Iris Kelly Doesn't Date: A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud queer romcom

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I have GAD and I actually was lowkey offended by this lol, we're not some incapable beans defined by anxiety who can't go thru a single interaction w/o throwing up). I wasn't the biggest fan of Iris in the first book, she started to grow on me in the second book though, and I definitely fell.

I must start by saying that this is a very biased review because for me Ashely Herring Blake can do no wrong and this was proven by the final book in the series, Iris Kelly doesn’t Date. It falls into so many plot contrivances to make sure that the leads don't notice each other acting and reacting a certain way to a situation. Not allowed to be upset, defend herself, have her doubts etc it's all painted as if she's in the wrong. Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar in Portland and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life. I’ve consumed a lot of sapphic fiction these past few months by many different authors and the resolution in this book to the obligatory 3rd act breakup is by far the most satisfactory out of all the stories I’ve read to date.A new queer romcom from the brilliant author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care and Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail. I found the setup of Iris writing a romance book and agreeing to fake date Stevie so she could get inspiration for writing the romantic scenes and Stevie trying to prove to her friends that she was self-sufficient and was moving on from her past relationship by fake dating Iris quite fun, and especially loved the inclusion of a production of a Shakespearean play.

Quite steamy as well, but the story is really about moving from something purely physical to a relationship that is also romantic and deeply invested in feelings. stevie's anxiety really hit home for me - i too find making decisions difficult, i stress about mundane tasks and i can't speak to new people to save my life. Because the Iris in this story, with her stupid negative motivation* of forgoing relationships for just a bunch of sex, is unsympathetic and boring.In the play it's two men, one of them is trans" "I love that" say the two cis characters, using a man's identity to make themselves feel progressive.