A review by mooglemania
How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow

slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Honestly dull and overrated. Annoying characters with little to no chemistry. Basically skips from enemies to lovers with no in-between. And nothing really gets resolved in the end. The whole thing of it is miscommunication and they resolve it by talking a little. Still feels like there's a whole lot unresolved in the end. Oh and the diversity is mostly just some token characters of colour who barely speak and are just there to give advice once or twice. Even the main characters who are gay are pretty whitewashed and cishet presenting. 
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