A review by ktnlifts
Irresistibly Risky by J. Saman
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
another wonderful and 5 star read from j. saman! this is such a good series and while you can read these as standalones, reading them in order is 100% the way to go because the side characters will be SO much more meaningful to you. typically i don’t love the instalove trope but it was done so right and i fell in love with asher immediately. i always knew his book was going to hit but this really blew me out of the water. the sports trope was great, plot twists i didn’t see coming, and of course some wonderful cameos from the rest of the central square crew.
the only thing that bothered me is j saman’s use of the term hearing impaired. if you’re going to write a character with hearing loss (this is not a spoiler), PLEASE actually do your research and get the terminology right. as a deaf person myself, the deaf community rejects the term hearing impairment because so many of us don’t view our deafness as a negative thing, or something that’s wrong about us - as the term impairment tends to convey. while our hearing IS impaired, we choose not to focus on that and instead on deaf culture and all the wonderful things that come with being deaf. and therefore the term impairment isn’t used. in the future, here’s some term swaps: d/Deaf, hard of hearing, person with hearing loss. in general, if you’re going to write a character with a disability, do your research and TALK to people with that disability themselves to make sure you’re getting it right and respecting the community.
ON TO LENOX!!!!
the only thing that bothered me is j saman’s use of the term hearing impaired. if you’re going to write a character with hearing loss (this is not a spoiler), PLEASE actually do your research and get the terminology right. as a deaf person myself, the deaf community rejects the term hearing impairment because so many of us don’t view our deafness as a negative thing, or something that’s wrong about us - as the term impairment tends to convey. while our hearing IS impaired, we choose not to focus on that and instead on deaf culture and all the wonderful things that come with being deaf. and therefore the term impairment isn’t used. in the future, here’s some term swaps: d/Deaf, hard of hearing, person with hearing loss. in general, if you’re going to write a character with a disability, do your research and TALK to people with that disability themselves to make sure you’re getting it right and respecting the community.
ON TO LENOX!!!!