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Candii
is on page 98 of 387
god the racism is fucked!
besides that, the main character's parents not accepting her coming out, while upsetting, its really realistic, and its not something ive come across often in queer books i read, which is actually kind of surprising given its so realistic? like i get the escapism is real - would you rather read a story that everyone accepts queers or a story that mirrors your own coming out, which is fair
— Jul 27, 2026 05:48AM
besides that, the main character's parents not accepting her coming out, while upsetting, its really realistic, and its not something ive come across often in queer books i read, which is actually kind of surprising given its so realistic? like i get the escapism is real - would you rather read a story that everyone accepts queers or a story that mirrors your own coming out, which is fair
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Candii
is on page 287 of 387
this whole thing is a huge mess, everyone so problematic
— Jul 30, 2026 02:12AM
Candii
is on page 139 of 387
i get nishat didnt explain to flávia the 1 of 2 other poc character (thats not nishat's family) in the book, why doing henna is cultural appropriation is a missed learning moment for not only flávia but also readers. it almost seems worse 1 of the very few poc characters saying "im a artist, you're not, so there for i can culturally appropriate and ignore you telling me off" than a white ignorant racist doing it ngl
— Jul 28, 2026 03:55AM