Book Club Pick (January 2025) - Info and Links
Book Club Introduction
I run a book club, called “Reading With Neighbors”, where we read diverse romance books, which include books by racialized authors, queer authors, disabled authors, plus size authors, etc…
At the end of each month I propose 4 book for the following month that the members have to vote on. So far we have mostly read contemporary romances, but other subgenres have also been proposed (and have sometimes won), like historical romance or fantasy romance.
We read both young adult and adult books, but being 18+ is highly recommended.
I always try to sneak in books that can also fit of the prompts for the Diverse Baseline Challenge, in case some slow readers want to be part of the book club without having to stress about having to rush to read more than they can.
The book club can be found on both Fable and StoryGraph.
Join the club and read with us!
Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
Starting over is hard. Falling for her gorgeous butch roommate might make it impossible.
When a tall, stunning butch protects Mira from her ex-boyfriend at the club—and offers her a safe place to stay—Mira should be relieved. Not flustered. She’s not into women.
Yet this tough electrician with curves for days makes Mira’s heart race like never before.
But Isabel, wounded by grief, forces Mira to keep her distance. Until Mira’s desperate to win a union election at work—and only Isabel has the experience to teach her how.
Soon they’re lingering over dinner, teasing each other as the apartment heats up. And Isabel is making her coffee every morning, hanging her shelves, giving her smoldering looks before bed…
But Mira can’t afford temptation. Not after living with her nightmare ex.
No matter how well Isabel takes care of her…or how much Isabel needs healing, too.
She can’t risk her freedom—or her heart.
Additional Info
Genre(s): adult, contemporary romance
Length: 323 pages
Content Warnings (list might not be fully accurate or complete)
Other:
Asian author
Indian and Chinese American leads
butch/femme
trans bi woman
roommates
sapphic awakening
slow burn
they help each other heal
Where to buy
About Margherita
Margherita is a queer and disabled reader and indie author from Italy. Xe can be found on instagram, tiktok and substack.
You can support xem on ko-fi with a tip, buy a book on xyr bookshop.org shop, or subscribe to libro.fm via xyr link.