Flipcup by Kim Hartfield [Review]

Flipcup (Vino and Veritas) by Kim Hartfield
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: April 8, 2023

Vino and Veritas
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Headstrong
Heartscape
Aftermath
Undercover
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Daybreak
Insatiable
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Limelight
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Unforgettable
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Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
The Busy Bean
1. Sweetheart

In Vino Veritas
1. Wildfire

Moo U
1. Boyfriend

Speakeasy
1. Touchstone

True North
1. Bittersweet

Kim Hartfield
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Could swearing off men lead Chelsea to the perfect woman?

After being rejected one too many times, Chelsea makes a bold vow: No more men. Her friends doubt a boy-crazy party girl can handle not dating for a year, but that only makes Chelsea more determined.

Tara has made a vow, too. After growing up in foster care and suppressing herself to please others, she's going to live her truth. When she sees a beautiful woman, she'll make her attraction known.

Chelsea appreciates Tara's flirtatious compliments, not to mention her androgynous beauty. There's a loophole in Chelsea's vow, and it's more tempting every day...

Thoughts on Flipcup: We're back at V&V and the ladies are in the spotlight this time around. What does that mean? Well, we have a professed straight woman who starts seeing the flirty lady at V&V in a maybe-not-just-friendly light. But first Chelsea has to come to terms with the idea that she might not be as straight as she thought.

Here's the thing: Chelsea was wildly self-centered and immature when we first met her. Which made her a little hard to take. Here's the other thing: when her self-centeredness was brought to her attention, she did actively work on trying to be better about this. She doesn't always succeed, but REALLY who gets it right every single time. Especially when the thing you're working on is you and it's hard to see your actions in the heat of the moment. So, yeah, I actually really get the mistakes Chelsea makes.

As for Tara, she's...complicated. Not in a bad way, but she has been forced to rely on herself for along time and it's hard for her to ask for help. Or to share things. Or to open up pretty much at all. On the plus side, when Chelsea does a boneheaded thing, Tara lets herself ride through the heat of the moment and find her calmer place before she makes any big decisions about them as a couple. Oh, and remember that part about how Tara finds it hard to share things? Yeah, she's holding some big emotions (and news) inside and she's trying to deal with it all on her own. Which takes an already messy situation and makes it even messier.

Friends, a little heartache, a little hope, and a lot of learning how to lean on people when you need them most.