A review by rickosborne
Just Physical by Jae

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a very sweet and well done story about a woman coming to terms with what "disability" means to her.  I connect strongly to this kind of story, as I don't have MS, but I repeatedly have to reassess how I feel about my own autism.  Some days it's a disability, some days it's a superpower, and some days it's both and neither.

I usually find it difficult to read such strongly fearful-avoidant characters, and this one had me gnashing my teeth a few times at the slow oncoming steamroller of Jill's self-image issues.  Having said that, the combination of vulnerability (albeit sometimes slow), communication (again, sometimes slow), and space (always present), helped push this over into "enjoyable" territory.

Rep: FMC with multiple sclerosis (MS)

Sex:
three R-rated scenes


Tags: #ChronicIllnessOrDisability #ConfrontingHomophobia #DualPOV #ExpirationDate #FamilyIssues #FearfulNeutralPair #RehabRecovery #SelfImageIssues #TheDogGetsSkritches #ThirdPersonPOV
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