kory.'s Reviews > Not Otherwise Specified

content/trigger warnings; ableism, eating disorders, biphobia, lesbophobia, d slur, slut shaming, alcohol consumption, bullying, harassment,

rep; etta (mc) is black, bisexual, and has ednos. rachel (sc) is japanese and a lesbian. natasha (sc) is a lesbian. biance (sc) has an eating disorder. james (sc) is gay.

this book pissed me off. everything about it. the biphobia and misconceptions about bisexuality. the lesbophobia. the only lesbians in the books being the actual worst people ever and being called “the dykes.” the term “gold-star lesbian.” the ableism. the ignorance. certain comments made about eating disorders. the slut shaming. the dismissive parent. the bullying/harassment. calling a biphobic character “heterophobic” instead of biphobic, as if that’s even a real thing. the bisexual character making excuses for one of the biphobes’ biphobia. the main character predictably nailing that high note she never could at her audition. the main character taking a drunk anorexic fourteen year old to a club, and then saying, “i’m her friend, not her mom,” when she got called out for it. nothing felt resolved at the end. the fact that the author screenshots negative reviews and tweets them, dismissing any criticism and crying “biphobia!!!” i wonder if i’ll end up on their twitter. the one thing i liked was that it was never really about romance, and the main character didn’t end up with the biphobe. but, all in all, i didn’t like this book at all, and i really do not understand the hype and praise. i can’t ignore all the glaringly problematic shit about this book, just because there’s some diversity.