I loved how Dana provided support for Remi in that regard.
And then there’s the food porn. Dana and Remi work together in a bakery in town, so there‘s ample opportunities for mouth-watering descriptions of food. This is definitely a book where you need to have at least a snack handy, as you will be hungry.
This book is super cute and fun, and I’d recommend it to anyone who loves lighthearted queer contemporary romance.

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booksteastories's review

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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