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A review by shereadytoread
Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse
1.0
I wanted to love this book but it completely missed the mark in terms of consent.
The idea that you connect with someone who you believe to be his famous twin brother? Perfectly fine meet cute. The idea that you take this person home and pretend to be that person throughout a sexual encounter and get another person to go along with your lie? Not a good move.
For a book that specifically has ongoing conversations about consent around specific acts, the author missed the factor that the entire encounter is based around lack of consent and that the FMC believes she is consenting to sex with a specific person and that is not happening. As she continues to call this person by name throughout the encounter and he continues to actively mislead her, it completely took away the spice factor for me. And once it is revealed, supporting characters try to convince her that it was not a violation of consent? WHAT?
This is a complete miss for me.
The idea that you connect with someone who you believe to be his famous twin brother? Perfectly fine meet cute. The idea that you take this person home and pretend to be that person throughout a sexual encounter and get another person to go along with your lie? Not a good move.
For a book that specifically has ongoing conversations about consent around specific acts, the author missed the factor that the entire encounter is based around lack of consent and that the FMC believes she is consenting to sex with a specific person and that is not happening. As she continues to call this person by name throughout the encounter and he continues to actively mislead her, it completely took away the spice factor for me. And once it is revealed, supporting characters try to convince her that it was not a violation of consent? WHAT?
This is a complete miss for me.
Graphic: Sexual content