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Aurora's Bored With Alice: A Sapphic Romance
A grumpy/sunshine romance with a polar twist.
Aurora Huxley, bold, brilliant, and brash, has always dreamed of making the Core Crew—the two researchers left to watch over Nuvuk Station, a remote outpost deep in the frozen Alaskan wilderness. It’s a job full of responsibility, but what Aurora really wants is peace and quiet. With the usual two dozen researchers gone, she’ll finally have the place to herself.
Or so she thinks.
A last-minute injury leaves Aurora paired with the absolute last person she’d ever Alice Ainsley. Cute, effervescent, and endlessly chatty, Alice is…a lot. Aurora can’t stand her aw-shucks optimism, her constant small talk—or how annoyingly good she looks in those brightly colored sundresses.
It’s not easy for Alice either. Crushing on the brooding, sharp-tongued Aurora only seems to make her put her foot in her mouth more, shaking her already fragile confidence.
But when a perfect storm of atmospheric and astronomical chaos batters the station, the two must work together to stave off disaster. And when Alice unexpectedly takes the lead, revealing a side of herself Aurora never saw coming, the sparks that fly may be more than either of them can contain.
Aurora Huxley, bold, brilliant, and brash, has always dreamed of making the Core Crew—the two researchers left to watch over Nuvuk Station, a remote outpost deep in the frozen Alaskan wilderness. It’s a job full of responsibility, but what Aurora really wants is peace and quiet. With the usual two dozen researchers gone, she’ll finally have the place to herself.
Or so she thinks.
A last-minute injury leaves Aurora paired with the absolute last person she’d ever Alice Ainsley. Cute, effervescent, and endlessly chatty, Alice is…a lot. Aurora can’t stand her aw-shucks optimism, her constant small talk—or how annoyingly good she looks in those brightly colored sundresses.
It’s not easy for Alice either. Crushing on the brooding, sharp-tongued Aurora only seems to make her put her foot in her mouth more, shaking her already fragile confidence.
But when a perfect storm of atmospheric and astronomical chaos batters the station, the two must work together to stave off disaster. And when Alice unexpectedly takes the lead, revealing a side of herself Aurora never saw coming, the sparks that fly may be more than either of them can contain.
- GenresLGBT
225 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 21, 2025
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Aurora's Bored With Alice (Well, I got bored with Aurora)
I don’t remember the last time I read a book and disliked a main character this much. I’m sure Aurora had her reasons for being the way she was (though I’m not sure what, since I didn’t get that far). Alice, on the other hand, was smart, sweet, quirky—a real “pink bubblegum” kind of woman.
Aurora felt like a grumpy, borderline mean rain cloud. She was constantly rude to Alice—demeaning, judgmental, and while she internally acknowledged she was out of line, she never fully apologized for the things that hurt Alice. Alice, for her part, should have demanded an apology instead of always brushing past Aurora’s hurtful outbursts, which cut her deeply every time. I kept waiting for the moment in the story where Aurora would have a realization and treat Alice a little better—but it never came. While I assume it might happen closer to the end, I got tired of waiting before reaching that point.
This story had potential. The premise was great, but unfortunately it didn’t work for me because I couldn’t connect with the main character, and her behavior grated on my nerves.
If you don’t mind that kind of dynamic and enjoy the grumpy/sunshine trope, though, I’m sure you’ll like it.
Aurora's Bored With Alice (Well, I got bored with Aurora)
I don’t remember the last time I read a book and disliked a main character this much. I’m sure Aurora had her reasons for being the way she was (though I’m not sure what, since I didn’t get that far). Alice, on the other hand, was smart, sweet, quirky—a real “pink bubblegum” kind of woman.
Aurora felt like a grumpy, borderline mean rain cloud. She was constantly rude to Alice—demeaning, judgmental, and while she internally acknowledged she was out of line, she never fully apologized for the things that hurt Alice. Alice, for her part, should have demanded an apology instead of always brushing past Aurora’s hurtful outbursts, which cut her deeply every time. I kept waiting for the moment in the story where Aurora would have a realization and treat Alice a little better—but it never came. While I assume it might happen closer to the end, I got tired of waiting before reaching that point.
This story had potential. The premise was great, but unfortunately it didn’t work for me because I couldn’t connect with the main character, and her behavior grated on my nerves.
If you don’t mind that kind of dynamic and enjoy the grumpy/sunshine trope, though, I’m sure you’ll like it.
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