A review by gulaabo
Dr. Stanton by T.L. Swan

1.0

This book is upsetting. It feels like a celebration of toxic masculinity. The primary relationship is straight up abusive. The male protagonist, Cameron, is sexist, classist, and violent. His family (especially his brother) generally defends this behavior too!

Another constant premise of the book is that sex work is somehow wrong. Characters’ attitudes towards sex work are degrading, condescending, and morally superior - which, if you read the paragraph above, you’ll realize is hilariously hypocritical. Both protagonists look down on the people who work at the club, but it’s actually the one place where the female protagonist’s, Ashley’s, boundaries are actively protected. Cameron certainly isn’t a character who respects any of her boundaries.

Spoiler

And, though Ashley points out many times that Cameron holds a double standard about her work at the club considering he’s a frequent customer there himself, this is never actually addressed in any meaningful way within the book.

Having shared these egregious themes, I’m not even going to start discussing the way medicine and medical training are misrepresented. Rest assured, almost none of the descriptions are accurate, at least for the US.