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A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
Shit has HIT THE FAN
A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I enjoyed this! Would be 4.5 stars but there was a HP reference. I’m sick of f*cking HP references after 2020; I take off half a star (sometimes a full star if there’s just so many).
Otherwise, I really enjoyed the world and I’m excited to read book 2
Otherwise, I really enjoyed the world and I’m excited to read book 2
I Vote You, Mr. Mayor by Isabella Renee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Oh lord. This is a swift DNF @ 12%.
This…very clearly to me didn’t have a large editing phase. So many fucking things wrong. Like so many.
Let me just show you a few quotes that I hate:
Page 20: ‘“Listen, asshat, you aren’t being forced to sit here.”
“Better you than the models who won’t eat.”
“Then stop complaining.”’
Page 27: ‘You are a successor of Brown University; you do not rub elbows with the likes of Duncan Thatcher!
He puffs at himself and begins to walk away, only to come right back to add—
Or any other individual that doesn’t have boobs.
He points at himself accusingly before he goes to his room.
It’s definitely fine.’
Page 33: ‘“I’ve just… heard the way you speak about certain groups of people.”
Luke pulls a face. “Are you calling me racist?”
“Absolutely not. I’m calling you a teensy bit homophobic, though.”
“Am not. My aunt was gay.”
“Having gay relatives or even friends for that matter doesn’t mean you can’t be homophobic.”
“Are you trying to tell me that you’re gay, Will?”
“I couldn’t think of a worse possible time to tell you,” attempts Will with a sharp exhale. “I’m non-binary.”
“Oh. Cool? I mean… I guess. What’s that?”
“It means that… Well, it means that I don’t really… identify as a male or a female.”
Luke stares at Will for an immeasurable amount of time. He’s not sure that he understands, nor is he sure if he cares. And he doesn’t want to be disrespectful to his friend, but then, “Do you not have a dick?”
“It’s not about what’s in my pants, Luke,” Will says flatly. “It’s how I feel. It’s about how I identify as a human being.”
“But… like… you’re a guy.”
“I’m not a guy. I use the pronouns they and them, instead of he and him. I’m still me. I’m not changing my name, I’m just… wanting to feel better in my own skin for a change.”’
These are just a few that I fucking hated. Let me tell you about the one on page 33 and why I DESPISE this mindset. When you try to tell a trans person, especially a nonbinary person, that they are ‘a guy’ or ‘a girl’, you are inherently letting them know you don’t listen to them. That you don’t view them as an equal human being. And you are reinforcing that sex = gender. Gender is not the same thing as sex. Gender is a social construct. (If you want a quick and easy guide to understand trans people better, check out my IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C50t_wNLvxw/?igsh=MWY3MmV6MGtuYWtrYQ==)
There’s so many other things wrong with this book. Don’t pick it up based on the phenomenal cover done by Peaches Obviously. It is NOT worth it.
This…very clearly to me didn’t have a large editing phase. So many fucking things wrong. Like so many.
Let me just show you a few quotes that I hate:
Page 20: ‘“Listen, asshat, you aren’t being forced to sit here.”
“Better you than the models who won’t eat.”
“Then stop complaining.”’
Page 27: ‘You are a successor of Brown University; you do not rub elbows with the likes of Duncan Thatcher!
He puffs at himself and begins to walk away, only to come right back to add—
Or any other individual that doesn’t have boobs.
He points at himself accusingly before he goes to his room.
It’s definitely fine.’
Page 33: ‘“I’ve just… heard the way you speak about certain groups of people.”
Luke pulls a face. “Are you calling me racist?”
“Absolutely not. I’m calling you a teensy bit homophobic, though.”
“Am not. My aunt was gay.”
“Having gay relatives or even friends for that matter doesn’t mean you can’t be homophobic.”
“Are you trying to tell me that you’re gay, Will?”
“I couldn’t think of a worse possible time to tell you,” attempts Will with a sharp exhale. “I’m non-binary.”
“Oh. Cool? I mean… I guess. What’s that?”
“It means that… Well, it means that I don’t really… identify as a male or a female.”
Luke stares at Will for an immeasurable amount of time. He’s not sure that he understands, nor is he sure if he cares. And he doesn’t want to be disrespectful to his friend, but then, “Do you not have a dick?”
“It’s not about what’s in my pants, Luke,” Will says flatly. “It’s how I feel. It’s about how I identify as a human being.”
“But… like… you’re a guy.”
“I’m not a guy. I use the pronouns they and them, instead of he and him. I’m still me. I’m not changing my name, I’m just… wanting to feel better in my own skin for a change.”’
These are just a few that I fucking hated. Let me tell you about the one on page 33 and why I DESPISE this mindset. When you try to tell a trans person, especially a nonbinary person, that they are ‘a guy’ or ‘a girl’, you are inherently letting them know you don’t listen to them. That you don’t view them as an equal human being. And you are reinforcing that sex = gender. Gender is not the same thing as sex. Gender is a social construct. (If you want a quick and easy guide to understand trans people better, check out my IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C50t_wNLvxw/?igsh=MWY3MmV6MGtuYWtrYQ==)
There’s so many other things wrong with this book. Don’t pick it up based on the phenomenal cover done by Peaches Obviously. It is NOT worth it.