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Wren Martin Ruins It All
by Amanda DeWitt
Wren Martin Ruins It All is a sweet and uplifting coming of age rom-com that also provides some much-needed asexual representation and features adorable chickens. The central plot twist is pretty easy to see coming but weirdly this did not negatively affect my enjoyment of the book. I loved the breadth of relationships in the book: in addition to the romantic love interest we also see warm friendships, slightly complex relationships with peers, family dynamics with the best friend’s family, and a loving but frustratingly distant relationship between the protagonist and his father who is obviously struggling in the wake of the mother’s death.
Like other reviewers of this, I would have liked to see a little bit more unpacking of how Wren’s asexuality affects romantic relationships for him, but I think this book will definitely be welcomed by young folks on the ace-aro spectrum who don’t get a lot of explicit representation particularly in romance writing. I also loved the exploration of Wren’s grief journey following his mother’s death. I will definitely be looking to buy this for the school library when it becomes available.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Like other reviewers of this, I would have liked to see a little bit more unpacking of how Wren’s asexuality affects romantic relationships for him, but I think this book will definitely be welcomed by young folks on the ace-aro spectrum who don’t get a lot of explicit representation particularly in romance writing. I also loved the exploration of Wren’s grief journey following his mother’s death. I will definitely be looking to buy this for the school library when it becomes available.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.