A review by pucksandpaperbacks
Their Troublesome Crush by Xan West

5.0

 
I loved this novella so much. Seeing a cast of trans and gender non-conforming characters in their mid-30s and 40s IS SO REFRESHING!! I loved Ernest's character and the conversations around his gender dysphoria and how fat trans men are discriminated against for top surgery and binding. This showed a different trans experience and I loved that so much. This has demiromantic and #Ownvoices autism, Jewish, and fat trans/non-binary/genderqueer representation, & disability rep - diabetes.

Plus, strong queer found or chosen family and a lot of musical and show tunes references!

This was a great novella and I HIGHLY recommend it. The afterword made me tear up knowing about the passing of Xan West. I'm definitely going to read the rest of their backlist.

 

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