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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
If you’re an urban millennial lesbian you’ve lived this book or one of your best friends has. Entertaining enough, especially on audiobook which has a decent production value. All baby dykes should probably be issued a copy upon coming out to serve as a PSA against charismatic, codependent and possibly narcissistic butch tops
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have very complicated feelings about this book. It’s main saving grace is the narrator of the audio book who did a smashing job at sounding like a best friend telling you gossip. The story itself doesn’t represent either lesbians or the BDSM community in a positive light. The story features abuse, gaslighting, manipulation and cheating. The polyamorous character doesn’t practice consent and the BDSM scenes feature non-consensual touch. And the “moral ending” of the story returned the main character to a type of heteronormative queer relationship (which the story takes no time over… it’s just presumed to be healthy because it’s heteronormative.) Not sure I would ever recommend this one.
Oh and the main character is a wet drip. “I knew I didn’t want to do it but then I just found myself doing it anyway” is the kind of bad writing I would expect from bad YA fiction. Some reviews say that she’s relatable but personally I found her incredibly annoying. It is however typical of the “messy woman” genre for the protagonist to act as though she isn’t in control of her own life and to actively self-sabotage, so if you like that genre you might like this book.
Oh and the main character is a wet drip. “I knew I didn’t want to do it but then I just found myself doing it anyway” is the kind of bad writing I would expect from bad YA fiction. Some reviews say that she’s relatable but personally I found her incredibly annoying. It is however typical of the “messy woman” genre for the protagonist to act as though she isn’t in control of her own life and to actively self-sabotage, so if you like that genre you might like this book.