Pretending

This book was incredibly disappointing. The premise had so much potential, and I started with high hopes, but it fell flat.

April is deeply flawed. Trauma doesn't excuse one's actions. They are contextual but you don't get to act horribly to people just because you experienced something horrible. She is horrible. She never faces any consequences for anything she does.

Men in the story are depicted in the most stereotypical, almost cartoonish manner. One male character, in particular, is portrayed so poorly it reads like a summary of a trope than a character in published novel.
He suggests that two instances of sexual harassment differ in severity.

‘Having your arse pinched is not the same as being, like, violently raped.'

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I'm just saying, there is a spectrum to these things. You can't lump in something like pinching an arse with something more damaging.

exactly

He sits back, puffing his chest, spraying his alpha scent over me like a skunk that's been stamped on.

I hate men.

This is a weird one but my gf is being really offish because the other morning she woke up to find me having sex with her. I thought it was a sexy way to wake her up but she said it's made her feel a bit strange. I'm sorry cos i didn't mean to upset her but i also think shes overreacting a bit. I wouldnt mind if she woke me up with a blowjob would i? How can i make her see that its not a big deal?

I hope you die. I hope you fucking die... Go die now please, you pathetic cunt of a human being.

Of course he's fucking gay, but it's a start.

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