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A review by iam
Rainbow Place by Jay Northcote
4.0
I wouldn't say that I had a hard time getting into this, but I have to admit that I wasn't really engaged in Jason and Seb's relationship.
Once the plot around Rainbow Place, the bar/café Seb opens that will be the first openly and proudly queer-friendly place in the small town he just moved to, got rolling I really became invested.
Content warnings include: homophobia and homophobic slurs (challenged and more on a general level than a personal one), vandalism, sex on-page, coming-out, mentions of homophobic parents.
So while the romantic subplot isn't anything outstanding - it's totally fine though, and I liked how it handled the whole one-closeted-one-openly-queer character thing, as well as the other nuances like Jason having a daughter or Jason's internalized homophobia - I enjoyed the plot around opening the café in the face of adversity a lot. The wonderful sense of community made me feel warm inside, despite the horrible backlash they face.
Once the plot around Rainbow Place, the bar/café Seb opens that will be the first openly and proudly queer-friendly place in the small town he just moved to, got rolling I really became invested.
Content warnings include: homophobia and homophobic slurs (challenged and more on a general level than a personal one), vandalism, sex on-page, coming-out, mentions of homophobic parents.
So while the romantic subplot isn't anything outstanding - it's totally fine though, and I liked how it handled the whole one-closeted-one-openly-queer character thing, as well as the other nuances like Jason having a daughter or Jason's internalized homophobia - I enjoyed the plot around opening the café in the face of adversity a lot. The wonderful sense of community made me feel warm inside, despite the horrible backlash they face.