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A review by paperbrownies
May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor
5.0
- lgbtqiap+, ya contemporary, rivals to lovers, mental health rep
- m|m
- trans gay mc, queer autistic mc, latinx trans nonbinary sc, asian sc s and other queer characters (minor lesbian, polyamory and asexual, rep)
"I’m a big believer that queer people don’t need to be perfect to deserve love, and Jeremy and Lukas’ story reflects that." -z r ellor
YES!! IT DOES!! AND I LOVE THIS BOOK FOR THAT!!!! (:
wow,,,, this book!!
jeremy and lukas are hard rivals and their rivalry shows in the hardest ways yet i could not stop reading about these messy characters even tho they made me SO mad. am not going to excuse their behaviour and neither did the author; he let his characters hurt but also gave them a chance to heal and come back stronger than ever!!
it's a hard book to read but a page turner that you must add to your tbr and also bc we need more trans stories!! which is why i will recommend y'all not go into it thinking that it's a rom-com even though yes, it does have romance in it. problematic behaviour including misogyny, bullying transphobia, and ableism is called out. (also check tw)
i found the rivals to lovers trope done really well although i admit the ending could have been a bit less hurried. lastly i really wish that the asian parents were not stereotyped in that way!!
tw: violent transphobia, ableism, alcohol consumption, misgendering, deadnaming, the f slur, death of sibling (off page), verbal and physical abuse, violence, blood, bullying.
- m|m
- trans gay mc, queer autistic mc, latinx trans nonbinary sc, asian sc s and other queer characters (minor lesbian, polyamory and asexual, rep)
"I’m a big believer that queer people don’t need to be perfect to deserve love, and Jeremy and Lukas’ story reflects that." -z r ellor
YES!! IT DOES!! AND I LOVE THIS BOOK FOR THAT!!!! (:
wow,,,, this book!!
jeremy and lukas are hard rivals and their rivalry shows in the hardest ways yet i could not stop reading about these messy characters even tho they made me SO mad. am not going to excuse their behaviour and neither did the author; he let his characters hurt but also gave them a chance to heal and come back stronger than ever!!
it's a hard book to read but a page turner that you must add to your tbr and also bc we need more trans stories!! which is why i will recommend y'all not go into it thinking that it's a rom-com even though yes, it does have romance in it. problematic behaviour including misogyny, bullying transphobia, and ableism is called out. (also check tw)
i found the rivals to lovers trope done really well although i admit the ending could have been a bit less hurried. lastly i really wish that the asian parents were not stereotyped in that way!!
tw: violent transphobia, ableism, alcohol consumption, misgendering, deadnaming, the f slur, death of sibling (off page), verbal and physical abuse, violence, blood, bullying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Death and Racism