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A review by fangirljeanne
Complicated Hearts by Ashley Jade
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
DNF
Huge trigger warning for sexual assault/rape that is not addressed as either and perpetuated by a gay boy. Entangling the sexual abuse with blossoming queer desires is disgusting and wholly unnecessary to the plot. Adding in the use of anti-gay slurs in a way that cast them as “fighting back” and the antagonist is a closet gay boy (they’re all teenagers when this occurs) is especially egregious imo.
We should be able to tell queer stories without perpetuating anti-gay propaganda about gay men being predators.
Huge trigger warning for sexual assault/rape that is not addressed as either and perpetuated by a gay boy. Entangling the sexual abuse with blossoming queer desires is disgusting and wholly unnecessary to the plot. Adding in the use of anti-gay slurs in a way that cast them as “fighting back” and the antagonist is a closet gay boy (they’re all teenagers when this occurs) is especially egregious imo.
We should be able to tell queer stories without perpetuating anti-gay propaganda about gay men being predators.
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Classism