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samara_surface 's review for:
American Queen
by Sierra Simone
Look, I really like reading books containing kink & polyamory. But I need that kink to be ethical.
There is material in this book that IMHO runs from unethical to dubiously ethical. And, no, having a safe word isn’t enough to make kink ethical. I’m still wondering how much is inescapable because of the source material (adultery, incest, murder, etc). But… surely there were either ways to adapt it or at the very least not add to its problematic nature.
I guess we’re just supposed to pine over a MMC who at 26 became obsessively attracted to a girl who had just been 15?? And then made out with her knowing she was a minor?! No discussion of limits prior to entering a total Dom/sub relationship? I guess the FMC doesn’t get to be consulted about her new partners wearing condoms (not once but twice)? I like so much of Simone’s work that these felt like surprising mis-steps.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content
Moderate: Incest, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship
Minor: Death, War