u/First_Sock6048

Hi everyone!
I’m working on an experimental romance/drama epic messy resort novel.
NEED for another human to read it to see if there’s something there.
Username: RinaLavert
Summary:
Three foreign girls take on a hotel internship in Guam, expecting sunshine, easy money, and a year away from their real lives.
Instead, they get thrown into a high-pressure resort environment where everything is performative — the smiles, the service, the relationships.
The story follows Kira, who didn’t choose hospitality out of passion but as a way out. She’s structured, observant, and not particularly interested in people — until she is, and it destabilizes everything.
Around her, friendships start to shift. Lines blur between loyalty and self-interest. There’s interracial romance, messy entanglements, cheating, emotional abuse, and the slow unraveling of who these girls thought they were versus who they become in a place where no one really knows them.
It’s part coming-of-age, part relationship drama, set against the artificial paradise of a resort that runs on appearances.

Thanks!

Genre: Romance / Drama (with strong friendship focus)
Word count: ~70,000 (still in progress, part 1 of a planned duology)
Comp titles: The White Lotus (vibe), Acapulco (TV show), Lizzy Dent (The Summer Job)

Summary:
Three foreign girls take on a hotel internship in Guam, expecting sunshine, easy money, and a year away from their real lives.
Instead, they get thrown into a high-pressure resort environment where everything is performative - the smiles, the service, the relationships.
The story follows Kira, who didn’t choose hospitality out of passion but as a way out. She’s structured, observant, and not particularly interested in people- until she is, and it destabilizes everything.
Around her, friendships start to shift. Lines blur between loyalty and self-interest. There’s interracial romance, messy entanglements, cheating, emotional abuse, and the slow unraveling of who these girls thought they were versus who they become in a place where no one really knows them.
It’s part coming-of-age, part relationship drama, set against the artificial paradise of a resort on a tropical island.

Disclaimer:
I’m ESL and used AI tools for editing (grammar, punctuation, phrasing, idioms). The story itself is fully original, but I’m specifically looking for feedbak on whether any parts feel too robotic or unnatural because of that.

Content notes:
Explicit sexual content
Cheating / infidelity
Drugs / Alcohol
Toxic relationships and emotional abuse

If this sounds like something you would enjoy - let me know. Can do a swap for similar genre or contemporary romance.