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A review by chaseberry
Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
what if the person whos responsible for pikes troubled past was gay instead of a witch- would he hate all gay people? feels like he would
in all seriousness this is why i wish the rise of enemies to lovers had never happened. i believe base respect for identity has to be there first- else, it feels like oppressor x oppressed, it feels like cruelty, it feels like bigots are forgiven at the first "i'm sorry." enemies to lovers works when the conflict is where loyalties lie, when characters fuck up because they're flawed, what someone does instead of what they ARE. too many authors nowadays create the conflict around someone's identity offending their (usually male) love interest- to me, this a harmful portrayal of romance. of relationships. don't entertain someone who doesn't respect you.
in all seriousness this is why i wish the rise of enemies to lovers had never happened. i believe base respect for identity has to be there first- else, it feels like oppressor x oppressed, it feels like cruelty, it feels like bigots are forgiven at the first "i'm sorry." enemies to lovers works when the conflict is where loyalties lie, when characters fuck up because they're flawed, what someone does instead of what they ARE. too many authors nowadays create the conflict around someone's identity offending their (usually male) love interest- to me, this a harmful portrayal of romance. of relationships. don't entertain someone who doesn't respect you.