BarbaricLesbian’s Reviews > The Second Death of Locke > Status Update

Okay now i’m side eyeing bovalino for the purely MANUFACTURED drama. Not natural but just padding and BORING AND REDUNDANT FUCKKKKKKK

I will not read a m/f romance ever again. The gender dynamics get so fucking boring. Women can’t function without men. I’m only finishing it out of spite because my bets are Kier dies, Grey repeats how she can’t live without him about 70 more times, and WOW she’s pregnant with his baby because they mentioned contraceptives during their sex scene

WOW WE’RE REALLY GETTING INTO “WOMAN CANT HANDLE POWER WITHOUT MAN” REALLY REALLY REALLY JESUS FUCK GOODBYE

Either a dying mind’s illusion, or the isle is testing her.

And nooooow you’re losing me

just say clit... say penis...

I hope to god Grey and Kier develop just a bit more personality before the end of the book

nah y'all aren't gonna get that night rip in peace

Her obliviousness is infuriating

Bovalino did a pretty effective SA allegory without it actually needing to be SA, which is honestly refreshing in a genre that seems to thrive off of stripping women’s autonomy away through violent SA acts. I don’t read much romance, but i do read fantasy and there are always other avenues to take away autonomy for a scary moment. Bovalino continues to pleasantly surprise me.