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not me laughing at the fact that I have the same issue with the insta-love in this book as I had in the author's debut.
Like.
Seriously.
They haven't spent more than five minutes in each other's company and you want me to believe there are actual feelings the protag cries about!?
Dude. British accents are hot but not that hot.
— Sep 29, 2020 08:11AM
Like.
Seriously.
They haven't spent more than five minutes in each other's company and you want me to believe there are actual feelings the protag cries about!?
Dude. British accents are hot but not that hot.
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Sep 29, 2020 08:15AM
The gravity of us? Yep. I liked some parts of it but yeah, I didn’t totally buy their connection.
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Meggie wrote: "The gravity of us? Yep. I liked some parts of it but yeah, I didn’t totally buy their connection."right?! I really enjoy his writing style and there's some pretty great anxiety rep in this one but??? why do the guys in his books literally fall in love after three sentences in which there's nothing discussed beyond pleasantries? I don't get it...
I totally agree. TGOU handled depression really well, so it doesn't surprise me that this one does the same with anxiety. But yeah, it's hard to get past the fact that we were immediately TOLD it is love at first sight, instead of actually describing it in a way that is easier to believe. I mean, come on; doesn't matter their sexual orientation (except maybe ace), all young people have one thing in common: HORMONES. Just admit that is what is at play. Doesn't mean it can't turn into more, but the first emotion is undoubtedly LUST lol
Meggie wrote: "I totally agree. TGOU handled depression really well, so it doesn't surprise me that this one does the same with anxiety. But yeah, it's hard to get past the fact that we were immediately TOLD it i..."exactly!! the mental health rep is really good, no doubt about it, but you are 100% right, we are always told that the two characters are in love but there's literally nothing showing that?!
And speaking of ace, I am on that spectrum and can definitely say that we have those pesky hormones a well haha. And I still believe that this insta-love is cringey. It honestly feels so...early 2000s YA? Where we would just fall in love with a character because he had a leather jacket and a motorcycle?? :D
i think maybe i need to understand ace better. Or maybe it's just that people don't fit in a box. Sometimes when i try to understand things, i have this bad habit of labeling people and conditions.. and that is not realistic! So i am learning... my first book with an ace character was TJ Klune's Heartsong, which was a great book but there was so much going on that it didn't delve as much into the "emotions" of the asexual character. Can you think of another story off the top of your head that would be good to read with an ace character?
Meggie wrote: "i think maybe i need to understand ace better. Or maybe it's just that people don't fit in a box. Sometimes when i try to understand things, i have this bad habit of labeling people and conditions...."girl, same haha. It's such a broad spectrum and I have the feeling I don't know half as much as others do.
Oh that's awesome, I'm on Wolfsong right now so hopefully I'll get to that ace character soon!
I have some recommendations but I do have to say that I've never identified with any of the characters yet (which just shows that everyone experiences asexuality differently!) but my ace friends have enjoyed them a lot:
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Upside Down by N.R. Walker
Vicious by V.E. Schwab (though the rep isn't named in the first book)
Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
The closest I've ever come to relate to an ace character was in RICK by Alex Gino which is a fantastic middle-grade novel about questioning your sexual orientation!
Hope those help :)
