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grexcarolinii's review against another edition
0.25
I generally try not to rate books I don't finish, but I tried so hard with this one as it was a recommendation from a friend, and so really wanted to love it.
It is worth noting - this is a comedy
and humour is one of the most subjective things, so in a comedy book, can obviously make or break the entire experience
And this wasn't my humour in the slightest, not even close
This book was just... sickening to me
Just constant cringe talk of sex - I'd say innuendo, but it wasn't subtle or clever enough to be even that
Add to that a number of "references" to (trigger warning!)rape, and racism and sexual trafficking
that just felt so wholly out of touch, and so left a foul taste in my mouth
The one star I gave this one was for the actual on-page mention of Asexuality, and I'm just that starved for ace-rep
(though yay for yet again conflating asexuality and aromanticism, that neeeeeever gets tiring at all (/sarcasm)
Edit: Taken the star away because I can feel the bile rise in my throat every time I think of this book
It is worth noting - this is a comedy
and humour is one of the most subjective things, so in a comedy book, can obviously make or break the entire experience
And this wasn't my humour in the slightest, not even close
This book was just... sickening to me
Just constant cringe talk of sex - I'd say innuendo, but it wasn't subtle or clever enough to be even that
Add to that a number of "references" to (trigger warning!)
that just felt so wholly out of touch, and so left a foul taste in my mouth
The one star I gave this one was for the actual on-page mention of Asexuality, and I'm just that starved for ace-rep
(though yay for yet again conflating asexuality and aromanticism, that neeeeeever gets tiring at all (/sarcasm)
Edit: Taken the star away because I can feel the bile rise in my throat every time I think of this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit
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