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A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love—with all its complications—from the author of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail.

Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it’s a different woman every night, but that’s just fine with her.

When Delilah’s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there’s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all.

Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surprise…at first. Though they’ve known each other for years, they don’t really know each other—so Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When they’re forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations—including a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancé—Claire isn’t sure she has the strength to resist Delilah’s charms. Even worse, she’s starting to think she doesn’t want to...

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"Blake captures all the complications of family, friendship, and romance with humor and heart."—Kirkus

"A fun hometown romance, planned as the start of a series of Bright Falls–set queer romances."—Library Journal, starred review

"There's family drama, trauma, childhood memories, love, romance, diverse relationships between not just the main couple, but everyone in the book, that'll have you on the edge of your seat. The novel also does a great job of inputting a queer love story in the middle of an enticing read."—USA Today

"Delilah Green Doesn’t Care is a hot, frothy romcom with a relatable heart beating at its centre. I loved every hilarious character, every outrageous shenanigan - and most of all, I loved Delilah Green. I can’t wait for the rest of the series!"—Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author of Act Your Age, Eve Brown

"A truly exquisite romance about second chances, new beginnings, and the fragile joy of letting people in. I can't even count the number of gorgeous lines I highlighted. The setting, the scheming, the spice—Ashley Herring Blake paints every scene with a lyrical, tender brush. I'm wildly in love with this book."—Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Weather Girl

"A classic in the making, Ashely's adult debut is a warm welcome home from the first page. A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud romp of a romance, this rom-com deserves to be amongst romantic titanslike You've Got Mail, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Sleepless in Seattle."—Kosoko Jackson, author of I'm So Not Over You

“A spectacular debut brimming with yearning, swooning, and healing. Delilah Green Doesn’t Care reads the way realizing your crush likes you back feels. Ashley Herring Blake is a romance star on the rise.”—Rosie Danan, national bestselling author of The Roommate

"Delilah Green Doesn't Care is the dreamy, steamy, utterly satisfying answer to your craving for an outcast-and-former-mean-girl romance, with complicated step-family relationships thrown in for extra delight. Ashley Herring Blake draws her characters with such beautiful, loving depth, and infinite compassion for the many ways relatives and friends can both hurt and heal each other. And let’s not forget the snappy banter and seriously scorching chemistry; you’ll need a very cold shower after this read!"—Lana Harper, author of Payback's a Witch

“Charming and entertaining, Delilah Green Doesn’t Care entrances the reader with the redemptive power of love. Blake’s masterful blend of sexual tension and growing affection will have readers swooning.”—Karelia Stetz-Waters, author of Satisfaction Guaranteed

“Blake’s well-crafted adult debut Delilah Green Doesn’t Care combines everything you could want in a sapphic romance—snark, steam and sweetness—with an intricate exploration of what it means to love someone and how we choose to show it, all spearheaded by its unforgettable protagonist Delilah who you’ll simultaneously want to be and be with forever. Fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Talia Hibbert won’t want to miss out on this emotional extravaganza.” —The Nerd Daily

“This tender story of growth and change is about becoming a person your younger self can be proud of… Blake’s impressive talent is on display on every page, especially when it comes to tracking the evolution of her central couple’s relationship.”—BookPage, starred review

“This is a cute rom-com type story for the LGBTQ set, with two heroines that will entertain and readers will want to see end up happily ever after.”—Parkersburg News and Sentinel

"Blake's smart and sexy first foray into adult after years of publishing gorgeous Sapphic middle grade and young adult.”—Buzzfeed

"What an absolute joy to read! Snarky, steamy, and swoony in equal measure, I never wanted this book to end, but there’s an easy momentum to Blake’s writing that made it impossible to put down.”—Meryl Wilsner, author of Something to Talk About

"Delilah Green Doesn't Care is a steamy romp with a warm heart at its center.”—Popsugar

“Ashley Herring Blake is an extraordinary writer.”—Autostraddle

“Smart and sexy.”—Buzzfeed

"After you take a moment to take in this gorgeous cover, you're going to want to immediately pick up this debut.”—Cosmopolitan

About the Author

Ashley Herring Blake is the author of the young adult novels Suffer Love, How to Make a Wish, and Girl Made of Stars (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and the middle grade novels Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James, and Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea (Little, Brown). You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @ashleyhblake and on the web at ashleyherringblake.com. She lives in Georgia.

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ChapTer One

Delilah's eyes flipped open at the buzz on the nightstand. She blinked the unfamiliar room into focus, once . . . twice. It had to be at least two in the morning, maybe later. She fumbled for her phone, silky white sheets tangling around her naked thighs as she twisted to silence the vibrating, which seemed loud enough to wake up-

Oh shit.

She'd done it again. The name of the woman lying next to her slipped and slid in her memories from the previous night, the letters nearly impossible to grasp through the art show at the tiny Fitz gallery in the Village-a few of her photographs on the walls, a handful of patrons nodding and praising but never actually intrigued enough to buy anything, the champagne that never seemed to stop flowing- followed by that florid bar up on MacDougal Street and a whole hell of a lot of bourbon.

Delilah glanced over her shoulder at the sleeping white woman next to her. Dark blond pixie cut, creamy skin. Nice mouth, full thighs, phenomenal hands.

Lorna?

Lauren.

No. Lola. Her name was definitely Lola.

Maybe.

Delilah bit her lip and grabbed the still gyrating phone, squinting at the name flashing on the bright display in the dark.

Ass-trid

She barely had time to smirk at the way she'd spelled her stepsister's name in her contacts before she hit Ignore. An instinct. In Delilah's experience, a phone call at two in the morning was rarely a good thing, particularly when Astrid Parker was on the other end of the line. And who the hell even called anymore? Why couldn't Astrid text like a normal human?

Okay, fine, there might have been several unanswered texts in Delilah's messages, but in her defense, she was a useless sack of skin lately, with another month's rent looming and preparing for the Fitz show, at which her work only appeared because she knew the owner, Rhea Fitz, a former fellow waitress whose dead grandmother left her enough money to open her own gallery. The past few weeks had been a scramble of waiting tables part-time at the River Café in Brooklyn and working freelance portrait jobs and weddings, all of which barely paid enough to cover her apartment and food. She was one catastrophe away from having to move to New Jersey, and if she ever wanted to break into the ruthless New York City art world, New Jersey wasn't going to cut it. She'd sold a piece or two, sure, but her photography was niche, as one agent had told her while declining to represent her, and niche wasn't an easy sell.

So, yeah, she'd been too busy busting her niche ass to talk to her stepsister. Plus, it wasn't like Astrid even liked her all that much anyway. They hadn't seen each other in five years.

Had it already been that long?

Hell, it was late. Delilah dropped the phone to her chest while Jax drifted into her thoughts for the first time in a while. Months. She squeezed her eyes closed tight, then opened them and stared up at the ceiling, which was covered with those glow-in-the-dark star stickers. She sat up, a cold panic shooting through her veins. Was she in a college dorm? God, please no. Delilah was nearly thirty years old, and college girls . . . well, she'd been there already, lived that part of her life. She preferred women her own age, always had, and was happy to leave behind all the fumbling and fluttering lashes she remembered from her early twenties.

She relaxed as the room came into focus, felt the softness of expensive sheets under her fingers. The bedroom was filled with modern furniture, all straight lines and cream-colored wood. Sophisticated art dappled the walls, expertly hung. An open door led into a living area, which Delilah now distinctly remembered as the scene where-Lana? Lily?-had pushed her onto a very posh white couch and slid Delilah's underwear off, tossing it over her own bare shoulder.

Definitely not college-level kind of furnishings. Not even Delilah Green-level kind of furnishings, and she was a full grown-up. Also, what Lilith had proceeded to do with her mouth was definitely not a college-level kind of skill.

Delilah flopped back down onto the bed, boneless at the memory. Her eyes had just started to feel heavy enough to close when her phone buzzed again. She jolted fully awake, peering at that same unlikely name and pressing Ignore for the second time.

Layton stirred next to her, turning over and squinting at Delilah, mascara smeared under her eyes. "Oh. Hey. Everything okay?"

"Yeah, sure-"

Her phone went off again.

Ass-trid

"Should you get that?" Linda asked, tousled hair falling adorably over one blue eye. No way this sex goddess's name was Linda.

"Maybe."

"Then do it. When you're done, I've got something I want to show you."

Lydia-sure, why not-grinned, pulling down the linens to her hips for a split second before tucking the sheet back up to her chin. Delilah laughed as she tossed the covers back, slipping out of the bed completely naked. She very nearly answered the phone like that, but then grabbed a silk robe-definitely not a college-level kind of robe-that hung over a gray upholstered chair in the corner. She could not and would not talk to her stepsister in the buff.

Sliding on the robe, she went into the small living room-slash-open kitchen and climbed onto a stool, resting her elbows on the cool marble counter. She breathed in . . . out. She shook out her hands, rolled her neck. She had to prepare to talk to Astrid, like a boxer heading into a match. Gloves on, mouth guard in. On the counter, the phone stilled, Astrid's name disappearing, only to pop back up like a greeting card from hell. Best get this over with, then. She slid her finger across the phone.

"What?"

"Delilah?"

Astrid's velvety voice filtered through the phone. Like an American Cate Blanchett, except more stick-up-your-ass and less queen-of-bisexuals. Exactly the kind of voice Delilah always knew adult-Astrid would have.

"Yeah," Delilah said, then cleared her throat. Her own voice was somewhere between six-cocktails-parched and years-of-sleep-deprivation-raspy.

"Took you long enough to answer."

Delilah sighed. "It's late."

"It's only eleven in Oregon. Plus, I figured this was the best time to catch you. Don't you turn into a bat after midnight?"

Delilah snorted. "I do. Now if you'll excuse me I'd like to get back to my cave."

Astrid didn't say anything for a few seconds. Long seconds that made Delilah wonder if she was still there, but she wasn't going to be the one to crack. They'd only spoken on the phone a dozen or so times since Delilah left Bright Falls the day after high school graduation, hopping a bus to Seattle with her Bright Falls High duffel bag on her shoulder, while Astrid took off for a postgrad trip to France with all of her horrible BFFs. Isabel, Astrid's mom and Delilah's wicked stepmother, had armed both girls with enough cash to keep them out of her hair for two weeks. The only difference being, Astrid came back, prepared for college at Berkeley like the dutiful daughter, while Delilah flew to New York and rented a one-bedroom dump on the Lower East Side. She was a legal adult, and there was no way in hell she was going to stay in that house one second longer than she needed to.

It wasn't like Isabel mourned her leaving.

Neither did Astrid, as far as Delilah could tell, though every now and then, this would happen. Texts that went ignored and turned into awkward phone calls where Astrid tried to pretend she hadn't made Delilah's already lonely childhood a living hell. Delilah had been back to Bright Falls five or six times in the past twelve years-a few Christmases and Thanksgivings, a funeral when her favorite art teacher had died. The last time was five years ago, when Delilah fled New York with a freshly obliterated heart, mistakenly thinking the familiarity of Bright Falls might serve as a balm. It hadn't, but it had given Delilah an idea for a photo series that had changed her ambition from struggling freelance photographer who barely made rent to successful queer artist with an amazing apartment in Williamsburg.

Which she still hadn't achieved, but she was trying.

"So . . . are you coming?"

Astrid's voice cut through her musings, and she blinked Lucinda's kitchen back into view. "Coming . . ." A dirty joke rested on the tip of her tongue, but she bit it back.

"Oh my god," Astrid said. "Are you serious? Tell me you are not serious."

"I-"

"Delilah, tell me!"

"I'm trying if you'd shut up for two seconds!"

Astrid blew out a breath so loud, it buzzed in Delilah's ear. "Okay. Okay, I'm sorry, I'm just stressed. There's a lot going on."

"Right," Delilah said, racking her brain for what the hell was going on. "Um, so-"

"Nope, no, no. You are not canceling on me, Delilah Green. Tell me that is not what you're doing."

"Jesus, Ass, take a Xanax, will you?"

"Please don't call me that and do not cancel on me."

Delilah let a beat of silence pass. Maybe seeing her own art on actual gallery walls, tiny as they may be, followed by great sex had just addled her brain a little, and whatever the hell Astrid was talking about would come roaring back to clarity. She pulled the phone from her ear and hit the speakerphone button, then checked the date on her calendar app-Saturday, June 2. Wee hours. Friday the first was definitely a date that had been cemented in her mind for months as she prepped for the Fitz show. But there was something else there, something June-ish and Astrid-shaped and-

Oh fuck.

"Your wedding," Delilah said.

"Yes, my wedding," Astrid said. "The one I've been planning for months and for which Mother insisted I hire you as a photographer."

"Don't sound so excited."

"I have another word for it."

"You're not really helping your case here, Ass."

Astrid huffed into the phone.

"I'm still crushed I'm not a bridesmaid," Delilah deadpanned, but with the revelation of her stepsister's impending nuptials to some poor sucker, her heart picked up its pace as both terror and relief flooded her system.

On the one hand, a Parker society wedding in Bright Falls was the absolute last thing she wanted to do right now. Or ever. She'd rubbed elbows with a few agents at the Fitz show and sold one whole piece-granted the patron was currently sleeping in the next room, but Loretta one hundred percent forked over her money before even batting a single lash Delilah's way. At least, Delilah was pretty sure that's how it happened, as she was too busy freaking the fuck out that someone traded actual money for something she'd created.

Regardless, now was not the time for Astrid-slash-Isabel bullshit. Delilah felt as though she was on the edge of something, being someone, and Bright Falls was a soul-sucking pit of despair where she was absolutely no one.

On the other hand-the hand that tried to keep Delilah fed and clothed-Isabel Parker-Green had offered her a ridiculous sum of money to photograph Astrid's wedding and two weeks' worth of pre-wedding events. As the details from when Astrid first called Delilah about this happy event floated back to her now, there were definitely five figures involved. Low five figures, but still. Pocket change to Isabel Parker-Green and to most Brooklynites, but to Delilah, who could stretch a dollar for days, it was an IV to her dehydrated bank account.

Along with the money, which Astrid almost certainly knew Delilah couldn't refuse, Astrid had also delivered an oh-so-subtly manipulative, "Mom says your father would've wanted you at my wedding." Delilah still resented her for it, mostly because she knew Isabel was right. While he'd been alive, Andrew Green had been a devoted family man to the point of ridiculousness, insisting on nightly dinners and spring break vacations, Christmas Eve traditions and checking homework and learning how to plait hair just so Delilah wouldn't be the only girl at the Renaissance Faire field trip without a braid crown.

A wedding would be nonnegotiable. You showed up for family, even if you got paid for it and gritted your teeth the entire time.

"Pre-wedding events start on Sunday," Astrid said now. "You agreed to be there for all of it, remember? The details I emailed you indicate you're booked June third through the sixteenth. I signed your contract, agreeing to all of your terms, and-"

"I know, I know, yes," Delilah said, running a hand over her hair. Shit, she did not want to go back to Bright Falls for two whole weeks. And it was Pride month. She loved Pride in New York City. Who the hell started all this wedding nonsense that far before the actual day anyway? Well, Delilah knew exactly who.

"Astrid-"

"Don't you fucking dare."

"That mouth, Ass. What would Isabel say."

"She'd say that and a lot worse if you're about to cancel on her only daughter's wedding on such short notice."

Delilah sucked in a breath, even though she tried not to.

Her only daughter.

She wanted to fight the sting, to let the words slide right over her, but she failed. It was a reflex, this feeling, left over from a childhood with two dead parents and a stepmother who never really wanted her in the first place.

"Shit," Astrid said, her tone regretful and irritated at the same time, as though Delilah had made her forget that Isabel had been Delilah's sole guardian after her father, Isabel's second husband, had died of an aneurysm when Delilah was ten years old.

"There's that mouth again," Delilah said, laughing through a thick throat. "I think I might like this new stressed-out Astrid."

Her stepsister didn't say anything for a few seconds, but the silence was long enough for Delilah to know she'd be on a morning flight out of JFK.

"Just be here, okay?" Astrid said. "It's too late to find someone decent to replace you."

Delilah wiped her hand down her face. "Yeah."

"What was that?"

"Yes," Delilah practically yelled. "I'll be there."

"Good. I already booked your room at the Kaleidoscope-"

"What, I'm not staying with Mommy Dearest?"

"-and I'll email you the itinerary. Again."

Delilah grunted and hung up before Astrid could hang up on her, then dropped the phone on the counter like it was on fire. She twisted the lid off a half-full bottle of gin that sat next to the sink and took a shot, no glass required. The liquor burned all the way down, searing her nostrils and watering her eyes.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593336402
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593336403
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.43 x 0.84 x 8.18 inches
Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ A Bright Falls Novel
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...It made me feel for them, laugh, and cry, wanting nothing more than the absolute best for them, and the happiness that they both deserved, Delilah...Read more

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Customers enjoy the humor in the book, finding it fun and snarky with engaging bantering between characters, and one customer mentions experiencing a range of emotions from crying to blushing while reading.

...I love a good dialogue and this novel certainly excelled. Fun, witty, a little bit of heartbreak and lots of queer romance. 100% recommended.Read more

It was a great book to read. Funny, engaging and descriptive. Cant wait to read the next book in the seriesRead more

...this book made me laugh, it made me recognize different versions of myself in each character....Read more

...The banter, coincidences, how fast people can come together....Read more

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Customers praise the writing style of the book, with one customer noting it reads like real people, while another appreciates the third-person narrative approach.

...Not only was it very well written the side characters were exceptionally well developed which only served to make the story that much more...Read more

...This book is, for the most part, well written, but having to sit through Delilah being a grade A jerkass to almost everyone for her half of the book...Read more

So well-written, excellent story, great characters. I loved it....Read more

...This book is not only beautifully written, but so emotional and dives into some abandonment issues( (both familial and romantic) for a few...Read more

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Customers appreciate the development of family relationships in the book, with one customer particularly noting the glimpses of childhood and teen interactions.

I loved this book. The found family and the uncertainty of life hitting like a brick house. I devoured this book and enjoyed every minute of it.Read more

...Some laugh out loud moments. Queer HEA with interesting family dynamics too.Read more

...It had this sweet feminine power, comfort, and camaraderie that was very palpable....Read more

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Fabulous coming home romance you don’t want to miss
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022
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Ever have that moment where you enjoyed a book so much but when you get down to writing that review - all you can say is “I really really liked this book - so umm.. yeah go read it too”. Well that was me 4 days ago after reading “Delilah Green Doesn’t Care” by Ashley Herring Blake. I think my mind has now sufficiently calmed down that I can express coherent thoughts…maybe.

No spoilers but the book essentially follows Delilah who has returned to her hometown to photograph her step sisters’ (Astrid) wedding and finds herself engulfed in the drama with a cast of characters, whom she wants nothing to do with…well with exception of Claire.

Okay so this book is funny - lots of hijinks with uptight personalities with whom Delilah likes to mess with, douche-y fiancés, irresponsible exes, and the other bff(Astrid’s) Iris who is adorably blunt to a fault. The romance between Ashley and Claire is just amazing - chemistry, sparks it’s all there and even though it happens quickly it feels organic and meant to be (sigh)🥰.
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But what made this book memorable was how it expertly managed to pivot me through a myriad of emotions between humor and pain at the turn of a page and it was just 😘. I was firmly in Delilah’s camp rooting for her, mainly because I completely related to that feeling of saying “I don’t care” when you experience something painful, it just felt so reeeaaal. So a heads up. When you read: “tearing up” is a possibility but “heart squeegees” will definitely happen. Dialogs, feelings, bantering, steamy scenes were just great and the grand gesture was the perfect end to an awesome read.

This is a book that definitely lives up to the hype so in conclusion…. “I really really liked this book - so umm.. yeah go read it too”. 5🌟s

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Almira O’Kelley
Great Start to the Book Series
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2025
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This book is VERY good. The character development for each person is through and you can really relate to them. It starts a little slow to build the background context, but once it takes off, you can’t help but want to read what comes next! The dialogue is easy to read and the story is straight to the point. Definitely could’ve kept reading this story.

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Alex Ogle
The best sapphic romance I’ve ever read
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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I have been searching for a wlw story that I love. And of the many I’ve read recently, this one takes the cake. There’s a melancholy to the characters - their history and familial dynamics that I could feel all the way to my soul. As much as I was rooting for Claire and Delilah, it was Delilah’s relationship with her sister that drove much of this story. I spent much of this time yearning for them to have it out. And loving that about it.

Everything about this felt raw and real and visceral to me. As soon as I finished reading it, I looked up fanfiction. Because I need more of Delilah Green and Claire Sutherland in my life. Their love is beautiful and I think I felt seen by them too. Especially as the lonely, weird kid who escaped into TV shows growing up and just wanted people to see her and love her. And now as an adult exploring my sexuality for the first time, I feel like this book healed a small part of me.

This book destroyed me. It was utterly perfect. I’m gonna go keep crying about it now

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Morgan Bee
Love, love, love
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
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Tattooed, sassy, curly-haired photographer with unresolved childhood trauma meets curvaceous, glasses-wearing, caring single mom bookstore owner with abandonment issues? SIGN ME UP.

Seriously, though, I’ve been wanting to read this series for a while, but in order, so I’ve been patiently waiting my turn. It finally came up on Libby and it did not disappoint. Witty banter? Check. Fabulous and distinct characters? Check. Opening up and processing old hurts in (mostly) healthy ways? Check. Chemistry and hot sex? Check.

I loved seeing how Delilah and Claire’s connection evolved, getting glimpses of their childhood/teen interactions and watching them open up to each other while reconnecting as adults. Seeing the relationship between Delilah and Astrid come to a head and the two of them realizing the role they’ve each played in their current situation felt so natural, and I hope to see their bond as sisters develop even more in the next installment. Iris is hilarious and so loyal to Claire and Astrid, and her acceptance of and connection with Delilah as they move through the story really rounds everything out.

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Miranda
A super fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
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While the title boasts that Delilah Green Doesn't Care she actually does (even if she doesn't want to). I didn't give Delilah Green five stars but that doesn't mean I didn't fully enjoy the book! Not only was it very well written the side characters were exceptionally well developed which only served to make the story that much more engaging.

Delilah and Claire are fantastic together and I absolutely adored their chemistry. From their first meeting after not seeing each other in so long to the end of the book I truly enjoyed their interactions, though I do wish they'd been a little bit better at communicating.

While Delilah and Claire are the focal point of the story that wasn't the only relationship that I found myself intrigued by. In particular I adored the complex history between Delilah and her step-sister though I do wish it had been touched on a bit more in the book. Since Astrid is getting her own book I'm hopeful we'll get to see more of that story unfold and develop.

The friend group was another fantastic part of the book, I don't want to spoil too much but it was another amazing layer to an already rich story! I think the only thing I didn't enjoy was the relationship between Claire and Josh because I didn't feel like she really held him accountable enough for skipping in and out of their daughters life for the past eleven years. I wish they had explored Claire taking a harder line with him.

Overall, a fantastic book with amazing main and side characters!

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Acacia Soares
Amazing!
Reviewed in Australia on February 7, 2024
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LOVE LOVE LOVE! Highly recommend for the queer girls, this love story was beautiful, I fell in love with the characters and am excited to read more from this author!

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Truly the best and most fun book
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 17, 2022
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Standing ovation for Ms Blake. I eagerly look forward to the sequel and to be able to swoon again with these great characters.

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Effy
PICK. UP. THIS. BOOK. NOW.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2022
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UGHHH. I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. So damn much. I can’t remember whose review I saw but I’ve wanted to read this ever since and it was everything I love in a romance - loveable, raw characters, strong ass friendships, lots of well-written steam, and a SUPER CUTE couple.

The plot brings us second chances, self development, new beginnings, healing, chemistry, steam and dreamy romance, told between dual perspectives from Delilah and Claire, both of whom I adored. Delilah was such a quirky, bold and outgoing character, but she had a vulnerable side for sure and my heart utterly broke for her upbringing and the effect it had on her. Every single side character was hilarious, brilliantly written and added something to the plot. The relationship growth and the individual character development was brilliantly done, I loved the witty humour throughout and the subplot of bye bye Spencer!

My only gripe about this book is the use of “the other woman” from Claire and Delilah’s POV which felt slightly odd and the unnecessary, undisguised descriptions of race (always white) when characters were introduced. Other than this I ADORED this book, it was super engaging and I was hooked from the first page to the last - I’m SO excited to have just been granted the second book on Netgalley which I can’t WAIT to read!

Side note: how CUTE is this front cover!? OBSESSED.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2022
UGHHH. I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. So damn much. I can’t remember whose review I saw but I’ve wanted to read this ever since and it was everything I love in a romance - loveable, raw characters, strong ass friendships, lots of well-written steam, and a SUPER CUTE couple.

The plot brings us second chances, self development, new beginnings, healing, chemistry, steam and dreamy romance, told between dual perspectives from Delilah and Claire, both of whom I adored. Delilah was such a quirky, bold and outgoing character, but she had a vulnerable side for sure and my heart utterly broke for her upbringing and the effect it had on her. Every single side character was hilarious, brilliantly written and added something to the plot. The relationship growth and the individual character development was brilliantly done, I loved the witty humour throughout and the subplot of bye bye Spencer!

My only gripe about this book is the use of “the other woman” from Claire and Delilah’s POV which felt slightly odd and the unnecessary, undisguised descriptions of race (always white) when characters were introduced. Other than this I ADORED this book, it was super engaging and I was hooked from the first page to the last - I’m SO excited to have just been granted the second book on Netgalley which I can’t WAIT to read!

Side note: how CUTE is this front cover!? OBSESSED.

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Jocelyn Monter
increíble!!
Reviewed in Mexico on September 22, 2024
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Me gustó mucho, la historia iba a tiempo y para nada se sintió apresurada, es una bonita historia sobre amor, tristeza, romance y amistad ❤️

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Sahana Ramnath
Still swooning, loved this book
Reviewed in India on March 4, 2022
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I read this absolutely awesome over the weekend, and I'm still swooning over the MCs and their adorable romance ❤️

This was equal parts funny, swoony, wholesome and profound, and it's been on my mind ever since I finished it. Like, I'm literally making art for this book, that's how much I'm obsessed with it 🤍

It also gave an amazing friend group, an introspective and growing sibling relationship, andd it dealt with two women dealing with their issues of loneliness and abandonment and moving forward from it. Totally, totally recommend this book to everyone ❤️

Tropes, rep etc - sapphic romance between a bi MC and a lesbian MC, grumpy/sunshine, one-bed trope, sister's best friend, single parent MC, found family

Aand finally, Astrid Parker aka Delilah's sister's book is up next 😭 I'm so excited for it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love

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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly the best and most fun book

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Fabulous coming home romance you don’t want to miss

Great Start to the Book Series

The best sapphic romance I’ve ever read

Love, love, love

A super fun read!

Amazing!

Truly the best and most fun book

PICK. UP. THIS. BOOK. NOW.

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Still swooning, loved this book