Delilah Green Doesn't Care: A swoon-worthy, laugh-out-loud queer romcom

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Having raised her daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire 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. And when they’re forced together during the many wedding preparations, 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 . . . The first half of this book is really engaging–alternately sweet, sharp, satirical, pointed and fun. The chemistry between Delilah and Claire shines and feels organic, and the kisses and love scenes are not only steamy but fraught with unexamined motives and secret intimacy. There’s a lot of humor in the book, too, though some of it was a bit too farcical to fit well with the complex tone of the rest of the book. But I did find a lot of it entertaining.

My biggest issues were the author was trying to make it a point that she is an intersectional feminist, which is great, but my god, can you be anymore blatant ? Every time a person was described it was she was a white woman. He was a cishet white man, she’s a white woman. It doesn’t sound bad but it happened so often if felt clunky. We last saw Astrid, at the end of Delilah Green, breaking her engagement to her horrible fiancé and partially reconciling with Delilah as they both came to better understand the ways their childhood had separately damaged them. As Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail opens, she’s in a pretty bad way: her design business is failing, she’s still emotionally entangled with her toxic mother, and her romantic future looks bleak. Then she gets an offer to work as the designer on a series of a reality TV show called Innside America, which focuses on renovating … inns? In American small towns? I don’t even know. Is this a thing for you people? Anyway, the job in question is the renovation of the Everwood Inn and it’s exactly what Astrid needs to re-establish both her reputation and her business. Unfortunately, on her way to the job, a hot carpenter flings coffee all over her and Astrid is—to my mind understandably—snappish about this. The carpenter is Jordan Everwood, heartbroken and recently divorced, and very unwilling to trust her family inn to a woman who was upset to have coffee flung over her. Needless to say, Jordan and Astrid start out in conflict, but soon they end up working together to save the inn and … y’know … maybe each other too? 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."In truth, she had never been very vocal in bed, but she’d never really thought about why until this very second, with Jordan’s hot mouth searing through her shirt. Oh was a proclamation. So was yeah and right there and just like that and whatever other words people might say during sex. They were tells. They revealed a piece of yourself, something soft and vulnerable and completely at the other person’s mercy.” 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 i loved this book even more, this time around; i guess any book is nice if you read it with someone you deeply care about, but delilah green doesn't care is objectively a cute, entertaining and impossibly steamy novel that my heart can't help but recognise as one of my absolute favorites of the genre. 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. A lot of the family and “bullying” excuses used to justify and excuse Delilah’s behavior were pretty thin - she’s called a ghoul monster ONCE. She sees the pressure Isabel puts on Astrid and ignores it. She shuts Astrid out just as much as Astrid did her. But of course, Delilah’s petty behavior has to be justified, she needs to be validated for trying to ruin a wedding, spill and break champagne towers at events, purposely stress and rile Astrid up when she’s already clearly unhappy, la la la la.

There are people who come into this world solely to do things like save people's lives through the miracle of modern medicine, or to fight against inequality via nonprofit work, or to single-handedly defeat sadness (this applies only to whoever invented cake). You’re what?” Delilah asked. “The mom? The woman? So that means you have to give up your whole life and he doesn’t?” 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 I wanted the tension of Claire’s emotional conflict to be drawn out more. It would have given the book more depth. I ended up feeling like a bit more could have been done with Delilah and her angst, too. The reason for her fear of commitment was brought up but then faded from the story easily. That took away some of its substance.

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That's all okay anyway, because my secret is that I don't actually read romance for the romance - I read it for the sweet kind nice characters finding and liking THEMSELVES. Oh. My. God. This book is EVERYTHING. It made me feel so happy and seen and spoken to as a queer person that I literally hugged my kindle to my chest on several occasions while I was reading it. In this book, Delilah is going to her estranged stepsister Astrid's wedding to be the photographer in exchange for a lot of money and a bad time. Astrid thinks that Delilah is a b*tch and she has a troubled life, when in fact she herself is quite spoiled and Delilah has spent her life alone. TLDR: This was a real joy to read and it was my favorite book of 2022 so far. It was not perfect, there were a few tiny bumps, but there was so much good here that anything little that might have been an issue, ended up not mattering one bit. I loved the humor, all the emotions, the friendships, and the really good chemistry and heat. It was such a well-rounded book and I want to read more. I’m happy to say that yes, there is more coming and that there will be a second book starting the ice queen character. I honestly can’t wait. This is an easy book to recommend and I'm excited to see everyone else fall in love with it too. While I really loved every part of this book, the romance really shines. I loved the two mains together. They had this great mix of sweetness and heat that was exactly what you want to see in a good romance. The chemistry was perfect and it just got stronger as the book went on. I won’t go into details, for spoiler reasons, but I have to say that I just LOVED the meet-cute. It would easily make my list of top favorite meet-cutes ever. I found that it actually gave me butterflies in my stomach and it’s been a long time since a book did that. It was great, just like the whole book.

The characters here are strong, especially the charismatic and unusual Delilah. Claire, though more conventional, is a great counterpoint to Delilah—mature where Delilah is still caught up in childhood emotions, and softer in contrast to Delilah’s sharp edges, but she still feels dimensional, more than a “nice girl” archetype. A fun hometown romance, planned as the start of a series of Bright Falls–set queer romances.”— Library Journal, starred review this was a disappointment for me, i can’t lie. i was really excited to get inside Astrid’s head after reading Delilah Green Doesn’t Care since one of my favourite types of characters are the ones who are quite uptight and stoic because they tend to have a lot of inner turmoil— and Astrid was no different. she was definitely my favourite part of the book!

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This book is told from a dual point of view and I really enjoyed reading from both Delilah and Claire. They each had a unique voice and distinct personalities. Delilah was equal parts snarky and charismatic and vulnerable. Claire was kind and caring – the ultimate mum friend. They saw the world and the people around them differently based on their life and previous experiences with them which was really interesting. This was particularly clear when it came to Astrid, Delilah’s step sister. Claire saw through Astrid’s hard exterior to her best friend from childhood while Delilah, who never got to know her step sister that well and had some bad experiences with her as a child, only saw that hard exterior. It meant that both narrators would experience a scene entirely differently so it was really fun switching between POV’s. So yeah. In summary, a lot of what I admired in Delilah Green Doesn’t Care can be found here as well. Loveable characters, trying to navigate their damage, portrayed with care. Wonderful banter, between lovers and friends. Playfulness and passion between the leads. Nuanced emotional dynamics. Really gorgeous writing all round:

A wedding would be nonnegotiable. You showed up for family, even if you got paid for it and gritted your teeth the entire time. It's not an easy life, being built on the act of detesting. It angers my loved ones. It ruins my enjoyment of perfectly fine things, like citrus fruit or two and a half hour torture sessions superhero movies. I mean, wow! The sexy times those two women spent together?! They were amazing! Also since this is a romance and everyone knows that the two MCs will eventually end up together I don’t think it’s a spoiler when I say that the sex scene was one of the best f/f sex scenes I’ve ever read. It was done so well and wasn’t only relatable but also felt extremely realistic! As did the entire book for that matter. From the struggles Claire has to face as a single mom right to Delilah’s troubled past and her career as a photographer. Everything about the story felt real and true-to-life. 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 glanced over her shoulder at the sleeping white woman next to her. Dark blond pixie cut, creamy skin. Nice mouth, full thighs, phenomenal hands.What I loved about Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail was … well. Astrid Parker. I think I loved her more than the book was prepared for me to love her because the coffee flinging incident was meant to be her being unacceptably rude to a stranger. But like. I’ve never owned an ivory pencil dress but I feel if I did own an ivory pencil dress and someone tossed three cups of coffee up it … I would want to be compensated for the dry cleaning too? Unfortunately, my commitment to Astrid during Ivory Pencil Dressgate meant that Astrid and Jordan’s initial interactions frustrated me more than than intrigued me. Like, not only had this carpenter ruined Astrid’s frankly amazing-sounding dress, but she was treating Astrid badly too? Once I got over this, however, I did end up really enjoying Jordan and Astrid together: they have a lot of chemistry and it was wonderful to see Astrid finally letting go in the company of someone willing to do the work to get to know who she is. Letting go—in various ways and forms—is a major theme of the book and it really effectively unites the stories of the two women, along with the wider arc of how best to honour the inn’s past while making space for its future. 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 Layton stirred next to her, turning over and squinting at Delilah, mascara smeared under her eyes. "Oh. Hey. Everything okay?" She’d definitely feel more comfortable approaching a woman or someone nonbinary. Since coming out as bi when she was a junior in high school, she’d always felt more drawn to other queer people or femmes. Josh being one of the few, albeit huge, exceptions.” Ashley Herring Blake Online If you enjoyed Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake then you should also look at