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A review by miabdour
Mud & Lace by Jay Northcote
5.0
This was amazing. Once again a thoughtful, enlightening read by Jay Northcote.
Mud & Lace is about a relationship between Charlie ( Gender-fluid, drag queen, fem, androgynous) and Simon/Wicksy ( LGBT Allie, straight, rugby player). This story really opens your mind, and Northcote doesn't shy away from the uncomfortable thoughts and actions of both MC's in the beginning of their journey.
This is a first for the both MC's, a fantasy, a kink, something they're hiding from the rest of the world... There are moments that make you worry, worry that Charlie is being used, or even the kind of damage this might do to him emotionally. At least I worried, I wanted to keep Simon away because at first it felt like it was one sided. This is my favorite part of the story, that feeling of tension, unsure of how this will develop, protective instincts blossoming. This isn't easy for either MC and it pushes them to explore and discover parts of themselves they either willfully ignored or were unaware of said thoughts. Learning about Simon's attraction was educational, his attraction to the female representation without consideration of gender. It made me think.
Sigh, everything Jay Northcote writes makes me think, reconsider things at a different angle, explore thoughts previously unfamiliar to me. I love writers that can do that, open your mind, broaden you're horizons. Can't wait to keep reading.
Mud & Lace is about a relationship between Charlie ( Gender-fluid, drag queen, fem, androgynous) and Simon/Wicksy ( LGBT Allie, straight, rugby player). This story really opens your mind, and Northcote doesn't shy away from the uncomfortable thoughts and actions of both MC's in the beginning of their journey.
This is a first for the both MC's, a fantasy, a kink, something they're hiding from the rest of the world... There are moments that make you worry, worry that Charlie is being used, or even the kind of damage this might do to him emotionally. At least I worried, I wanted to keep Simon away because at first it felt like it was one sided. This is my favorite part of the story, that feeling of tension, unsure of how this will develop, protective instincts blossoming. This isn't easy for either MC and it pushes them to explore and discover parts of themselves they either willfully ignored or were unaware of said thoughts. Learning about Simon's attraction was educational, his attraction to the female representation without consideration of gender. It made me think.
Sigh, everything Jay Northcote writes makes me think, reconsider things at a different angle, explore thoughts previously unfamiliar to me. I love writers that can do that, open your mind, broaden you're horizons. Can't wait to keep reading.