I enjoyed this but I don't feel as though it went as in depth to the characters as it could have. The book wasted too much time on the Swifty plotline when it could have been spent developing the romance.

I received an arc through netgalley.

I was excited to read Sol Cycle as I gladly gave five stars to the authors last book, Can’t Leave Love. This is good but didn’t bring me the same joy. Ang Kennedy is black and has been dedicated to her career over everything else including relationships for years. When she gets passed over for the promotion she has been promised by someone who has been with the company for far less time she quits. She meets Krista Olafsdottir who owns a local bike shop. In talking they realize they both attended the same local college and cycled on the college team. Krista is looking for a store manager. Ang applies for the job to give herself something to do while looking for her next corporate position. Krista gladly hires her knowing she is overqualified and it is temporary until she finds a new person.

Ang and Krista are good communicators and attraction isn’t a problem. But circumstances put them at odds, an accident, personal insecurities and a mystery of why the books don’t balance. Side characters help fill out the story and I love the two dogs Rupert & Alfur and Cleo the cat. Getting the two back together after the angst moment seems to drag on and on. Eventually there is the expected ending but it feels unnecessarily delayed. And I have reservations about the resolution of the accounting issues. The author is creative in the situation and the need for it creates sympathy but there are actual damages that get shrugged off and rewarded. Kudos to the cute cover design. Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books, Inc. for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to read this sapphic romance, as they have become my favorite things to read. I enjoy reading about women in love so much more than men. We are following Krista and Ang. Ang used to love riding her bike and enjoying life, but now she is stuck in the 9-5 job routine and does not have time to enjoy the things she used to like, bikes. She is making great career moves, until she doesn't. She hits a really big speed bump, and then she feels like she wants to return to something that made her happy, her bike. Now insert Krista who owns a bike shop. They end up crossing paths, in your typical love story, but sapphic!!

I will admit that this was not my favorite WLW romance, but it also was not bad. I feel like at times it was a little YA and also a little slow and boring for me. I still think it is worth picking up if you are specifically looking for a female female romance to read. This was quick and easy to get through. I think it would be a perfect summer read.