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Look, I've read a lot of romance novels. I've been reading them since I was 12 -- historical, gothic, contemporary, paranormal, you name it. And I don't think I've read one quite like Small Change -- and that's why this book is so important.

(It's also freaking fabulous, but it's Roan Parrish, so that goes without saying.)

I won't reiterate the plot, but here's what I loved about this book:

Ginger
Um, I FLOVE her. I want to be friends with her, I want to hang out with her, I want a Tattoo B**** t-shirt and I want her to ink me. What a great, relatable, believable and complicated character she was! What I loved most about Ginger's story is that her concerns about being in a relationship were based on things like....you know, she was busy. She had her shop, her art, and sure, her vulnerabilities. But there were these practical concerns, too, that said this character has a life. She has her own shit going on, and fitting a relationship with another person into this life is not going to be easy. It was so refreshing to see a woman who was happy navigating the idea of a relationship. You didn't get the sense Ginger would be incomplete without a man or a woman (BECAUSE BISEXUAL FEMALE CHARACTER YESSSS), but you *did* get the sense that Christopher would be a happy addition to an already fulfilling life. But that wasn't going to be easy, and how could she make it work?

This was just like...revolutionary, to me, and SO REFRESHING. Ginger wasn't less because she didn't have Christopher and the beginning, and Ginger wasn't more at the end because she did. Ginger was Ginger, and together she and Christopher made a great team but they were totally equals. They complimented and brought wonderful things to each other, and as I say constantly my definition of romance is people who are better together than apart. That doesn't mean that Ginger-- or Christopher -- would be less without the other. One thing I always love about Roan's books is the theme of people who find they have to love all the parts of themselves -- even the prickly, vulnerable parts -- before they can love anyone else. With Ginger, I got the feeling she was there, she loved herself and yet still had some vulnerabilities to deal with that were realistic but didn't overwhelm the daily awesomeness of her life that she'd made for herself. Her agency in her own happiness and satisfaction basically pleased the hell out of me.

Also Ginger hi you are just hot (/superficial moment)

Christopher
LET ME TELL YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU, CHRISTOPHER. Here we have a strong, capable man who could hold his own, was HILARIOUS, sweet, charming and attentive and oh my god that scene in the alley *fans self*. I loved Christopher for his unfailing loyalty, his positivity, and his willingness to take Ginger as she was and not try and change her or force her to make a place for him in his life. But he never compromised his own sense of self, and that was just awesome. Christopher is the prime example of how a "nice guy" doesn't have to be a doormat or a sleaze, and my god, can we please have more male MCs like this in romance novels? Confident, assured men who are interested in being someone's partner? Because it was such a healthy dynamic, and I just feel like we need more of these characters in our stories. His clear respect for Ginger was so attractive, but so was his own self-respect. I just loved him, basically. Also, a ginger for Ginger!

Bi-rep
Oh my god I could write paragraphs on this one, how nice it was to see a bisexual/queer woman MC. And yes, her ending up with a man does not make her any less queer or bisexual. I will cut anyone who tells me I can't relate to male characters because I'm a woman, because I think that's nonsense and sexist. But it *was* pretty awesome to have a character like Ginger, who is one of the first female M/F romance novel MCs that I felt so connected to, in a way I haven't before. The queerness, her fierce sense of self and her genuine joy in the life she's worked so hard to build. This is me talking about Ginger again but look, I love her.

Anyway, as a bisexual-id'ing woman whose life partner is a man, this kind of rep is priceless and I love it.

It was hot af
Ummmmm....yeah. AGAIN. ALLEY SCENE. I loved the sex scenes in this book. They were playful, real, and...equal, if that makes sense? I basically loved their dynamic in bed, is what I'm saying here.

Queer found families
My. Favorite. Thing. Ever. Friendship and found families in addition to ALL THE ABOVE? Seriously, yes please. Ginger's shop! Her friendship with Daniel!

BASICALLY I LOVE THIS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD READ IT. It's a queer romance that addresses a lot of important issues and features two strong, capable people who find their way together, and ugh. It's basically perfect, so read it :D


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Small Change Volume 1 Roan Parrish 9780998967103 Books Reviews

"In cooking, you can swap out one ingredient for another. Sometimes it doesn't change much, like oil for eggs in a cake. Sometimes it changes everything, like salt for sugar. The way I feel about you? It's not like a recipe. I don't want to swap out your moodiness for a smile, or your temper for a laugh. It's like...alchemy or something. The way people come together, and it's just...Magic."

It's no secret that I'm a fan of Roan Parrish's writing, and she's easily kept the magic going with her first M/F book (a spinoff from her MM series).

This is a hopeful book about two people falling in love. It's about smoothing out your edges, without losing your shape.

There's no drama, no miscommunication...just an honest look at what happens when you take that scary leap of putting yourself out there, letting someone else see all of your sh!t, and finding that person who wants you to walk tall beside them.

"We were learning each other in small, manageable pieces - mapping each new inch of terrain slowly, to see how far into each other's territory we could venture."

After finishing this book, there are three things I know for certain

(1) I wanna be friends with Ginger and talk about stupid things while we guzzle large quantities of coffee. Not only was she awesome, but there were these little nuggets of insecurity that were so damn relatable I had to pause and take a deep breath...

"...Fear that someday I'd get so lonely I'd compromise in ways I didn't want to. Fear that I'd be so afraid of compromising when I shouldn't that I'd refuse to compromise when I should."

(2) I really want a hug from Christopher. They sound like a glorious cocoon of comfort and joy. And I'm pretty sure they can solve the world's problems. But even if he didn't want to hug me, I'd be okay just being in his warm, kind, and easy company.

"He had a fantastic laugh - loud and rich and from the belly, and it terminated in a kind of chuckle, like he wasn't quite ready to stop yet. It was the kind of laugh that made you feel lucky that you said something he thought was funny."

(3) I will read anything that Roan Parrish writes.

"What if, with Christopher, I could burn the world down when I needed to, and he could extinguish a spot for us in the center of it, carve out a safe place for us while the fire raged outside."

I can't wait to see where Roan Parrish goes with this series. I hear Jude's (Christopher's brother) story is next...and oh man, I'm gonna have to get my feelers ready for that one!
I went into this book with a healthy dose of skepticism, because when a writer is exceptional at one gender’s voice, they frequently aren’t great at the opposite. I should have known Roan Parrish would prove me wrong. She balances the personalities, quirks, vulnerabilities, and strengths of her characters in such a way that you cannot help but be moved by her words. I found myself unconsciously slowing my reading, not to stretch out the story (although that is a GREAT idea with this one) but so I measured every word against its companions. Like a great movie, where you strain to keep from blinking because you might miss a nuance within a scene that will change your understanding of the whole, I wanted to stay focused. I found myself reading late into the night, and then grabbing the book before the sun came up, because I was addicted to the language etched on the page. Riding my motorcycle, I pulled into abandoned parking lots to read just another paragraph. I wept. I laughed. I was moved to rage and empathized deeply with these characters. To Roan Parrish, I say thank you. “And, um, Ilvyu.”
Look, I've read a lot of romance novels. I've been reading them since I was 12 -- historical, gothic, contemporary, paranormal, you name it. And I don't think I've read one quite like Small Change -- and that's why this book is so important.

(It's also freaking fabulous, but it's Roan Parrish, so that goes without saying.)

I won't reiterate the plot, but here's what I loved about this book

Ginger
Um, I FLOVE her. I want to be friends with her, I want to hang out with her, I want a Tattoo B**** t-shirt and I want her to ink me. What a great, relatable, believable and complicated character she was! What I loved most about Ginger's story is that her concerns about being in a relationship were based on things like....you know, she was busy. She had her shop, her art, and sure, her vulnerabilities. But there were these practical concerns, too, that said this character has a life. She has her own shit going on, and fitting a relationship with another person into this life is not going to be easy. It was so refreshing to see a woman who was happy navigating the idea of a relationship. You didn't get the sense Ginger would be incomplete without a man or a woman (BECAUSE BISEXUAL FEMALE CHARACTER YESSSS), but you *did* get the sense that Christopher would be a happy addition to an already fulfilling life. But that wasn't going to be easy, and how could she make it work?

This was just like...revolutionary, to me, and SO REFRESHING. Ginger wasn't less because she didn't have Christopher and the beginning, and Ginger wasn't more at the end because she did. Ginger was Ginger, and together she and Christopher made a great team but they were totally equals. They complimented and brought wonderful things to each other, and as I say constantly my definition of romance is people who are better together than apart. That doesn't mean that Ginger-- or Christopher -- would be less without the other. One thing I always love about Roan's books is the theme of people who find they have to love all the parts of themselves -- even the prickly, vulnerable parts -- before they can love anyone else. With Ginger, I got the feeling she was there, she loved herself and yet still had some vulnerabilities to deal with that were realistic but didn't overwhelm the daily awesomeness of her life that she'd made for herself. Her agency in her own happiness and satisfaction basically pleased the hell out of me.

Also Ginger hi you are just hot (/superficial moment)

Christopher
LET ME TELL YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU, CHRISTOPHER. Here we have a strong, capable man who could hold his own, was HILARIOUS, sweet, charming and attentive and oh my god that scene in the alley *fans self*. I loved Christopher for his unfailing loyalty, his positivity, and his willingness to take Ginger as she was and not try and change her or force her to make a place for him in his life. But he never compromised his own sense of self, and that was just awesome. Christopher is the prime example of how a "nice guy" doesn't have to be a doormat or a sleaze, and my god, can we please have more male MCs like this in romance novels? Confident, assured men who are interested in being someone's partner? Because it was such a healthy dynamic, and I just feel like we need more of these characters in our stories. His clear respect for Ginger was so attractive, but so was his own self-respect. I just loved him, basically. Also, a ginger for Ginger!

Bi-rep
Oh my god I could write paragraphs on this one, how nice it was to see a bisexual/queer woman MC. And yes, her ending up with a man does not make her any less queer or bisexual. I will cut anyone who tells me I can't relate to male characters because I'm a woman, because I think that's nonsense and sexist. But it *was* pretty awesome to have a character like Ginger, who is one of the first female M/F romance novel MCs that I felt so connected to, in a way I haven't before. The queerness, her fierce sense of self and her genuine joy in the life she's worked so hard to build. This is me talking about Ginger again but look, I love her.

Anyway, as a bisexual-id'ing woman whose life partner is a man, this kind of rep is priceless and I love it.

It was hot af
Ummmmm....yeah. AGAIN. ALLEY SCENE. I loved the sex scenes in this book. They were playful, real, and...equal, if that makes sense? I basically loved their dynamic in bed, is what I'm saying here.

Queer found families
My. Favorite. Thing. Ever. Friendship and found families in addition to ALL THE ABOVE? Seriously, yes please. Ginger's shop! Her friendship with Daniel!

BASICALLY I LOVE THIS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD READ IT. It's a queer romance that addresses a lot of important issues and features two strong, capable people who find their way together, and ugh. It's basically perfect, so read it D