Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream is the delightful latest story from Tehlor Kay Mejia. I really enjoyed this cozy and queer romance. Cash is a single mom who runs a bar with her best friend Inez. One night, Cash has a steamy dream of her best friend and starts to question whether she is truly straight. When an ex comes back to town with a plan to put the bar out of business, Cash and Inez must work together to save their jobs and their friendship. 

Cash Delgado Is Living the Dream is a queer late coming-out story, with incredible characters and realistic issues. Cash and her relationship with her daughter was so heartwarming.  I loved the thoughtful details woven in: like how Inez takes care of her grandmother and lives on a cooperative farm with kind and caring members. Of course, there is excellent LGBTQ+ rep in both main and side characters. While Cash questions her identity and faces a real threat of being put out of business, Mejia simultaneously crafts a cozy and lovely story. It was fun to see the cameos from Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review. I can’t wait to see what Tehlor Kay Mejia writes next! 

Thank you to Tehlor Kay Mejia, Dell, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.