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A review by chamaeleontis
The Cerulean by Amy Ewing
Did not finish book.
Stopped reading when I realized it was an awful excuse for queer representation. They have 3 moms of different genders/sexes (IDK which it was meant to be). Which is literally just heterosexuality except they all use she/her pronouns.
Next, the first few chapters heavily imply that the main character is aromantic and asexual, or somewhere on that spectrum. Instead, she's the one straight girl from a species which does not have men.
I can't tell if the author was going for homophobia, aspec erasure, queerbait, or was just bad at worldbuilding.
I have no idea why this book is marked as LGBTQIA+, but it should not be.
That's not even getting into the racism of the white people kindly helping save the people of color from their backwards ways.
Next, the first few chapters heavily imply that the main character is aromantic and asexual, or somewhere on that spectrum. Instead, she's the one straight girl from a species which does not have men.
I can't tell if the author was going for homophobia, aspec erasure, queerbait, or was just bad at worldbuilding.
I have no idea why this book is marked as LGBTQIA+, but it should not be.
That's not even getting into the racism of the white people kindly helping save the people of color from their backwards ways.