Oyster By Fearne Hill
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ
Tropes: Trans woman, secret relationship, small town, famous MC, hurt/comfort
Released: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Self-Published
Length: 266 Pages
Cover Design: Black Jazz Design
Low tides threw up all kinds of unexpected and random treasures. Wedding bands, hauls of driftwood, old bones worn smooth.
Jaded oyster fisherman, Nico La Forge, had seen them all.
Or so he believed. Until one night, a cold, bedraggled, and beautiful Éti Salvador washed up on the shore.
Nico had never been in love. Wasn’t even looking for love. With the body of a revolutionary hero and a face like the devil, Nico was the sort of guy your mother warned you to stay away from. But then, Nico had never come across anyone as extraordinary as Éti Salvador before; divebombing the emotional wasteland of his heart, shaking it like a maraca.
And, overnight, like the turning of the tides, everything changed.
Oyster is an MF queer romance.
*** Please note the following trigger warnings: Grief, secondary to death of a parent from cancer, one episode of transphobia.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
A beautiful M/F queer love story.
I have to admit that I was a bit confused when I read the first couple of chapters of this book. The only books I’ve read by Fearne Hill have been MM romances so it took me a minute to catch on that this was not one. (Note that when I signed up to review Oyster the blurb didn’t indicate it was an M/F romance.) Now having said that, I’m not one bit sorry that I read this story.
Oyster has all of the things that made me fall in love with Fearne Hill’s writing. It’s a super touching story that brought me to tears more than once. Her writing is so richly descriptive that I don’t find it at all difficult to imagine myself in the places she writes about.
I’m pretty sure that this is the first trans woman story I’ve read and I think Fearne Hill did a wonderful job telling Eti and Nico’s story. Everyone should have a Nico in their life. He was caring, accepting and tender. Now I’m looking forward to reading Max’s story; he’s Nico’s brother.
Please heed the trigger/content warning shown in the blurb above.
♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Spicy
Available to borrow with Kindle Unlimited.
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Fearne Hill can be found deep in the British countryside surrounded by trees, flowers, birds, and pets. She likes it that way.
Her novel, Two Tribes, is a Lambda Literary finalist 2023. The first book in her Rossingley series, To Hold A Hidden Pearl, received nominations in five categories in the 2020-2021 M/M Romance Group Book Awards. It was also an Honourable Mention in the 2020-2021 Rainbow Romance Awards.
| Amazon | BookBub | Contact | Facebook Author Page | Facebook Group Page | Goodreads | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Website |
Previous:
Release Day Review: Joint Penetration by Katherine McIntyre
Next:
Release Day Review: How Much for a Life of Lies by RJ Scott
You may also like
-
5.0
11 MarReview: Bedside Manner by D. J. Jamison
GLBTQ RomanceThere's no right time to fall in love. Paul is afraid to start a relationship, and Zane can only handle so much more rejection. Will these two find their perfect moment, or will they realize you can't choose when and how you fall in love?
-
5.0
11 OctReview: Single Dad Plus One by JJ Knight (Deanna Roy)
RomanceMy bride-to-be, Arianna, wants to meet my parents. But...they live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985.
-
01 FebPre-Order Blitz / Giveaway: Hopeless Vows by Rachael Duncan
ExcerptsA social experiment that was supposed to lead to HEA... 1. Marry a complete stranger chosen for you by a panel of experts. 2. Live together as man and wife for eight weeks. 3. Make a decision to stay together or get a divorce.
-
22 AugRelease Blitz, Excerpt and Giveaway: French Fancy by Lily Morton
GiveawayOUT NOW!! Pip Simmonds is the twinkiest twink in London. He’s loud, proud, and packed to the brim with sass. But when he’s laid low by illness, even his hotpants lose their sparkle and his worried boss sends him to the South of France to recuperate in his holiday home.
