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A review by bibliophiliadk
I'm a Gay Wizard by V.S. Santoni
3.0
INTERESTING PREMISE, POOR EXECUTION
Actual rating: 2.5 ⭐️
I was so excited for this book mainly because if the title - I mean, how can you not get excited about a book about a gay wizard who so openly claims his sexuality that the books is named after it?! Sadly, it had a lot of issues that made it hard to love this book as much as I wanted to.
THE THINGS I LIKED
Queer representation: Johnny is gay. Alison is transgender. Hunter is a little unsure of his sexuality at first. Blake is probably pansexual though it is never voiced. I loved how each of these were represented.
THE THINGS I DISLIKED
Magic?: What magic? Though this is a book about magic and wizards, there is actually very little magic in it...
Pace: The pace was just all over the place, making the story feel oddly patchy and fragmented.
Writing: Sorry, but the writing felt almost amateurish, there were simply too many unnecessary descriptions.They hindered the story instead of driving it forward.
World building: Yeah, this part was REALLY lacking. Everything was super confusing because it was unexplained. And the different fantasy elements just didn't seem to go together somehow, it was as if there were too many ideas. They were left un-executed and almost seemed like three different fantasy-worlds patched together into one.
ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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Actual rating: 2.5 ⭐️
I was so excited for this book mainly because if the title - I mean, how can you not get excited about a book about a gay wizard who so openly claims his sexuality that the books is named after it?! Sadly, it had a lot of issues that made it hard to love this book as much as I wanted to.
"Just two guys riding a unicorn. Nothing gay about that."
THE THINGS I LIKED
Queer representation: Johnny is gay. Alison is transgender. Hunter is a little unsure of his sexuality at first. Blake is probably pansexual though it is never voiced. I loved how each of these were represented.
THE THINGS I DISLIKED
Magic?: What magic? Though this is a book about magic and wizards, there is actually very little magic in it...
Pace: The pace was just all over the place, making the story feel oddly patchy and fragmented.
Writing: Sorry, but the writing felt almost amateurish, there were simply too many unnecessary descriptions.They hindered the story instead of driving it forward.
World building: Yeah, this part was REALLY lacking. Everything was super confusing because it was unexplained. And the different fantasy elements just didn't seem to go together somehow, it was as if there were too many ideas. They were left un-executed and almost seemed like three different fantasy-worlds patched together into one.
ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
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