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A review by reading_under_covers
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
2.0
My second read by Jason Rekulak has me questioning more and more dude’s intentions with his very political characters.
I will say, I did enjoy a good amount of this story - unlikable characters paired with a fancy summer camp wedding destination really go hand in hand for me when it comes to something I can relish in!
However, this book leans conservative with our main character being an older white man and having some very holier-than-thou, back in my day views - whether we were supposed to just hate him the whole time or these views felt “normal” to the writer is unknown - and, after the transphobic nightmare that was Hidden Pictures, i was hesitant to go any further with this author…
That being said, and considering Q&As where Rekulak has said that he isn’t transphobic, this book still managed to have a character aspiring to be like the author of the Harry Potter books in addition to two other direct references to Harry Potter - none of which was relevant to the story in any way. Rekulak, what is going on?!? Genuinely confused by why any of that was added to the story other than to remind me of why I hated Hidden Pictures so much 😭
I will say, I did enjoy a good amount of this story - unlikable characters paired with a fancy summer camp wedding destination really go hand in hand for me when it comes to something I can relish in!
However, this book leans conservative with our main character being an older white man and having some very holier-than-thou, back in my day views - whether we were supposed to just hate him the whole time or these views felt “normal” to the writer is unknown - and, after the transphobic nightmare that was Hidden Pictures, i was hesitant to go any further with this author…
That being said, and considering Q&As where Rekulak has said that he isn’t transphobic, this book still managed to have a character aspiring to be like the author of the Harry Potter books in addition to two other direct references to Harry Potter - none of which was relevant to the story in any way. Rekulak, what is going on?!? Genuinely confused by why any of that was added to the story other than to remind me of why I hated Hidden Pictures so much 😭