Sapphic stalker romance, anyone? CHEER FOR ME is a psychologically dark romance riddled with 90s nostalgia, set in a small bedroom community. Mary, one of our heroines, is a disturbed young woman who moves to a new state to make a fresh start-- or so we think. Ava, our other heroine, is a cheer coach married to a teacher. Both of them are cheating on each other and their marriage is a shambles, but they're putting on a good show for their public image.
I'll be honest, student x teacher is not usually something I gravitate to, but I liked that this was set in college instead of high school. I also liked how feral Mary is, as the younger person in the relationship. Because she's the driving force, and Ava is-- to some extent-- trying to escape it, it makes the story feel less predatory than a lot of student x teacher romances do. I also like how it's always fully clear that this is not a romanticized relationship: they both have issues, and I liked that.
If you like dark romance and have been craving the F/F version, you'll really enjoy this. Apparently there's another book in the series coming out soon called ONE DARK CANDLE.
3 out of 5 stars
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