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A review by shinypurplepants
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
emotional
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This was a hard book to rate so I let it sit for a while to process. I did not enjoy this book as a whole but there were parts that were done well.
Pros
- the way asexuality was handled made me feel seen! i enjoyed the discussions had by the characters because i feel i have had the exact same ones, word for word.
- i love romance books that explore different types of romance! it was nice to see the QPP-style relationship between our leads
Cons
- i did not like any of the lead characters so... well it's hard to enjoy a character-driven story when Joy causes you anger!!!
- the author makes a lot of references that went over my head and it was more often annoying rather than endearing because of the frequency
- seriously despite my happiness to see a QPP out in the wild i was so upset by how TOXIC the relationship was! why? the only representation we have so far and it's borderline abusive?! gross!
Pros
- the way asexuality was handled made me feel seen! i enjoyed the discussions had by the characters because i feel i have had the exact same ones, word for word.
- i love romance books that explore different types of romance! it was nice to see the QPP-style relationship between our leads
Cons
- i did not like any of the lead characters so... well it's hard to enjoy a character-driven story when Joy causes you anger!!!
- the author makes a lot of references that went over my head and it was more often annoying rather than endearing because of the frequency
- seriously despite my happiness to see a QPP out in the wild i was so upset by how TOXIC the relationship was! why? the only representation we have so far and it's borderline abusive?! gross!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia