ARC Review: Hey Jude, by Hannah Brixton
ââââ / 5: Diverse, affirming debut, with big lumberjack (LumberJude?) vibes.
 đ Hey Jude
âď¸ Hannah BrixtonÂ
Tropes:
đŠââ¤ď¸âđ¨ Forced proximity
The MCs:
âď¸ Olena MacMillan. 27. Landscape designer. Undiagnosed ADHD. Trauma/abuse survivor. Smarter and stronger than she thinks.
âď¸ Jude Sharpe. 30. Owner of Sharpe Blades landscaping company. Total cinnamon roll.
Setting:
đLennox Valley, WA
â°Present
Yay!
â¤ď¸ Neurodiverse FMC with mental health challenges who saves herself, thank you very much.
â¤ď¸ Diverse side characters (race/ethnicity, LGBT+).
â¤ď¸ MMC whoâs supportive, respectful of boundaries, and emotionally healthy.
â¤ď¸ Everyone needs friends like Olenaâs!! đ
â¤ď¸ Loving, mutually-giving, respectful spice.
HmmâŚ
đ¤A few overlong spice and exposition passages had me skipping ahead.Â
đ¤Iâm AuDHD with C-PTSD, depression, & anxiety. Yet even I was scratching my head at the depth of Olenaâs paralysis around boundary-setting and communication. Still worth sticking around to watch her growth arc.Â
đ¤The first chapter almost lost me. I can 100% relate to Olenaâs disdain for the snobbery in much of the art scene. But I got the impression Olenaâs disdain extends to the art, itself. Her inability or unwillingness to use her imagination here was hard for me, personally, to relate to.
Spice:
đśď¸đśď¸đśď¸đśď¸ out of 5: Five or more open door sex scenes, but the love story is still the main focus of the plot. Sex acts, body parts, and/or fluids and movement are described in explicit, graphic detail and with the prolific use of swear words.
Pairs well with:
đOne Touch, by Lena Hendrix. For the HGTV vibes.
đˇSauvignon Blanc (any vintage) by Peju Winery. Donât worry, Olena â no ghoul mouth. đ
Content advisories:
â ď¸Abuse in a PREVIOUS relationship, with ongoing stalking and threats from that party.Â
â ď¸Alcohol addiction
â ď¸PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks
â ď¸Undiagnosed ADHD
â ď¸Parental loss
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Thank you, Hannah Brixton, for my copy of Hey Jude, in exchange for my honest review! đâ¤ď¸
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