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Reece is a trans woman who dated Amy, another trans woman. Before she was Amy she was James, then detransitioned to Ames. Ames dates his boss Katrina (cis female) and, under the impression that he is sterile from the steroids, unintentionally gets her pregnant. When Katrina tells Ames she’s pregnant, the idea of parenthood/fatherhood is so confusing for him that he responds with shock. Katrina had no idea about his past as a trans woman. His solution to becoming a parent is to reach back out to Reece and ask if she would like to be a mother to he and Katrina’s child. To him, it felt like the missing link to his complex feelings around gender and raising a child, but raises all kinds of issues for the 3 of them as they each process themselves, the others, and society in general.
This book explores trans issues head on- high suicide rates, body dysmorphia, the uphill climb in society in balancing others’ perceptions, domination, psychological gymnastics, perceived attention seeking behavior, income inequality, the inability to conceive a child as the gender one identifies with- all of it was heavy. For me it was educational to be able to jump into the fictional head of someone trying to make sense of themselves and the world.
As a read, it was hard to get into, felt stilted, and ended unfinished. It will help me be more empathetic and understanding, but at times felt like a slog.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Addiction, Abortion
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing
Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Medical content, Abortion, Alcohol
Minor: Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing
Graphic: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Abortion, Abandonment
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Outing, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Abortion
Graphic: Outing
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Transphobia
Minor: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Car accident, Abortion
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Outing, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage