Sucker Punch - Pretty Devils

Liv doesn't have much: a lousy job as a nightclub waitress she hates with every fibre of her being, a hostile mother with whom she has to share a tiny council flat, and a chronically empty bank account due to her mother's drinking and gambling problems. Her entire world crashes when she suddenly finds herself jobless and homeless. Her only hope seemes to be the chance to earn a full-time contract at the Beatcave wrestling club in Camden. She's not an excellent wrestler, but her old friend Rue did teach her something back in the day, so maybe she could have a chance..

Walking into the try-outs as a convinced straight girl, she meets Raisa, the most gorgeous young woman she has ever laid her eyes upon. Raisa is a tall, grumpy goth with the face of an angel and a ridiculously ripped body who seems to understand her better than Liv can understand herself. As they go through the three-month probation period at the Beatcave together, the two slowly start growing closer and little by little Liv finds herself drawn to beautiful Raisa in ways she can't explain.

[ Tags & tropes: neurodivergent MFC; grumpy/sunshine; poor girl/rich girl; smol/tol; strangers to friends to lovers; slow burn; staged relationship; sexual realisation; romantic comedy. ]


From Goodreads:


"Raisa's pining is so heart-wrenching to witness and Liv's obliviouness (again, as Raisa would say, ob-LIV-iousness) is both frustrating and adorable." (Lady Amalia)

"I thought I loved the first book because of how true and genuine the love in it is, in all its forms... I wasn't emotionally ready to be completely blown away by Pretty Devils." (Avid Queer Reader)

"An enjoyable sports romance with a continuing growing found family." (Caitlin, Sapphic Book Club)