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title: "Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour"
date: 2023-11-23T09:50:06-07:00
series: 2023-books
categories: Books
tags: [Romance, Lesbians, Queerness]
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I thought this book was a lesbian romance -- and it is -- but it's so much more
too. It's the story of two women and the difficult pasts they emerge out of. I
really enjoyed how LaCour wove together their processing of that trauma with
growing into young women, making questionable choices, finding themselves, and
ultimately each other. It's heavy at times, but also beautiful. I really enjoyed
it. Thank you, {{< tess >}}, for the gift. ❤️

Get it at [Folio][folio] in San Francisco, or on [Bookshop.org][bookshop].

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[folio]: https://www.foliosf.com/book/9781250810519
[bookshop]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/yerba-buena-nina-lacour/18721506?ean=9781250810519
