Reviewed by Marcella
TITLE: But I’m Not: A Lesbian Love Story
AUTHOR: Darcy Campbell
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 6337 KB
RELEASE DATE: June 25, 2023
BLURB:
Love and self-discovery intertwine as Jodi’s life takes an unexpected turn, questioning everything she thought she knew.
Jodi had what seemed like the perfect life: a successful husband, a beautiful house, and a job teaching kindergarteners how to color inside the lines. But one fateful car accident turns her world upside down. When Jodi wakes up married to the girl next door, she questions everything she thought she knew.
Now faced with a new reality and a relationship she never expected, Jodi must confront her past and embrace her present. Can she let go of what once defined her and embrace the unknown with Christine? Or will she find herself longing for something she never dared to desire?
Join Jodi on a captivating journey as she navigates love, self-discovery, and the uncharted territory of her heart. Will she find true happiness in her newfound life, or will she be left yearning for the life she thought she had?
Discover the power of love, identity, and embracing unexpected paths in this compelling tale that will keep you hooked until the very last page.
REVIEW:
Let me start this off by saying that I enjoyed reading this book. At first, after reading the blurb, I was very confused about what to expect, but somehow it made perfect sense while reading the actual book.
I think the characters you can find in the book are properly worked out. Ralph, Jodi’s husband, had so many red flags that I am happy Jodi woke up married to her best friend Christine instead. The way the whole story started reminded me of a 50s-style housewife story, as if reading a historical romance, with the dynamics Ralph and Jodi had. The only moment, in which you could read that it was a modern-day story, was when Jodi was with Christine. Christine is everything you want in a partner; she is patient, she is loving, and she supported Jodi through everything in the new universe. On top of that, to show the worked-out characters, the author made sure to add some typical phrases that Christine, for example, used throughout the story multiple times. I enjoyed reading these recurring phrases or seeing the same language use for each character. Moving on from Christine to Jodi, she started to get on my nerves as her behaviour became quite pushy sometimes, especially nearing the end when we had already had a few spicy scenes. The spicy scenes need to be addressed as well. Truly, the author did a great job with those. The details and descriptions were great, I enjoyed reading them.
The whole story is written from the first point of view, which is the best choice the author could have made, as that gives Jodi’s struggle with her sexuality an extra layer as the reader can read along with her every thought. It did add to my frustration around Jodi’s behaviour as well, though. As the reader, you have to read every thought going through her head that leads up to her doing the things she does and says, which at moments really bothered me.
The storyline itself was great. It was captivating and very intriguing, however, it was quite rushed from time to time. It felt as if the author wanted to put as much into the storyline as possible, which caused some scenes, some parts, to be a bit bland and superficial, while there was so much potential. Near the end, a whole new thing got revealed, which seemed a bit misplaced, yet it fell perfectly in line with the amount of information and the amount of storyline the author tried to put into the story. Speaking of the end, prepare yourself for the end, I enjoyed it thoroughly, and I have to applaud the author for it, you did really great there.
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