For Her Consideration: An Enchanting and Memorable Love Story (Out in Hollywood)

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For Her Consideration is incredibly funny, queer, sweet, and sexy. Anyone with a toxic ex or a serious celebrity crush will be able to relate! It's about learning to trust yourself and the people in your life, and it's guaranteed to leave you smiling and wanting to hug your chosen family very hard." - Celia Laskey When Max’s roommate, Chelsey—an irritatingly gorgeous and self-assured influencer in plus-size and queer spaces—offers to sponsor her for a new self-actualization app, Max gives in. If she can’t run her own life, maybe an algorithm guiding her choices will help? Suddenly Max is scoring big everywhere, and her dreams are achingly close to coming true. But when one of Chelsey’s posts reveals Sadie’s part in the app’s campaign, Max is poised for heartbreak on all fronts. Tired of the sponcon life with its fake friend s and endless selfies, Max realizes that to have true influence, she’ll have to find the courage to make her own, totally authentic way in the world . . . The whole story is told from Nina’s pov and I would have loved Ari’s pov too. Mostly because I think it would be more fun, but also because I didn’t really get what did she see in Nina. She somehow managed to see through Nina’s issues, which is really sweet, but also interesting and I was very curious about what was going on in her head. While I did love this book, there were some frustrating moments. Nina is insecure because of a previous relationship, which I get and was very relatable. However, the fact that she took these comments from her ex and believed them so strongly just didn’t make a lot of sense to me. Her friend group knew her so well and for much longer than the ex did, and it seemed illogical that she wouldn’t have gone to them with the toxic comments. And then she responds the same way later on after a disagreement with Ari. For Your Consideration is so many things I want in a book: funny, sexy, and super queer. Spending time in Nina and Ari's world was a joy. Amy Spalding has written a warm celebration of Los Angeles, chosen family, and learning how to love and be loved.” —Cameron Esposito, bestselling author of Save Yourself

What I liked so much about this novel is it felt fresh. Romance is stupidly predictable, and Amy Spalding's story follows the typical romance arc, but what felt different is everything else. This is story set in Los Angeles where both characters work in the TV/film industry, one of whom is an up and coming actor on cusp of critical success (she's the front runner for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar). I've read that book many times--I've already read that book this year. But this is different. Ari is out--she's been out since the beginning of her career. Nina is fat and she embraces it. She likes how she looks/knows she's attractive. She's had hot girlfriends. She's attracting Ari, who could have any queer woman she wants, given her celebrity. It takes place in Los Angeles, but it takes us away (for the most part) from the glitz and glamor of West LA, which is what everyone thinks of when they think of LA. Spalding, instead, takes us to the "grittier" side of LA: Silver Lake, Echo Park, Highland Park, and even the northern suburbs--places that are amazing and remind me of home, places Spalding herself clearly loves.

An Enchanting and Memorable Love Story

For Her Consideration is incredibly funny, queer, sweet, and sexy. Anyone with a toxic ex or a serious celebrity crush will be able to relate! It's about learning to trust yourself and the people in your life, and it's guaranteed to leave you smiling and wanting to hug your chosen family very hard.” A sweetly sexy, thoroughly modern new novel about single life, social media, career goals, and making the bold move to grab your own happiness—and write your own love story. While I enjoyed the book overall, I had trouble believing that someone would cut out all of her very close friends based on what one person says about them, and never explain herself. Like, kudos for wanting to protect your friends and the earnest self-reflection, but I can't imagine being in that situation and not going to a single person in my close circle to be like "you won't believe what just happened". THEN if they gave any indication that my now-ex might be right, I might be like "oh wow I'm garbage". And then it happened again?? I'm very glad this second time was different, and that it led to Nina opening up, but it was still a bit too much for me to believe. Even more so because it really seemed during several points that Nina really believed that... she was cursed? Her ex (not a witch) had cursed her? Which is ironic because Nina did end up making the "prophecy" come true with her choices! One of her friends rightly points out that's the dumbest story she's ever heard - but why is it the whole plot? I loved how joyful, how thoughtful, and how real For Her Consideration was.” —New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory No one writes delightful heroines, fresh humor and dazzling portraits of the vibrance of Los Angeles like Amy Spalding. At Her Service is everything— a nuanced, deeply felt romance, a deft social-media send-up and an unforgettable story of finding your place and yourself."

I liked how Nina got her closure on many things in the book with the help of her family and friends and how she went out of her comfort zone to chase her dreams independently. Thanks to the author, Kensington, RB Media and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

Well, I loved the cover and went in cold. It was on offer and I did not read the blurb. This is very different to anything I have read before and the cast is mainly made up with Lesbians with a few using pronouns like “They”. Nina works from home and it suits her especially in her current mindset, this has gone on for 3 years.