readwithasherreid's review
3.0
CONTENT WARNING FOR REVIEW: Discussions of rape.
The introduction of this novel states that this collection was created to get rid of the stigma that surrounds kink. It talks about people into kink being painted as horrible abusive people in movies and shows. However, there is a story in this collection that does just that. There is a horrible and very triggering story by Garth Greenwell that makes people into kink seem like we are all rapisits who have no idea how to listen to our sexual partners. Breaking the trust of your readers was not necessary at all. This trainwreck of a story aside, the rest of the collection is okay. The stories by R.O. Kwan, Roxanne Gay, and Carmen Maria Machado were my absolute favorites!! The rest of the stories were alright. Although, many of them had problematic themes such as biphobia, acephobia, fatphobia, etc. I recommend reading R.O. Kwan, Roxanne Gay, and Carmen Maria Machado’s stories and then skipping the rest of the collection.
CW: Cutting someone, all other CWs are listed below.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual content
Moderate: Biphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Grief, and Blood
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