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by Nicole Kornher-Stace (Goodreads Author)

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Hi, I see Firebreak shelved as LGBT+, could someone tell me what rep it will have?

Nicole Kornher-Stace Hi Kate!

Firebreak has ownvoices aromantic/asexual representation in the form of the protagonist Mal's hopeless (or is it??) platonic crush on someone.…moreHi Kate!

Firebreak has ownvoices aromantic/asexual representation in the form of the protagonist Mal's hopeless (or is it??) platonic crush on someone. It was important for me to include a M/F platonic crush--with all the obsessive intensity of a romantic/sexual crush--because that's something I've always wanted to see in a book and never have.

That said, the words "aromantic" and "asexual" don't appear in the text explicitly. I prefer to write implicit aro/ace representation because I don't want to perpetuate any ideas that strong platonic M/F relationships in fiction are "only for" aro/ace readers, but so far many such readers have recognized themselves in Mal.

Hope this helps!(less)

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