The details:
- Author: Roslyn Sinclair
- Title: Above All Things
- Author: Roslyn Sinclair
- Publisher: Ylva Publishing
- Publication date: May 4, 2022
- Available formats: ebook, paperback
- Length: 97,000 words
- Genre: romantic fiction
- Tropes: ice-queen, age-gap, workplace romance, opposites attract, slow burn, rich girl/poor girl
- Themes: love, family, parenting, pregnancy, relationships
The blurb from the publisher…
The Carlisle saga continues…
Aspiring writer Jules Moretti and iconic fashion editor Vivian Carlisle have been through the wringer.
As Vivian’s personal assistant, Jules was there for her ice queen boss’s whims, commands, and the shocking discovery of her pregnancy. Just as shocking was Jules’s realization that she was falling hard for Vivian…and that the feeling was mutual.
Now Jules is forging her own path. At the same time, how can she and her workaholic lover balance romance in the midst of backstabbing bosses, meddling families, and the impending arrival of a baby? Will their explosive chemistry fizzle, or can they take their relationship to a new level of passion—and commitment?
Above All Things is the second part of the two-book Carlisle series. This age-gap lesbian romance is a steamy tale of discovery, desire, and the rewards of opening yourself up to love.
My thoughts…
Sinclair is a talented writer and this series further proves why people should be reading her books. She writes her characters in a way that readers can understand them and connect with them. Just as she did in Truth and Measure, she scripts gorgeous scenes with powerful dialogue, scenes that display Vivian and Jules’s vulnerabilities, fears and desires. Readers clearly see what drives these women and what holds them back. Readers like them and they want them together. Simply put: they are irresistible.
As I mentioned in my review of the first book in this series, Truth and Measure, Sinclair can really make her ice queens jump off the page. Vivian is a fantastic frosty woman and Sinclair’s character work is phenomenal. However, Vivian isn’t the only character that makes this series absolutely delectable. Jules is just as wonderful. Together, they are a complex couple with intriguing dynamics, and they make this series positively addicting.
If you haven’t read the first book in this series, many of the details in Above All Things will probably be lost on you. This is a rich and layered story meant as a follow up to Truth and Measure. Together they work to create a full bodied story arc full of drama and romance. They dovetail together exceptionally well and give readers a fantastic reading experience. By its conclusion readers are more than satisfied. However, they’re a little bit hopeful too. They’re hopeful that Sinclair doesn’t end things here and that Vivian and Jules’s story has some more chapters to it. Time will only tell what Sinclair has planned, though. If she does have more to say about these characters, one can be sure readers will grab it up faster than free samples at Costco.
Strengths…
- Well-written
- Fantastic characters
- Engaging and addicting story
- Wonderful story world
- Great secondary characters
- Marvelous follow-up to Truth and Measure
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A little bit about this series…
The Truth and Measure series originally started out as a fanfic back in 2013. Sinclair posted it under the pen name Telanu and it’s been haled by “Mirandy” shippers as one of the best Devil Wears Prada lesfic/fanfics. At nearly 236,800 hits, it still remains quite popular among TDWP fans.
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