Mistakes Were Made

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Cassie Klein went to an off-campus bar to escape family weekend at her college. She just wanted to unwind and enjoy a drink. She had no idea she would meet anyone, let alone have a one-night stand. Cassie made it to the bar without any more strangers putting their hands on her. There were three open stools, and she pushed herself up onto the middle one. The bartender didn’t ask for ID, just made her a dark and stormy then left her alone. Cassie was perfectly happy getting slowly drunk by herself in a bar where she knew no one.

Erin,” the woman said. She offered her hand and Cassie shook it. She didn’t bother trying to make the handshake a seduction, but Erin’s hands were soft and she liked it.

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Ooh this book is spiiiicy, sexy, sapphic and fun!! A very good time, indeed. It starts out with Cassie meeting a hot older woman (Erin)at a bar and hooking up in her car. However, they find out the next day at breakfast that Cassie is good friends with Erin’s daughter, Parker. Things progress with Erin and Cassie from there. One NOT solid narrator - Erin's narrator was just not good. This is always the risk with dual narrators: yes, it can be good for POV differentiation and personality distinction, but you risk voice continuity and narrator performance inequality. In this case, Erin's narrator seems to think that "younger woman" (in her early 20s) meant "read this like a b*tchy teenage girl" 👌 it was awful. Young women can not have high/young voices, but also, she's 20-something, not 14 😑 This would have been about 100x better if Cassie's narrator had read the whole thing (and her voice for Erin 🔥) i was literally yelling out loud, "i hate this" "pls stop talking" "absolutely do not do that" on my walks, to and from work, AT work sometimes, my neighbors must rlly be curious, but i also tend to react to MOST audiobooks i read, so it wasn't new, per say, but it was... A LOT!)

To a point, I could go with Cassie’s focus on the question of what would happen if Parker found out almost exclusively; it made some sense since that was pretty high stakes for her and she wasn’t in control of the fact that she was essentially at Erin’s mercy. A lot of people minimize their own powerlessness by focusing on something else because it makes them feel more okay, and this fit Cassie’s personality, so it wasn’t a huge issue for me. When college senior, Cassie , spends her Friday evening at an off-campus bar, she isn't looking for a hook-up - it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mum . . . who turns out to be the hot, older woman Cassie just slept with. TBH, although Cassie is a consenting adult, the kind of discomfort I felt here was a milder version of the discomfort I feel when I read about situations where kids are involved and aren’t quite old enough to consent. The power gap was too wide, and while Erin’s intentions may not have been to prey on Cassie, many of the conditions of a predatory situation were nevertheless present. Particularly when I also factor in the fact that Cassie was more or less abandoned by her own mother, and Erin was the mother of a friend. This situation felt creepy, not romantic or fun.Cassie hadn’t planned on hooking up with anyone tonight, but plans could change, and Erin was hot, and it was sure to make her less annoyed about Family Weekend.

This book is as fun as you’d expect… The sapphic girlies love its characterization, spice, and forbidden romance.” - Book Riot

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While both Cassie and Erin make some questionable choices, the biggest thing you have to give them credit for is going after exactly what they want, no matter what people are going to think of them. I feel like this is something I have talked to a lot of friends and family about in how difficult it can be to really make decisions based on what you actually want, instead of what you “should” want. When college senior, Cassie, spends her Friday evening at an off-campus bar, she isn’t looking for a hook-up – it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mum . . . who turns out to be the hot, older woman Cassie just slept with.