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I openly hate the trope of one character non-consensually kissing another. It takes me back to the Twilight days (specifically the way that both Jacob and Edward felt they had rights over Bella). The fact that Lily says that it excites her when Billy kisses her in a "demanding" (read: non-consensual) way, then a paragraph later she shares her history with sexual assault...this is really tone deaf to me.
— Jun 09, 2020 04:02PM
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Kyra
is on page 217 of 373
'I wanted to take her then, drag her to the nearest sandstone tomb and show her in the biblical way all she didn't yet know about men."
I'm finding this such an uncomfortable read. It borders on too much. We know Billy is a disgusting, creepy man who thinks he has the rights to all womens bodies, must we be reminded every chapter of his sexual desire? He has no other character traits besides that.
— Jun 10, 2020 05:34AM
I'm finding this such an uncomfortable read. It borders on too much. We know Billy is a disgusting, creepy man who thinks he has the rights to all womens bodies, must we be reminded every chapter of his sexual desire? He has no other character traits besides that.
Kyra
is on page 66 of 373
I'm already dreading when Ari's chapters end and Billy's begin. All his chapters are about his sexual relationships with women and the trophies he takes from them. It's deeply disturbing to read about how posessive and obsessive he is of Lily.
This line on p. 66 reads particularly sinister to me:
"Lily had no father to protect her here. And she wasn't going anywhere."
? I don't even know what to make of that.
— Jun 09, 2020 12:46PM
This line on p. 66 reads particularly sinister to me:
"Lily had no father to protect her here. And she wasn't going anywhere."
? I don't even know what to make of that.
