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A review by tuai
Playing Around by Suzanne Clay
2.0
I didn't finish it, technically. I stopped paying attention at around 90%, I just couldn't bring myself to care.
This book is just a wasted opportunity. The writing isn't bad, and the tropes are kinda my shit, but the plot and the characters are so thin. I'm specially mad at Charlotte. She wasn't even a character, she's just a plot device, there to teach Christian about ethical nonmonogamy (why?!) and then peace out when she becomes inconvenient. It makes zero sense, it was so annoying.
The conflict in this book is so! dumb!
The straw that broke the camel's back, though, was the way the sex scenes were handled. I've read the author is asexual, and I can see that, for sure. There's a tendency in this book to remind the reader that sex is disgusting.
2. Logan thinking about how gross and inconvenient having Christian's cum inside him would be, the first time they do it. Jesus.
3. "There's a whole of a lot of nasty things that could be all over your hole" HOLY HELL if you're that concerned just have them take a shower together, what the FUCK.
Just. Yeah, sex is weird and nasty and smelly and sweaty, and it's okay! I promise!
I don't know, man, this booked bummed me out big time :( There's a lot of filler and a lot things left hanging for the sequel, and I have no interest whatsoever in reading it, so it felt super unfulfilling. Meh. Meh/10
This book is just a wasted opportunity. The writing isn't bad, and the tropes are kinda my shit, but the plot and the characters are so thin. I'm specially mad at Charlotte. She wasn't even a character, she's just a plot device, there to teach Christian about ethical nonmonogamy (why?!) and then peace out when she becomes inconvenient. It makes zero sense, it was so annoying.
Spoiler
And, like, if she's such a firm believer in fucking several people at the same time, why can't Christian explore his thing with Logan while he's also with her? Anyway. I don't care.The conflict in this book is so! dumb!
Spoiler
Christian freaks out and ghosts Logan for weeks on end, all whilst living in the same room as him, and Logan lets him. Then, once that's resolved, he freaks out again and asks Logan to leave him alone while he figures shit out, instead of having a simple conversation. It's so forced, it's painful.The straw that broke the camel's back, though, was the way the sex scenes were handled. I've read the author is asexual, and I can see that, for sure. There's a tendency in this book to remind the reader that sex is disgusting.
Spoiler
1. Logan gags because Christian's precum is so bitter.2. Logan thinking about how gross and inconvenient having Christian's cum inside him would be, the first time they do it. Jesus.
3. "There's a whole of a lot of nasty things that could be all over your hole" HOLY HELL if you're that concerned just have them take a shower together, what the FUCK.
Just. Yeah, sex is weird and nasty and smelly and sweaty, and it's okay! I promise!
I don't know, man, this booked bummed me out big time :( There's a lot of filler and a lot things left hanging for the sequel, and I have no interest whatsoever in reading it, so it felt super unfulfilling. Meh. Meh/10