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themoonknight 's review for:
Kiss & Tell
by Adib Khorram
actual rating is a 2.5 rounded down
this was just okay. modern fandom has such a weird stance with homosexuality, as it’s almost more beneficial for an artist to present themselves as gay than to actually confirm it, especially with the expectations that come with being gay in the spotlight. as such, i was really interested in this book, and though it did definitely cover that, it could’ve been done much better in my opinion.
the author mainly covered the issues of being gay in the public eye with the inclusion of some sort of article, interview, email thread, or texts, between every few chapters. but i personally didn’t enjoy that and would’ve preferred for these pages to be reserved for the actual story. the story moves so fast that it’s really hard to enjoy it to its full potential.
i LOVED that the author was willing to have characters call out hunter’s ignorance, as a cisgendered white gay, and his privilege, but as such, it made it harder for me to ‘root’ for him at times. like a lot of his arguments with kaivan had him being complete ignorant of the issues kaivan faces as a racial minority. i guess my issue is less with the inclusion of this ignorance, and more so that since the book moves so quickly, it doesn’t feel like hunter really learns or changes.
the book also ends really abruptly. after having a huge fight that you think both would need some time to recover from, hunter & kaivan are quickly perfect again. this would be less of an issue if the fight was due to an understanding, but they both had genuine frustrations.
since this book is such a quick read, you can try it if you want (the unique style becomes clear after the first few chapters), but i personally wouldn’t recommend it.
this was just okay. modern fandom has such a weird stance with homosexuality, as it’s almost more beneficial for an artist to present themselves as gay than to actually confirm it, especially with the expectations that come with being gay in the spotlight. as such, i was really interested in this book, and though it did definitely cover that, it could’ve been done much better in my opinion.
the author mainly covered the issues of being gay in the public eye with the inclusion of some sort of article, interview, email thread, or texts, between every few chapters. but i personally didn’t enjoy that and would’ve preferred for these pages to be reserved for the actual story. the story moves so fast that it’s really hard to enjoy it to its full potential.
i LOVED that the author was willing to have characters call out hunter’s ignorance, as a cisgendered white gay, and his privilege, but as such, it made it harder for me to ‘root’ for him at times. like a lot of his arguments with kaivan had him being complete ignorant of the issues kaivan faces as a racial minority. i guess my issue is less with the inclusion of this ignorance, and more so that since the book moves so quickly, it doesn’t feel like hunter really learns or changes.
the book also ends really abruptly. after having a huge fight that you think both would need some time to recover from, hunter & kaivan are quickly perfect again. this would be less of an issue if the fight was due to an understanding, but they both had genuine frustrations.
since this book is such a quick read, you can try it if you want (the unique style becomes clear after the first few chapters), but i personally wouldn’t recommend it.