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Green for Love is a fantastically relevant, present day story, depicting the tug of war between environmental sensibilities and the power of big business.

As an individual who has a varied interest in the environment sector, both professionally and personally, I’ve been waiting for E.V. Bancroft to release Green for Love ever since I first heard about it; and it hasn’t disappointed! It gives me all the feels because quite simply this is what I’ve always wanted out of Sapphic literature. A book that firstly speaks to my interests and just so happens to feature Sapphic characters, and so the theme alone is a major draw for me in reading this book.

Encompassing a variety of tropes (opposites attract, enemies to lovers, with a side of rags to riches), there’s a bit of something for most in Jay and Lia’s journeys.

Dr Jay Tanner has worked hard to get where she is; finally in the big leagues and with her eyes on the CEO position at Magenta Oil, she’s admittedly more committed to her career than she’ll ever be to a woman. Cordelia Armstrong-Forde on the other hand originates from a wealthy landowning family, but her grandfather was sure to instill in her the value of being a steward of the natural environment. A duty she lives and breathes as an environmental advocate and activist. With strained family relations, Lia longs for ‘the one’, she knows they’re out there, if only they’d happen across her path…

What follows is a fiery duel between the affairs of the heart and the convictions of the mind. Both Jay and Lia must decide which to follow, an ask seemingly larger than the universe itself when they find themselves at opposing ends of the same ideology.

I can’t convey how relevant the content of this book is – I love that E.V. has covered both side of the debate in simple (i.e. non-scientific) yet engaging detail, as it really encourages you to think about what you are reading alongside enjoying Jay and Lia’s romantic entanglements.

I did find the story a little slow to start, as there is quite a bit of back and forth between Jay and Lia, and at times Lia’s character verged on being an idealistic know all, with no roots in the ‘real’ world. That being said because Jay’s character is born from poverty this helps to temper Lia’s over simplified, yet well meaning view of the world somewhat as the story progresses. I did like Lia’s interest in astrology and star signs though. It added something a bit novel to the story and was particularly entertaining considering Jay believes it all to be complete codswallop!