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A review by lainy122
Ace by Jack Byrne
3.0
It's incredibly rare to find a book that deals with an asexual protagonist (especially one defined as such) and even rarer to deal with a relationship with said character.
I wanted desperately to like this book, but I found myself getting cross at the love interest a disproportionate number of times.
As someone who defines love through physical attraction, Damien is a terrible match for an asexual character. He is incredibly dismissive of a lot of Jake's hangups and often disrespectful of his boundaries, and even though he is always apologetic afterwards, he still says some truly horrible things in the flare of his temper.
I liked the ending, and I liked the journey, but I really wish the love interest could have been a little less douchey.
I wanted desperately to like this book, but I found myself getting cross at the love interest a disproportionate number of times.
As someone who defines love through physical attraction, Damien is a terrible match for an asexual character. He is incredibly dismissive of a lot of Jake's hangups and often disrespectful of his boundaries, and even though he is always apologetic afterwards, he still says some truly horrible things in the flare of his temper.
I liked the ending, and I liked the journey, but I really wish the love interest could have been a little less douchey.