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sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the story of a women named Jo, who falls in love with a famous rapper, Everette AKA Big South. Jo is a jeweler who works for an Asian American man (Peter Park) who has been beaten up by his wife off-screen in the first chapter. He was beaten to the point where he described as having a bloody nose and black eye. I don't think domestic violence is funny, this was the first issue I had with the story.
A lot later on in the book the female love interest, Jo, says that her daughter would be better off "without a porn star mother". Jo is not a porn star, she's just comparing herself to a porn star, but I don't like the insinuation that porn stars would be terrible parents or that they don't deserve to be parents. I didn't like this part of the story.
There's a character who's nickname is a slur for Asian people for some reason. I don't understand the reasoning at all. I absolutely hate this.
The romance was okay, the spicy parts were okay. I would have rated this higher if the issues I mentioned above were handled properly or if they weren't included in the book all together.
There's a character who's nickname is a slur for Asian people for some reason. I don't understand the reasoning at all. I absolutely hate this.
The romance was okay, the spicy parts were okay. I would have rated this higher if the issues I mentioned above were handled properly or if they weren't included in the book all together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
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