The Companion

picked this up because it was an available audiobook on scribd and was very pleasantly surprised to see that it's a polyamorous romance featuring two trans women and one trans man! hell yes!!

i think the only reason i was unable to give this five stars was the sort of lack of plot. sure, two of the main characters are writers and writing a novel is the goal of one of them, but outside of the smut and (really good) conversations surrounding identity, vulnerability, and being perceived, i felt myself wanting for more.

that being said, those conversations were handled quite well. i'm a cis-woman, so keep that in mind when i say this, but i really loved conversations about the body after intimacy, as well as what you can and can't control about your public perception as a transgender person. and of course i loved that the characters were able to be wholly themselves with each other, and the relationship was spicy and enjoyable