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A review by ruby_roo
Boy Heaven by Laura Kasischke
1.0
So this was a re-read of a book that stuck with me from about ten years ago. It was the twist that stuck with me and I was really looking forward to reading it again to see if I still liked it. I did not.
I just found this book so problematic, I don't know if I didn't notice before because I was so young or because I knew what was going to happen this time through so I was more focused on the writing than the mystery but I found myself making loud noises of disgust frequently through this book. Slut shaming, virgin shaming, body shaming, girl on girl hate and a whole host of other things just made this book an uncomfortable read for me.
The twist and the ending of this book was fantastic, something I personally haven't come across before or since reading this ten years ago, and I would love to have been able to love the entirety of the story, I'm sad that I just can't.
I just found this book so problematic, I don't know if I didn't notice before because I was so young or because I knew what was going to happen this time through so I was more focused on the writing than the mystery but I found myself making loud noises of disgust frequently through this book. Slut shaming, virgin shaming, body shaming, girl on girl hate and a whole host of other things just made this book an uncomfortable read for me.
The twist and the ending of this book was fantastic, something I personally haven't come across before or since reading this ten years ago, and I would love to have been able to love the entirety of the story, I'm sad that I just can't.