jumbo reading challenge 2023 | 4/25 pocketful of poseys | thomas reed challenge fill: pun in the title
I wish I could say I liked this because the premise did seem fun. the book was interesting in that the actual prompted plot only really occurred in the second half of the book (and I do mean that pretty literally) and was very invested in relationship development between its massive cast of characters. my issues with it were two-fold: that the conversations the characters had seemed painfully scripted, and there was a lot of... I guess subtle? like trying to be progressive and failing? amounts of transphobia, homophobia, and biphobia. I mean, yes some of it was definitely because it was the characters who were trying to grow or they were unintentionally being so, but it was a constant underlying sensation that really bothered me. the good things really were not enough to outweigh the bad for me at least. the title pun is pretty funny though
overall rating: 2.5/5
