A review by jgberokoff
The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

First off the good: the relationships between the main characters were so sweet and I love them all; love the premise and environment, the queer and disabled rep was great

The bad: pacing was off at times; not a whole lot of fluff, majority of the book the relationships were angsty, I would’ve loved to see more happy sweet moments between characters

This book is not racially diverse despite being marketed as a general diverse book which is important to note.

As someone who is asexual, I wish there was more discussion about Asta’s asexuality. I get that it takes place in 1904 but she never seems to accept that she is asexual or aromantic? She says throughout that she is hopeless or not romantic. There also isn’t a place that really confirms they’re in a queer platonic relationship which was a major selling point for me.
Gunnar tried to convince Asta to marry Fred and at the end the boys live separately.
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