Började bra men gick sedan utför… Stellas autism visas som något att ”skämmas för”, och alla hennes personlighetsdrag försvinner totalt när hon är med Michael. Michael är okej i början, men blir snabbt en stereotypisk ”alfahanne”. I vissa av sexscenerna säger Stella nej, men Michael övertalar/tvingar henne att göra det ändå. Inte sexigt alls.

Det er lenge siden jeg har lest noe så koselig uten at det blir for sukkersøtt! Verdt å merke at denne boken har perfekt mengde «krydder»

why is michael larsen, an escort, my dream man

Super sød og underholdende bog med gode beskrivelser af hvordan en autistisk tankegang kan være.

Sigh. Maybe I've listened to one too many romances, but I got bored quite quickly. It's nice to see atypical people being represented, so props for that. But I dnf-ed this, because it was too predictable and therefore not engaging enough for me. I do, however, think that people who don't have romance fatigue might really enjoy this one. The main male lead was also pleasantly non-brutish. Huh, now that I think about it I'll give it 3 stars instead of the 2 I originally planned.

Rómantísk en óhefðbundin. Pínu löng samt.

Loved the book and the style of writing! This one and the bride test. Both books by the author are amazing! Thank you :)

I’m conflicted. On one hand I really enjoyed Stella, but sometimes I felt the language surrounding her autism was icky. At one point Michael described “her beautiful mind” which is an obvious reference to a movie about a man with schizophrenia. This linking is rather distasteful. But other parts of her autism were handled well. I really enjoyed hearing her reasoning behind choices. Her perspective is fresh and interesting and differs from other romances I’ve read. Beyond the characters the inversion of the pretty woman plot was really sweet. And the sexual chemistry was palpable. I also enjoyed how the world felt real and how all the side characters felt like actual people. However the book is too long and the absence of real conflict makes the drawn out final act tedious. I really want to say I loved the book and that I recommend it, but with the conflicting feelings I have regarding the handling of Stella I’m not sure I can either.

Uppfriskande med en annan protaginist än den klumpiga cis-tjejen som är med i alla andra böcker. Gillade denna, men hade inte direkt rekommenderat vidare till en kompis.

Gillade representationen av autism och problemen det kan ge i vissa situationer utan att målet var att förändras. Grät för jag relaterade så mycket. Vi har som samhälle en tendens av invalidisera folk med autism så härligt med en historia som visar att alla har rätt till intimitet.