My rating for this book is 4/5 Stars
This story was a very sweet, well-written romance with believable characters and obstacles in their way. Two biromantic/bisexual young women fell in love when they met at an Armenian neighborhood center in San Francisco as they attended Armenian cultural events together.
The story was all told from the first person point of view of Nareh whose long time boyfriend proposed to her at the beginning, but she never agreed. He went away and she told her mother she would attempt to meet an Armenian man. Instead, she met and fell for another Armenian woman. They shared some steamy and sweet kisses, one short smut scene and woke up in bed together a few times.
The story showcased Armenian food, dancing, religion, witchcraft and the occult and the Armenian genocide and its continued significance today.
Some of the harder parts of the book: A lot of internalized homophobia / biphobia for Nareh and external homophobia from Nareh's family, forced public outing that Nareh denied, Nareh being unsure if she should be with a man or the woman she fell for, a hostile work environment for Nareh, the major conflict being resolved very quickly.
