Jeanne Thornton's A/S/L
I really liked Thornton's Summer Fun, so was psyched for this, which is described as being about three teens in the 90s who are trying to create a video game together, but it falls apart, and now it’s eighteen years later… I kept waiting for something to HAPPEN? Not that messy, mentally ill queer ladies living their lives is NOTHING, but this book drags. I did really like Sash's sections, but Abraxa stressed me out. I actually put this down at like 35 percent bc I was so frustrated with it. ALSO the adult sections are set in 2016 and reading about the 2016 election ALSO stressed me out (if I had a nickel for every 2025 novel I’d read by a trans woman set in 2016, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice). Thornton does nail the ethos of chat rooms and internet friendships, though, lol. I loved all of that. This was interesting for sure, but didn’t totally work for me. B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on April 1.
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