m4dd0x 's review for:

The Companion by E.E. Ottoman

3.0

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Kinda nice to read about queer people in happy, normal lives. No one gets murdered. No one gets bullied. It’s literally just 3 trans people living on farmland on the east coast of the U.S. It does reference prior discrimination, which I appreciate because it is so ingrained in the queer experience that if it weren’t mentioned, it’d feel out of touch. The only thing that really bothered me about this book is the spelling and grammar errors. Most of it is clear, and then at the end, there are several. It gives the vibe that it was almost rushed. Mostly I enjoyed it enough, but like others have mentioned, I wish the characters were a little more in-depth. It tended to be hard to get attached to them and I would’ve liked more backstory or emotions that don’t have to do with each other, something personal and human.