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A review by sass
This Song Is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin
1.0
I needed this book to be something it wasn't. I picked up This Song Is (Not) For You because I was searching for books with asexual characters, and this one got recommended to me over and over. Nobody warned me that for the bulk of the book, when Tom comes out as ace people react with 'that's not a real thing'. That Tom himself, while he doesn't buy into that idea, never really puts up a strong opposition to these claims. The end is supposed to be uplifting, but it rings hollow.
As for other aspects of the novel, I didn't love the voice or the plot. They were okay. If this book had gotten the ace rep right, the plot would have been fine, but it wasn't enough to even slightly soothe my disappointment over the reason I'd picked up the book in the first place.
As for other aspects of the novel, I didn't love the voice or the plot. They were okay. If this book had gotten the ace rep right, the plot would have been fine, but it wasn't enough to even slightly soothe my disappointment over the reason I'd picked up the book in the first place.