Queen B’s Decree: Really Cute People was indeed, really cute.
Charlie, a nonbinary person, gets snowed in at their rental with the homeowners, Hayden, Buffy, their daughter Rainbow, and their menagerie of animals. And I loved them getting to know each other. The forced proximity absolutely led to them opening up more quickly and discussing emotional and deep real life issues.
Once they all decided to start having sexy fun (because surprise! poly), is when I started to lose interest. Y’all know I am a firm believer of instalove in romantic fiction, but somehow this didn’t work for me. Neither Buffy (bi, cisgender) nor Hayden (bi, transgender) actually talked about their openness with Charlie, so I totally understand Charlie feeling like the cheating third wheel initially. And then bam, they all have sex and the story moves so fast after that.
Despite my issues with the last bit, I still enjoyed this one. I love the inclusiveness, the normality of the LGBTQ+ characters, the found family feel. I would happily read more from this author.
Book: Really Cute People by Markus Harwood-Jones
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Plot Devices/Tropes: polyamorous, LGBTQ+