Struggled getting into this one, then as I was really starting to enjoy it, took a turn.

The transphobia was really jarring and unnecessary, and I don’t feel like it was done responsibly. Plus the way that people’s bodies, especially aging and fat people were talked about…. I can see that the author was probably trying to convey how the character felt without necessarily endorsing it, but again I don’t feel like it was handled well.

Then there’s Billy. Maybe it’s not the book’s fault that it’s not the woodsy

slowburn lesbian romance

novel that I wanted it to transform into. But still,

Billy deserved better than the bury your gays trope

. Not for me.