Just as You Are

A Novel

De: Camille Kellogg

Narrado por: Bailey Carr

Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com is “filled with fun” (People) and brings a healthy dose of queerness to a Pride and Prejudice-inspired enemies-to-lovers romance.

“Brims with heart, spice, and humor.”—Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
“The L Word, but better.”—TJ Alexander, author of Chef’s Kiss
“A juicy sapphic romp; sweet, sexy, and tender in all the right ways.”—Gabrielle Korn, author of Everybody (Else) Is Perfect

A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

The only thing worse than hating your boss? Being attracted to her.

Liz Baker and her three roommates work at the Nether Fields, a queer magazine in New York that’s on the verge of shutting down—until it’s bought at the last minute by two wealthy lesbians. Liz knows she’s lucky to still have a paycheck but it’s hard to feel grateful with minority investor Daria Fitzgerald slashing budgets, cancelling bagel Fridays, and password protecting the color printer to prevent “frivolous use.” When Liz overhears Daria scoffing at her listicles, she knows that it’s only a matter of time before her impulsive mouth gets herself fired.

But as Liz and Daria wind up having to spend more and more time together, Liz starts to see a softer side to Daria—she’s funny, thoughtful, and likes the way Liz’s gender presentation varies between butch and femme. Despite the evidence that Liz can’t trust her, it’s hard to keep hating Daria—and even harder to resist the chemistry between them.

This page-turning, sexy, and delightfully funny rom-com celebrates queer culture, chosen family, and falling in love against your better judgment.

Good listen

I enjoyed this story. Got to read my favorite book in a new and fun way.

Love the Happy Ending

It felt like a long ride, but the destination made it worth it. I love that the story is about way more than the romance, the the happy ending was a lovely bow. I love the super contemporary references to gay culture mixed with nods to the past - feels like a fresh voice in the sea of sapphic romance.

An addicting read!

This book is amazing…I couldn’t put it down! I finished it in less than two weeks, which is very unlike me. The themes and characters are amazing, and I needed this book in my life at this exact time in my life.

Funny and Moving

This is a delightful novel and the P&P parallels are richly enjoyable. It is also an honest book about the queer experience. The narrator is terrific and adds a whole extra dimension to the story.

Loved this one!!!

A wonderfully queer retelling of pride and prejudice! Absolutely loved every moment. The narration is fantastic, too.

for a book that talks a lot about representation

spoilers

the representation it offers some marginalized group is not great and that hurts.

Wanted to like this more- spoilers

I wanted to like this so much (and at times I did), but the characters and sometimes the storyline felt out of sync to me— characters’ personalities were unpredictable from one chapter to the next (frosty to sweet) and the progression of feelings were hard for me to buy into because of it, despite there being some cute moments and conversations between the MCs. I enjoyed the narration and loved the full cast of queer characters, but something didn’t quite click for me as a warm and fuzzy love story (think about a spin off with Bailey and Jane and I’d read that— they were adorable).