{"id":2227,"date":"2016-02-04T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:52:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:52:47","slug":"bunny-finds-a-friend-hazel-yeats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/bunny-finds-a-friend-hazel-yeats\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunny Finds A Friend by Hazel Yeats: Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hazel<\/a>Bunny Finds\u00a0A\u00a0Friend by Hazel Yeats<\/strong> is her debut novel. It is a unique romance novel with a balance of quirky whimsy and self-exploration that I haven\u2019t seen anywhere else before.<\/p>\n

Cara Jong doesn\u2019t want to be tied down by any woman or career, and in the run up to Christmas she\u2019s having one hell of a bad day. Her girlfriend has left her for a formerly straight coworker and she has to serve court papers to Jude Donovan while he\u2019s playing Santa at one of the malls in Amsterdam. Except Jude Donovan isn\u2019t a he. Jude is a she with beautiful eyes and a smart mouth.<\/p>\n

Days after serving Jude, Cara can\u2019t stop thinking about her and those eyes and is shocked to learn that she\u2019s THE Jude Donovan, wildly successful children\u2019s author of the Bunny series. Through a silly misunderstanding involving a bunny suit and a roomful of eager toddler fans, Cara and Jude finally properly meet, talk, and fall madly into lust with each other, and eventually maybe even love. But can they make it work when Cara has nothing to offer and Jude is a single mom who\u2019s a little gunshy following a bad divorce?<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I liked most of the characters in Bunny Finds a Friend. Cara has the most growth, since this is really her story. She thinks she\u2019s carefree while her sisters think she\u2019s irresponsible, and she spends a lot of time figuring out who she is and who she wants to be.<\/p>\n

I liked Jude, but I would have appreciated seeing more from her perspective. Since Cara and Jude spend a significant portion of the book apart, she was the hardest character to get to know, even compared to Cara\u2019s sisters.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the sisters, I liked how their relationships were portrayed. They love each other, but it\u2019s messy sometimes, and that works well because it\u2019s so honest. Inge and her husband\u2019s struggle with infertility and how that\u2019s difficult when Myra and her husband clearly don\u2019t have that issue is also handled well. I didn\u2019t particularly like Alice, but I don\u2019t think I was supposed to.<\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What makes Bunny Finds A\u00a0Friend so special to me is that while, yes, it is a romance novel, it\u2019s also about coming of age in your early 30s. As much as movies and tv want us to believe that people figure out who they are in their teens and early 20s, a lot of people don\u2019t figure it out until later on. So while this might sound a little cheesy, I think there\u2019s something beautiful about Cara figuring out how to love herself so she has the confidence that she can be a good partner to someone else.<\/p>\n

The Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Every interaction between Cara and Jude is magic and manages to be sexy even with fade-to-black sex scenes. Perfectly imperfect family interactions keep things real. Amsterdam\u2019s bridges sound great and now I want to see them.<\/p>\n

[tweetthis]\u201cI can\u2019t be trusted around you. I used to be so respectable, now look at me.\u201d[\/tweetthis]<\/p>\n

The Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This isn\u2019t a con for me, but if you\u2019re expecting a typical romance novel, this isn\u2019t the book for you. Also, I mentioned above that infertility is discussed, so if this a trigger for you, you might want to skip ahead when it comes up.<\/p>\n

\"Tara's<\/a>The Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Give it a try! I\u2019m glad I read Bunny Finds a Friend and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing more from this author.<\/p>\n

Excerpt from Bunny Finds a Friend by Hazel Yeats<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cWhy Ms. Donovan,\u201d Cara said, \u201care you trying to say you want to woo me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jude pulled her arm back. \u201cI can\u2019t stand you when you\u2019re cocky,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Cara was laughing out loud now. She rested her hand on Jude\u2019s shoulder and looked at her. \u201cI want to woo you too,\u201d she said, suddenly serious.<\/p>\n

They stopped and began to lean into each other again, but just before their lips met, Jude pulled back. \u201cWhoa!\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t think this is going to work unless we put a little distance between us.\u201d She looked at Cara and shook her head. \u201cI can\u2019t be trusted around you. I used to be so respectable, now<\/em> look at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cara sighed. \u201cWhat about the state you got me in?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do look a little flushed .\u201d Jude grinned. \u201cI\u2019m sure it\u2019s nothing a cold shower won\u2019t cure though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cara pushed her teasingly. \u201cYou\u2019re killing me here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jude shook her head. \u201cI hate to think what it would do to Santa\u2019s reputation, as well as to my own, if I got myself arrested for indecent exposure.\u201d She rested her dark eyes on Cara. \u201cSo how about that date?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cara nodded. \u201cI would love to go out with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jude took her hand and kissed it. \u201cI promise I will be a perfect lady this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUgh,\u201d Cara said. \u201cWhere\u2019s the fun in that? Please, promise me you\u2019ll be anything but.\u201d<\/p>\n

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