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Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I was going to give this book one star but honestly it is a quick read and there are a couple of great relatable quotes but honestly this book is mostly just disgusting wish fulfilment porn of a stereotype of an intersex teen from the mind of a cisgender woman.
She leans into the trans and intersex people are disgusting perverts thing, she makes the mom absolutely batshot crazy instead of giving us a view of just generally unsupportive parents (the mom doses the MC with testosterone in their food, and assaults a 15 year old), and then everything ends in a modeling contract and the 15 year old MC getting to live in their own apartment.
Idk what else I can say 🤷
She leans into the trans and intersex people are disgusting perverts thing, she makes the mom absolutely batshot crazy instead of giving us a view of just generally unsupportive parents (the mom doses the MC with testosterone in their food, and assaults a 15 year old), and then everything ends in a modeling contract and the 15 year old MC getting to live in their own apartment.
Idk what else I can say 🤷
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Transphobia