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LESBIreviewed Review:
One Light: Beyond the Portal by Michelle Arnold
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Intriguing Adventure!
As a child, Ari discovers portals but after witnessing something terrifying regarding her own family, she convinces herself it wasn’t real until thirty years later she tells her wife, Mandira, what happened. Mandira isn’t as convinced as Ari was that it couldn’t be real, and with a little gentle encouragement Ari investigates further.
What an exciting adventure into the unknown this was! I really felt for Ari, her life had been anything but simple and she’d been through so much trauma, but she wasn’t alone in that. Mandira had also had her fair share of struggles before they met, but they made the perfect team, especially when Ari started to explore her gift. Michelle always includes such diversity in her stories, and characters like Ari and Mandira really embody that. Ari has chronic illness, and Mandira has cultural barriers, which Michelle has sensitively but also cleverly explored from many perspectives throughout the story.
It is difficult to share too much about the story in a review without giving away too many spoilers, but I loved how this fitted into the sci-fi with a touch of romance category, and delivered a fun, imaginative and exciting adventure. The fact it has a leading character who defies norms and stereotypical views of what their life is like is a great way to make this story inclusive and informative, but also truly unique. Ari was the kindest and sweetest woman, but with Mandira by her side she was empowered and strong beyond belief.
I am really excited for what the future holds in store for Ari and Mandira and can’t wait to find out in hopefully future stories. A great read, to take you on adventures you could only dream of, and explore a love that was truly out of this world!
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I also adored this book! Super romantic with plenty of adventure. Parallel universes fascinate me. What would any of us be like if we had made even a single different choice? And how would it be to meet “that you”? Michelle writes such layered characters, they all come to life. I highly recommend it!
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