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Also ALSO the scene people hold issue with I’ve seen in other books with no pushback (bc it was clear nonverbal communication but whatever). I think there’s an instinct people have to punish women of colour in books. It’s almost gleeful the way people do it.
— Jul 24, 2025 06:24PM
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Madeleine
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Lots of reviews on this book are punitive and also have a very limited view of sexuality and consent imo. Like you have to start somewhere messy to get somewhere good, and there is something to be said about non-verbal cues being important in romance. I think the more romance I read the more annoyed I get with punitive readers.
— Jul 24, 2025 06:18PM
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She’s my favourite archetype - misunderstood mean girl (or mean girl with a heart of gold). I love her, she’s right about everything, she’s so hot!
— Jul 24, 2025 06:03PM
Madeleine
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The thing about this book is I’m kind of obsessed with the push and pull of their dynamic. Of a romance starting with sex, then hate sex, then working backwards to regard the ways they’ve misunderstood each other.
— Jul 24, 2025 01:10AM
Madeleine
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She’s so heinous and I fear I’m a bit turned on by that? Much to consider
— Jul 21, 2025 04:34PM
