Lenaya Fallin’s Reviews > Tap-Dancing the Minefields > Status Update

‘“I could point our shrink at him.” “Do you think that’s the best solution?’” I do wish there was less of this kinda shrink-shaming. I know it’s still somewhat of an issue in the military. But not like it used to be. The portrayal feels realistic. But something about the way the writer references the import of mental health care, juxtaposed w/ lines like the above strikes a false note

“‘He’s young enough that he’s too idealistic and stupid to answer questions.’”
Always love it when authors get objective about their characters. Just finished feeling frustrated by Tank’s reticence…and now the colonel is commenting on it.

Oh and. Soooo many hot men. So little time

I get tank can’t say how he knows things. But in the fight to defend humanity, he can’t tell the scientist researching alien tech…that he knows how some of the tech the scientist is trying to figure out IN ORDER TO SAVE HUMANITY, works? Ehm.

Fun so far. But the idea that special and black ops types are more into style than winning, when it comes to fighting is just….apart from asking me to hoist my disbelief up too far…it’s just offensive