A review by readermeetsbook
Tradition by Brendan Kiely

2.0

This book has good intentions of tackling rape culture and toxic masculinity, but falls flat in its goal. Storytelling was boring and sort of heavy handed. Characters are flat - Jules is your stock feminist who seems to exist for her stances and not as a nuanced person. I would like to see more motivation behind her character - what makes her champion all these causes? Who is she beyond the activist? Bax - your typical woke male ally. The reader does get glimpse of the mis-step prior to Fullbrook, but for the majority of the book, he is your stock white ally. Very stereotypical characters. If you are interested in a book tackling rape culture, try All the Rage by Courtney Summers instead.