The Insecure Writer's Support Group Book Club discussion

Greetings book clubbers.

Please provide your answers to as many or as few of the questions as you’d like in the comments below. Feel free to ask more questions if you’d like.

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1. Does Bloo Moose seem like a place you’d like to visit; why or why not?
2. Would you subscribe to Myla’s blog; why or why not?
3. Blended into the scenery and romantic elements of this story are some either socially relevant, controversial, or emotionally sensitive subject matters for readers to explore. What stood out to you?
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Feel free to also share your reviews and or thoughts on the book in your comments.

I haven’t posted my review yet, but I did enjoy the book.

1. I think I need to read more into the series. I springtime if Bloo Moose sounds as nice as the winter is cold, then count me in.

2. Absolutely. I can totally relate to Clumsy Girl in many ways.

3. I hope this doesn’t sound weird, but I like that the main female character is an orphan and has a physical disability. I don't think that gets written about enough as though once someone turns eighteen, they quit being an orphan or that all romance happens between equally able-bodied individuals. I did pick up on other things like mental illness, mental health, animal abuse, PTSD, and some others.

1- It seems like places I have been to. The woods, especially.

2- I don't know. Maybe if it found it during A to Z and we visited each other. I'm thinking that's more of a one-way relationship type blog though, so probably not.

3- I love the 🐺 reintegration, as I know something about that. I could relate to a lot of Myla's background. Sawyer and I both identify too closely with animals that have been hunted nearly to extinction.

I've not read the whole book but I would visit Bloo Moose. Mountains and cold anytime!

I just started reading late getting started, but so far, I too would visit Bloo Moose Mountain sounds like a great place.

1. Yes, I love the Bloo Moose surrounds. The town and the area sound like an adventurous and fun place to explore.

2. Yes, it sounds like a fun blog to read!

3. As the daughter of someone with a prosthetic leg and as someone who has had some health issues which have caused me to slow down, I take a pretty close look at details about disabilities and how characters with disabilities are shown in books. I think Myla is an excellently written character and her determination to do things on her own mirrors the kind of determination I've seen in my dad and in other people with disabilities who I've met. I really appreciate the way this was handled. The mental health and PTSD issues were also dealt with really well - and yes, I have some experience there, too, so again, I really appreciated this.

Many thanks to Jemi Fraser for doing all the homework and including realistic characters with tough problems that they overcome in their daily lives and in this story.

Enjoyed the book. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1) Sounds like a beautiful place, but way too cold for me, so I won't be visiting it.
2) Yes, she sounds like she has a humorous tone which is always welcome when things are a bit dark and dreary in the world.
3) The wolf integration stood out the most (especially with the horrible things that happened to some of them).

Finally got my review posted: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks to the IWSG team for featuring Reaching For Normal!
I'm glad you enjoyed the story - it was fun looking back at my debut romance book!