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A review by lonestarreader
Consensual Hex by Amanda Harlowe
Did not finish book.
1.0
I don’t even know where to start with this book. I should have stopped the minute someone said women being unable to orgasm was a construct of “the patriarchy.” No, it’s not.
Lee is a freshman at Smith College, a prestigious Liberal Arts school. She has no self-esteem, horrible parents, and horrible childhood friends. She is painted to struggle with her sexuality, like most of the characters in this book, but Lee’s doesn’t feel organic. It feels like she is only doing it to fit in because she has never fit in, and what other cool way to fit in than to be a lesbian? She even makes out with another girl at a party and doesn’t get anything from it. Lee also mentions something similar about other girls.
I’m not gay, but I think that means you aren’t, either.
Then their professor is very adamant that men cannot be magical, and she is still dismissive of Lee when Lee says she has proof, and all of a sudden, with no real explanation, they can be magical. How she knew all along, and she wanted the girls to help her get a grimoire back. Like, what?
The author’s attempt to convey feminism is immature, and it is very obvious she tried too hard and has no concept of the actual meaning. Feminism isn’t about man-hating, but I can see the author’s direction, given that most of these girls were raped, if I squint my eyes really hard.
Overall, I did NOT like this book. It’s horribly written, and the author must be allergic to commas and semicolons because she avoids them like the plague.
WHY ARE THE SENTENCES SO LONG?
The characters are cliché. Every. Single. One. Then after learning where the author got her inspiration, I’m appalled this was even published. I read about half, and that was about 180 pages too long.
Lee is a freshman at Smith College, a prestigious Liberal Arts school. She has no self-esteem, horrible parents, and horrible childhood friends. She is painted to struggle with her sexuality, like most of the characters in this book, but Lee’s doesn’t feel organic. It feels like she is only doing it to fit in because she has never fit in, and what other cool way to fit in than to be a lesbian? She even makes out with another girl at a party and doesn’t get anything from it. Lee also mentions something similar about other girls.
I’m not gay, but I think that means you aren’t, either.
Then their professor is very adamant that men cannot be magical, and she is still dismissive of Lee when Lee says she has proof, and all of a sudden, with no real explanation, they can be magical. How she knew all along, and she wanted the girls to help her get a grimoire back. Like, what?
The author’s attempt to convey feminism is immature, and it is very obvious she tried too hard and has no concept of the actual meaning. Feminism isn’t about man-hating, but I can see the author’s direction, given that most of these girls were raped, if I squint my eyes really hard.
Overall, I did NOT like this book. It’s horribly written, and the author must be allergic to commas and semicolons because she avoids them like the plague.
WHY ARE THE SENTENCES SO LONG?
The characters are cliché. Every. Single. One. Then after learning where the author got her inspiration, I’m appalled this was even published. I read about half, and that was about 180 pages too long.