Destination You: An Age-Gap Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias

Destination You: An Age-Gap Lesbian Romance Reviews

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  pipsqueakreviews

  High school fantasy.
  
  Another fantastic read by J.J. Arias. This starts out as a wish fulfillment story where enroute to her class' 10 year reunion, Taylor bumps into her former high school teacher whom she used to fantasize about. Almost immediately, Taylor and Raquel strike up a conversation and flirt like crazy before having a fling and then go their separate ways thinking they would never meet again. But they end up keeping in contact and what they have between them grows into a relationship.
  
  I love their outrageously hot chemistry, which was present from the time they laid eyes on each other. But more than that I'm really glad that their relationship evolved into something deeper than lust and that it was built to last. The story was well-paced and I like that they took their time to get to know each other like mature people and have good conversations before taking their next steps. At the same time, I like that they are pretty much open to the prospect of being together and are generally honest with their feelings. Even though Raquel had a bit of reservations about being in a relationship with someone as young as Taylor, it didn't drag on. Plus I like how Taylor deals with it. She's really patient and kind and completely in love.
  
  A super enjoyable read and this is one that I would recommend to those who love a good age-gap romance.
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  JulesGP

  Now and again, as a reader, I happen upon a perfect book, one in which the author promises something and then exceeds expectations. Destination You is one of them.
  
  Taylor is heading home to Miami for her 10th High School reunion. She is waiting at the New York airport for her flight when she spots Dr Raquel Alonso, the history teacher that Taylor crushed on back in her school days. Raquel is also attending the same reunion to accept an award. First thing I loved about this book is that the characters meet right at the beginning. Their lunch together serves as a flirty but respectful reintroduction. I feel like this establishes that the characters are now both adults, single, and heading for a fun and sun weekend. No reason to hold back.
  
  First half of the book is the power weekend of all power weekends. Of course, there are cheesy school activities with old friends but most of the time, Taylor and Raquel spend day and night in sex drenching escapades, every time a new scenario. This author is known for her heat and the scenes in Miami are scorchers. Half a book’s worth.
  
  Second half of the book, reality sets in as Taylor goes home to NYC and Raquel to Vermont. The story then expands into a beautiful romance between the two women. They navigate the ins and outs of their long distance relationship, gradually learning to trust and to be vulnerable. To accept love and to want to stay still for one another. Of course, this is still JJ Arias so the windows are getting steamed aplenty in Vermont.
  
  I love the light touches of the characters being Latinas. Also, the Guava Flavored Lies Easter egg made me scream. Thank you to all the GR friends who encouraged me to read asap.
  
  
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  Leah

  This was a fun and steamy read. The age-gap just about got me though. It’s 19 years!
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  Netgyrl (Laura)

  surprisingly romantic five stars ⭐️
  
  This is the kind of romance that is right up my alley with a little bit of age gap, OK kind of large age gap, and the fun taboo adjacent storyline of one of the MC’s being a former student of the other. It took me a little bit to get into the story for some reason but once it got going, I was 100% completely hooked.
  
  One thing that I was not expecting was how romantic the story was. The writing and word choice really elevated the MC’s feelings for each other and sold the affection and lust. Speaking of, JJ can write some super spicy scenes! Including one of the hottest phone sex scenes I’ve ever read. Sometimes I find them just a bit cringe. But this one all 🔥. Also, if you enjoy a strap scene, this story will not disappoint 😅😅😅
  
  I was not expecting too much from this read, but was delightfully surprised and entertained. I
  look forward to a future rereading.
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  Gaby LezReviewBooks

  This delightful age-gap romance will stay in my mind for a while. It’s the first time I read a book by this author, not sure why as she’s an established writer in Sapphic fiction. Destination You has all the ingredients to make a very enjoyable romance: banter, sweetness, a bit of angst, and lots of heat.
  
  The story starts in a very light and playful mood when both main characters - who were student and teacher in the past - reconnect in the context of a high school reunion after years of not seeing each other. The flirty lines that the author puts in Taylor’s mouth are as epic as impossible to resist. Raquel, the former teacher, soon catches up with the banter and it’s a pleasure to see her slowly opening herself to new possibilities.
  
  While the first half is about how they fall in lust, the second half is about how they fall in love. Once the reunion is over and the characters go back to their respective homes and lives, the book changes the tone in which both mains have to face their real-life struggles and see if they want to give their relationship a try. The story turns a bit more angsty and serious but there’s still a lot of room for sizzling scenes.
  
  The cast of secondary characters is absolutely fantastic, from Taylor’s hilarious friends to Raquel’s father, who struggles with dementia. They all help bring the story to life and make the main characters more real and relatable, making the story even more enjoyable.
  
  If you like age-gap romances that are equally hot, sweet, and romantic, Destination You is definitely for you. 5 stars.
  
  Thanks to Jules for recommending this one!
  
  Available in Kindle Unlimited.
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  Simone11

  I read it as part of a buddy read.
  
  Entertaining age-gap romance with a little bit taboo in the former student/teacher theme.
  But it’s a healthy relationship due to the fact that there’re 10 years between the love affair and the teaching and the two MCs are getting to know each other before they start a “real” relationship.
  
  A lot of hot sex scenes 🔥 but be aware that the age-gap is huge.
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  MZ

  This was my first book by Arias and won’t be my last, this was hot and the writing style is fun and easy. I’m not a huge fan of age-gap romances and the beginning of this book made me a bit uncomfortable because they still seemed stuck in the period where they were student-teacher. It’s unwarranted though as they were not student-teacher anymore and as soon as they past that point I enjoyed the book a great deal.
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  Lesbereading

  I’m not sure what else to say besides 🔥🔥🔥. I had seen reviews saying it was hot, but my goodness, I was not expecting that level and was pleasantly surprised. Loved the plot and the relationship between Taylor and Raquel and the side characters as well. If you’re in the mood for a steamy romance novel with a great storyline, pick this one up.
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  Cherie

  I read this as part of a buddy read and it was 🔥🔥🔥. It took me half way to get invested in the characters but once I did I couldn’t stop reading. This was my first Arias book and I will definitely read more in the future.
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  Clare Lydon

  Spoiler alert: you will fall in love with this story, because JJ Arias has a way with words that makes it impossible not to. An age-gap romance between Taylor Lopez and her former history teacher Raquel Alonso, the story builds, wraps itself around you, crushes you with love and leaves you breathless. Will they end up together? I was totally invested and wanted it for this fictional couple more than I have for a very long time. A steamy, dreamy romance, it's funny, sexy, and kinda perfect.
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  Ariadne

  This just made me love age gap stories again. I loved it so much I clapped at the end!👏🏻👏🏻 Five⭐️!!
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  Clara Addicted to sapphic books

  Confession : age gap is not my go to trope. When I read age gap books, I read them for the other tropes that I will find : ice queen, enemies to lovers... So when I read the blurb of the book I wondered how Arias would keep my attention with a pure age gap trope and a previous teacher fantasy.
  Not only she kept my attention, but she melted my heart.
  There is two parts in the book. First is pure chemistry between the two main characters, they are diving into lust and connection during a few days. Raquel is escaping from her life for a short time and we really feel that Taylor comes like breath of oxygen for her, making her feel alive. Taylor is brightness, freedom and is taken by surprise when her high school crush reciprocates and she discovers that reality is way better than fantasy. This first part feels like we are in a bubble with Taylor and Raquel. It's spicy and exhilarating.
  Second part of the book is a return to reality. We discover Raquel's daily life, conciliating her work as a college professor with taking care of her father who suffers from dementia. Very soon, Taylor and Raquel will realize that their spark was more than lust and can't walk out of each other's life. This second part is deeper, about emotions and building a true relationship. Cherry on the cake, it doesn't lack spice🔥🔥. I really liked how Arias clearly adress the difference between their lives and the age gap. How what seem to be obstacles at first slowly fade away and become insignificant next to the strenght of the love they have for each other.
  Raquel and Taylor are both really likable, caring and very generous. They complete each other. I could really feel their doubts and love for each other.
  With a book that brings as much spice as emotions Arias reach the target with success.
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  currentlyreadingbynat

  J.J. Arias always manages to deliver a steamy romance with two intriguing, strong women who have some off the charts chemistry. Destination You is no exception to this - this book was very, very hot!
  
  Taylor and Raquel reunite 10 years after Taylor graduates high school. Raquel was a teacher at Taylor's school and was one of her school girl fantasies. What starts as a holiday fling develops into a fully fledged love story. I absolutely loved reading their connection and the development of their story. Arias has a knack of writing deliciously steamy novels but with well-rounded, loveable characters so you can't help but being completely invested in this story. Taylor and Raquel's story isn't just steamy, it's also very sweet and romantic.
  
  I highly recommend a read if you enjoy sizzling chemistry with a heavy dose of romance - this is the book for you.
  
  Many thanks to J.J. Arias for providing me a copy of this novel. ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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  Bárbara Sousa

  This book was everything I didn’t know I needed! Perfection! Reading about Taylor and Raquel’s story was such a beautiful way to spend my Saturday. The sweet moments were so cute and the hot scenes were super steamy. I couldn’t ask for anything else. And I just can’t stop smiling at their cuteness 🥰
  
  “I’ve always had this restlessness in me. And I think it took me less than a day here to realize you’re the home I’ve been looking for.” - Taylor Lopez
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  Sky ✨.

  4.5 ⭐️
  I have been Tired of reading ago gap books for a while now but this! THIS!!!!!!! Sigh
  This book is soooooo Heart warming!! I didn’t except to love it as much as i did!!
  I felt the chemistry between Taylor and Raquel in every line I read it made me tear up! 😭.
  

  And I think it took me less than a day here to realize you’re the home I’ve been looking for.

  
  
  I honestly don’t know what to say to describe my feelings! I cried after I finished the book, and i think i need sometime to recover
  And the friend group????? I needed more of moments of them, they made me laugh sooooo haaaaard 😂😂😂😂
  I need a book about Alexis and Jessica immediately!!!
  
  The best thing about this book that there’s no third act breakup! Honestly i am so DONE with those
  
  PS: I think Taylor is the love of my life, she charmed the hell out of me 😏😏.
  
  Update: I just read the bonus epilogue and i am crying even more! But i most DEFINITELY neeeeed a book about Alexis and Jessica
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  Tierney Moore

  4.75 rounded up to 5 😉. A near-perfect age-gap romance with a delicious build-up and super payoff. And how the girls progress their relationship is handled differently, which I liked.
  
  Why "only" 4.75, then? While I loved Taylor and her joi de vie right off, and I loved seeing her through Raquel's eyes, she felt to me, sometimes, almost too perfect. No spoilers, you'll have to read to find out! But I'd recommend this to anyone that enjoys wlw romance, for my quibble is but a minor quibble only, because the writing is great and the chemistry between the girls is as good as you'll read this year, I'll bet. The intimacy is hot, hot! And the feels are plenty powerful 😀.
  
  This is one of those must-reads to add to your TBR pile, no matter how many are already there 😉.
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  Jo

  I love a good age gap romance, but if you add to it a former-student /teacher trope.... You better deliver cause I live for it !! It was PERFECT. The chemistry is off the roof and the sex scenes??? That was definitly some of the best i ever read, no joke 🌶️🌶️🌶️
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  Rachel Lacey

  A new favorite from JJ Arias! This book starts as wish fulfillment when Taylor encounters the history teacher she had a crush on back in high school at her reunion, but it soon becomes a beautiful and swoon-worthy romance.
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  Kay

  Pure erotic fantasy of the teacher-student, age-gap variety: Taylor lusted after her history teacher all the way through high school and now, a decade later, what do you know: They bump into each other at the airport, on the way to the reunion ... and the rest is history.
  
  It's a sweet and mega-steamy story about an unlikely pair overcoming barriers to build a life together. Perhaps the protagonists are both too perfect. Perhaps the writing is too rough and fanfic-derivative (five quirks and a whopping 41 smirks -- possibly a record). Perhaps there is a desperate, unmet need for a copy editor (not only routine, minor-annoyance typos, but embarrassing errors - like a gang of four friends walks into a room, and Arias describes it as a "trio").
  
  It's nice to see a bit of diversity in the genre; the protagonists are Cuban Americans, and there's a bit of Spanish language and Cuban food and culture tossed into the mix.
  
  This one's hard to rate. I didn't actively dislike it while reading it, but I would never go back to it again and I cannot totally ignore the hackneyed and error-laden writing. So, maybe, 2.5 stars rounded up?
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  Jen

  I really loved this romance. It was low angst, high heat, with two characters who had great chemistry. This was a quick but really enjoyable read.
  JJ Arias has become one of my favorite romance writers and I look forward to whatever comes next.
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  Monique S.

  I know a lot of you will not agree with my rating, but I can only give pretty weak three stars here and that is because the reasons I didn’t really enjoy this read are very personal.
  
  First of all the kind of phone sex was a horrible downer. Then of course because of my rather adventurous life and personality as well as the title image, I was at first expecting, then less and less hoping for Raquel to set free her own wild side. So, in the end, it was a pretty bad disappointment.
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  Jennabeebs79

  JJ Arias has written another winner with this sexy age gap romance! Taylor never thought that returning to Miami for her high school reunion would reunite her with her former history teacher. As a teenager, she had a major crush on Raquel Alonso, getting to know her as an adult unleashes way more feelings than a simple crush. The two spend the reunion weekend getting to know one another but when they both head back to their lives, making a clean break doesn’t seem like the smartest idea yet.
  
  Taylor and Raquel are incredibly women who are meant for each other. Taylor is delightfully adorable, caring, and compassionate. Raquel is guarded, with good reason and as Taylor begins to crumble the walls Raquel has around herself and she becomes vulnerable their story takes on a whole new meaning. Destination You is a wonderful, steamy read that is low on angst and high on sweetness and love. Well done JJ Arias!
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  Jordana

  I did not want this story to end, I normally like much more angst but the romance in this was fantastic, never crossing over into the corny territory which I feel many authors fall victim to.
  
  Highly recommend - definitely my favorite by J.J. Arias
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  Lisa

  This book was a personal fantasy come true! Found this one as a rec after reading Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner and I was NOT disappointed. 😏😏😏
  
  Having had a huge sapphic crush on a teacher in my late teens, this book was serving some serious Loving Annabelle vibes, but in a non-problematic way since all parties involved were grown-ass adults now. The steamy parts were so well-written, they had me sweating! 😰🥵
  
  Definitely on my way to read more books by J.J. Arias!
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  Celina

  Wow
  
  This stuff is getting very addictive. It is in the way the emotions from the scenes make my eyes and senses glaze over and I am pushed into this fantasy in my head that I can't get out of until the scene over. CRAZY. The scene takes you so deeply that your surroundings blur.
  
  
  
  MY GOD.
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  gloria .☆ﾟ.

  Kaitlyn rec'd me this one 😊💘
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  m

  the premise of this book is my dream actually
  
  3.8
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  Heather Young

  Wow. Arias continues to prove just how well she knows how to sincerely make me laugh out loud, hold my heart close and 🥵🥵🥵 all at once - the trifecta of a good romance, IMO. This was so, so good….
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  Becky

  A really enjoyable read. I love a good romance.