Cute and fun rom-com with interesting characters. Uncomplicated and low stress sort of vacation read.

ARC from the publisher via NetGalley, but the opinions are my own.

Looking for a Sign is a Sapphic romance novel about Gray, who impulsively moves to New Orleans after unexpectedly breaking up with her long term partner. Trying to get her zest for life back, Gray decides to visit a well-known psychic, who reads her star chart and gives her more information than she expected. She then starts a dating experiment where she dates someone from each zodiac sign to try to figure out who her star match would be.

I had a fun time with this book! I'm not into astrology (typical Aries) but have been known to look up my star chart on occasion. I liked the characters, the writing, and the premise. It went quickly for me and I was excited to see what happened. I did get some secondhand embarrassment reading about some of the dates, but not as much as I expected. I appreciated the representation in Gray's partners and thought the main romance worked well.

I thought it was a little weird that everyone is just okay with the fact that they were used as a social experiment based on astrology. I really hate the liar reveal trope so I'm kind of glad that it didn't happen, but it just sat a little strange to me that everyone was fine with being chosen primarily for their zodiac sign.

Overall, I definitely recommend this book if you're looking for a fun romance novel! 4.5 stars rounded down to 4 for me. Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the eARC of this book, my thoughts are my own.

First book by this author I’ve read and for me it was just ok. While the premise for this book was unique and sounded interesting in theory, I didn't feel like the romance and chemistry between anyone got a chance to really develop. Because of this I found eventual pairing unsatisfying and lacking sizzle.

I did enjoy the secondary cast of quirky and likable characters, but I found the overall story was a miss for me.

At first, I was not into this, but it was such an intriguing concept that I had to finish it. I really enjoyed myself.

I never thought that experiencing someone dating all the zodiac signs would be in fun and exciting! And then the unexpected romance that happened!? I had a feeling when it began, but never knew it would be so beautiful.

I really wanted to like this. I was hoping that it would be a cutesy kind of rom-comy book but alas it was just okay.

The pacing was good, I liked how the relationship developed over time from friends to lovers, but it felt odd how the MC kept saying she had such good gaydar and then didn't recognize when someone was interested in her and assumed she was straight. I found Gray to be kind of annoying and I hated how she had to make sure everything fit into her plan, she was self sabotaging and it got incredibly irritating at the end.

Also, Cherry felt so under developed and one dimensional as well. I'm pretty sure her character alone used the word "AMAZING" at least 30 times. I appreciated the tiny confrontation they had and how they talked it out, but I wanted more story line about how they came to be the people they were and less about the silly dating challenge.

Overall it felt just kind of meh.

I love astrology so I found this book to be really fun, but I don't know that non-astrology fans would find as much joy in it. It requires the ability to laugh at yourself and some astrological stereotypes to enjoy. I love this unique premise and it was fun to see Gray learn so much about herself as she went on all of these dates. Not all of her growth felt earned though and some of the dates felt more fleshed out than others. However, an easy beach read if you're looking for something light and fun.

A queer romance about a newly single woman who moves to New Orleans and on the advice of a physic medium attempts to date someone from each of the 12 zodiac signs in order to find her best match. While the premise for this book was unique, I didn't feel like the romance between anyone got a chance to develop to any significant extent. This felt more like a journey of self-discovery filled with a cast of quirky and likeable secondary characters. Okay on audio but just not a fav for me. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, but it wasn't for me. I'm sorry, but I had to DNF the book. There was something about the writing that just didn't do it for me

"Looking for a Sign" has a fun premise with our main character Gray dating people from each zodiac sign before her 29th birthday, but I had some major issues with it. The book was entertaining and quick to read, but the portrayal of Gray’s sexuality - a lesbian who dates only non-cis men - didn’t sit right with me. Specifically, things like Gray saying she could be a lesbian and “still date people of any gender,” and her attraction to “everyone except cis men,” seemed to push harmful ideas. It felt like the author suggested that trans men aren’t “real men” and that non-binary people were being lumped into the “women plus” category. The book had potential, but these aspects made it uncomfortable for me.

I thought this was a cute astrology romance! Loved the concept of Gray dating a person from each sign to find her happily ever after. I'm not huge into astrology but it was still fun.

Gray was a little annoying at times but I still enjoyed her journey and some of the lessons she learned along the way. It was fun to read about the individual dates and how they all went.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

Gray wants nothing more than to meet her person and settle down, so she gives herself a challenge: to go on a date with someone from each zodiac sign before her 29th birthday. As she goes on the dates, she learns more about herself and is determined to finish her challenge no matter what.

I thought this was a fun premise and an entertaining dating challenge and made for a fun read. The book went by quickly and the many love interests and dates were fun to read. This book isn’t the most exciting or the most memorable, but I had fun reading it!

Thank you to Dial Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

What do you mean you're a lesbian and you think you can date people of all genders? Girl... That's not how it works.

Listen I love stories set in Nola. It’s where I went to college. It’s near and dear to my heart. But this was not it. Something just didn’t hit for me in this book

I appreciate the publishers providing me with the eARC. I wanted to like this book but I couldn’t get into it. The astrology side was a cute idea but I just didn’t like the main character.

I feel like I always need to preface reviews for LGBTQIA+ books by saying that I'm straight. Only for the reason that I ordinarily wouldn't have booked books in this genre if I hadn't started getting ARCs for them. That being said, I really enjoy them because its a whole new world opened up to me book wise. And this was a novel that ticked all of the boxes for me that I might have missed out on otherwise.

Thank you Net Galley and publishers for letting me read an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who loves astrology and all things star signs I really loved this book. It was fun, quick, and just overall really enjoyable. Gray is going through a quarter life crisis after going through a 10yr long breakup, packing up and moving cross country, and starting a new job. She feels like she's running out of time to have that perfect family she always dream of so with the help of her best friend she turns to the stars. After only 12 dates, one with each star sign, she believes all of her relationship problems will be solved and the answers will be right in front of her. It's never that easy though. I loved reading how well or how bad each date went and even though it was such a short time with each sign I felt like you got to know each side character. I loved how some of her dates that didn't work out turned more into new friends. About half way through the book I did predict who her "forever" person was going to be, but it was still a pleasant rest of the book to read as she went through her challenge. If you're looking for a fun and easy read then this is for you!

Looking for a Sign was intriguing to me because of the astrology aspect. The dating the zodiac thing seemed fun to read and it was! I liked the book a lot! It was a fun romcom and I’d definitely recommend it to other romance readers!

This book was really fun. I loved the concept of dating across the zodiac, which created a solid frame for Gray to explore herself and grow. It was so contrived that it worked fabulously. It also allowed Dumond to introduce a ton of fun characters in an organic way. It started to become obvious what the main relationship would be and I liked how it developed. This book was tons of fun, with some heart too.

A light funny enjoyable read. Gray is starting over. New job, city and newly single and on a mission to find her forever person and settle down, but how? When her BFF makes a bizarre suggestion she has a “what do I have to lose” thought and off she goes to an astrologer. Desperation can make even the most rational person go a little off their traditional path. So begins her journey to dating via the stars and heart to her hopeful happily ever after.

This was a fun, if pretty predictable, spin through the Zodiac signs en route to finding love. I had to shut off my brain and not think too hard about whether there would be more practical issues with how this story unfolded, but I appreciate that it doesn’t come down too hard one way or the other on whether astrology is true, which was the right call.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House/Dial Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.