Valentina Esho’s Reviews > Black Blade Blues > Status Update

So male gazey. Book follows a lesbian, but the author is a dude and writes her as if she's a dude. Focuses so much on the MC being ashamed of being gay and her partner being someone who sticks by her no matter what. Honestly imo author depicts the partner on a pedestal and her character lacks any real depth other than supporting the MC. In that aspect, the partner is dehumanized.