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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.
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.
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Ableism and Mental illness
A detailed description of gender dysphoria, References to being misgendered by family, reference to familial estrangement, References to fat oppression, trans oppression, and ableism, references to being a survivor and managing PTSD, references to depression, brief reference to familial pressure to mask autism, use of the term “queer” as a reclaimed slur, reference to the lesbian sex wars, many references to BDSM, including Daddy/boy dynamic, D/s, service, bondage, and pain play, depiction of service provided in the context of a D/s relationship, depiction of a BDSM scene that includes bondage, D/s, and service (Chapter 10 only).