A review by westerday
Boy Proof, by Cecil Castellucci
1.0
UGH... *squints angrily at random girl wearing dress talking to boy* she's so... SHALLOW and BOY-CRAZY... I obviously know this because she's WEARING A DRESS and TALKING TO BOYS whereas I... *dramatic sigh* am BOY PROOF. I am UNLOVEABLE, and I do this on PURPOSE because I'm NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS.
My reaction to seeing this book: Great, we need more books with aroace characters (although the title "Boy Proof" is a tad heteronormative for my taste)!
Guess what-
Victoria/Egg, the main character, is neither aroace nor a solid character- she's an obnoxious, egotistical bitch and the Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way of geeks. Of course, unlikeable characters can be written well, but Victoria was NOT. She's horrible to everyone she meets, including the Vague Hot Guy love interest. Her characterization was impossible to connect to, and while I could see where the author was going with this, saying she didn't get there is an understatement.
Have you ever played an AI dungeon? That's what this book sounds like. The grammar? Sad. The dialogue? Ridiculous. I had no emotional connection with the book and, frankly, could not wait for it to end. DO yourself a favor and do NOT read Boy Proof for aroace rep. Or anything, for that matter.
My reaction to seeing this book: Great, we need more books with aroace characters (although the title "Boy Proof" is a tad heteronormative for my taste)!
Guess what-
Victoria/Egg, the main character, is neither aroace nor a solid character- she's an obnoxious, egotistical bitch and the Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way of geeks. Of course, unlikeable characters can be written well, but Victoria was NOT. She's horrible to everyone she meets, including the Vague Hot Guy love interest. Her characterization was impossible to connect to, and while I could see where the author was going with this, saying she didn't get there is an understatement.
Have you ever played an AI dungeon? That's what this book sounds like. The grammar? Sad. The dialogue? Ridiculous. I had no emotional connection with the book and, frankly, could not wait for it to end. DO yourself a favor and do NOT read Boy Proof for aroace rep. Or anything, for that matter.