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- Content warnings: Death of a parent, Parental abandonment, Toxic relationships
Read Between the Lines
by Rachel Lacey
Book 1 in Ms. Right
Online pen pals who are real-life rivals, a cozy Manhattan bookstore, and two grown women who communicate - low-angst feel-good sapphic romance with a guaranteed soft landing.
goodreads 3.76/5 19,202 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length331 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- F/F
- Medium burn
- High
- Sweet / tender
- Feel-good
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- Secretly soft
- Friends to lovers
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The swoon
- Scholar/intellectual
- Love/hate tension
- Gentle / romantic
- Comfort reread
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Romantic fulfillment
- Class difference
- Playful banter
- Earned hope
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Opposites attract
- Hidden identity
- Slow burn
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Romantic
- Warm
- Light
- Low
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- Bookworm/scholar
- Sapphic
- Heartwarming
- Witty
- Sunshine/optimist
- Queer
- Playful
- Earnest
- Hopeful
- Conversational
- Swoony
- Lighthearted
- Comfort read vibes
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Book details
- Length
- 331 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book