I enjoyed Get Over It, April Evans (publication day February 3, 2026) by Ashley Herring Blake — this was an angsty romance between two ex-lovers of the same “power lesbian” who dumped each of them consecutively. I thought it was well done and loved getting to know both April, a tattoo artist with a degree in illustration who has just had to close up her tattoo shop, and Daphne Love, a painter who is on the heels of her first big breakup.
Turns out, they are teaching art at an exclusive summer resort together, and they have to share a cabin. April recognizes Daphne’s name immediately, but Daphne has no idea who April is or why she’s so prickly. Both have difficult or nonexistent relationships with their parents, for different reasons, but Daphne doesn’t really have anyone else, and April’s best friend has recently moved across the country. They team up with Sasha, who is bartending at the resort, and Daphne decides that she’s going to step out of her comfort zone. She’s really not much more than a baby gay, after all, since she grew up in a conservative religious family and has only been serious with one woman–the one who dumped both her and April.
One of the guests is a curator at an Important British Museum, setting up a competition between them because she only has room for one more artist and she invites both of them to work on something to show her at the end of the summer.
As they become friends, and then more, April realizes how much of herself she’s lost, and Daphne realizes she doesn’t really know herself yet And April’s best friend is getting married and nothing will ever be the same. As I said, very angsty! But well done. I loved the focus on art and personal expression, and I loved that April was very witchy. I also can’t wait for Sasha’s story, to come.
I consider it weight-neutral, as neither main character’s body size is described negatively or positively. There is some mention of April’s best friend potentially being fat in a neutral way, so I will have to read the first book in the Clover Lake series (Dream On, Ramona Riley) because it may be fat-positive. I do recall that the only other AHB book I’ve read and reviewed– Delilah Green Doesn’t Care — was fat-positive.
Reading While Fat 