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A review by nathaneal
2gether vol. 1 by Maggie Mae, JittiRain
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
i watched the series. it was very lovely and cute so i decided to read the novel as well and - oh my god - words cannot express how bad it is. the writing is incredibly bad and it hurts to read it. it is so cheap and reads itself as a fanfiction written by a 13 year old who has no idea what they’re actually writing about.
red flags everywhere. sarawat was in the series a cute person that does not really know how to express his feelings in a comfortable way. in the novel, sarawat is toxic as hell. he threatens tine, and even tho tine does pick it up later and handles it, it does not change the fact that tine was literally afraid of him from time to time. also sarawat mentioning that he wants to hurt tine until he is satisfied? that is not romantic, that is terrifying and absolutely not okay. it would’ve been fine if sarawats behavior was portrayed as problematic and the novel is about that problematic side of his but it isn’t. it’s being romanticized.
not to forget that sarawat keeps overstepping boundaries when he is kissing tine who does not want it (at least for the first one but he does not care about how tine feels with this anyways) up to rape when they’re having non-consentual sex. drug abuse, manipulation is a topic as well, which is portrayed as non problematic.
also the story line is so slow, i got bored because nothing at all is happening. there is no interesting plot to follow, changes are coming incredibly slow.
this was no fun to read. worst read so far.
red flags everywhere. sarawat was in the series a cute person that does not really know how to express his feelings in a comfortable way. in the novel, sarawat is toxic as hell. he threatens tine, and even tho tine does pick it up later and handles it, it does not change the fact that tine was literally afraid of him from time to time. also sarawat mentioning that he wants to hurt tine until he is satisfied? that is not romantic, that is terrifying and absolutely not okay. it would’ve been fine if sarawats behavior was portrayed as problematic and the novel is about that problematic side of his but it isn’t. it’s being romanticized.
not to forget that sarawat keeps overstepping boundaries when he is kissing tine who does not want it (at least for the first one but he does not care about how tine feels with this anyways) up to rape when they’re having non-consentual sex. drug abuse, manipulation is a topic as well, which is portrayed as non problematic.
also the story line is so slow, i got bored because nothing at all is happening. there is no interesting plot to follow, changes are coming incredibly slow.
this was no fun to read. worst read so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape