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jamierose's review
There were several things that made me very uncomfortable while reading this:
- The way Jaxon's disabled brother was talked about, both in his POV narration and in what he said to other characters
- The fact that Wilder, as a queer author, would not only use the bury-your-gays trope in his book but claim it was better than the truth he based it on that Jax ghosted him
- The rampant homophobia from almost all side characters; maybe the book was supposed to have a big theme of overcoming it, but I still didn't like it
- The very, very skeevy email exchange between a supposed author & reader/fan sliding so quickly into sex talk. The power imbalance and the inappropriateness of it all make me feel icky. Just no.
- The way Jaxon's disabled brother was talked about, both in his POV narration and in what he said to other characters
- The fact that Wilder, as a queer author, would not only use the bury-your-gays trope in his book but claim it was better than the truth he based it on
- The rampant homophobia from almost all side characters; maybe the book was supposed to have a big theme of overcoming it, but I still didn't like it
- The very, very skeevy email exchange between a supposed author & reader/fan sliding so quickly into sex talk. The power imbalance and the inappropriateness of it all make me feel icky. Just no.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Ableism and Toxic relationship
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