Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) – L.C. Rosen
Ebook provided for review by NetGalley. Thank you.
Read July 20
More books like this please! Well, the being stalked part was
not so great, though so twisty and whodunnit, thankfully without the murder. No,
the gay teen sex-ed stuff. I will say that this book is very, very graphic in
its talk of sex between men/people with penises. However, it is necessary for
the very good advice Jack gives as part of his column. He also discusses coming
out, expectations, asexuality, and even BDSM. The key threads through every
single letter are communication and being safe. The book also covered
stereotyping and microaggressions in a really good way.
All of the characters were well-written and developed. Ben
who is fat and black and loves fashion and believes in “happy ever after”.
Jenna is latinx, worries about her international reporter mother and is one of
the novel’s few straight characters. I low-key love and find amusing that the
only time her sex life is talked about is when she’s discussing an act that many
men refuse to do! I also loved how supportive and non-judgemental Jack’s mum
was! This book overall is really well-written and important.
Something small to note. It may be because I did get it via
NetGalley but some of the notes didn’t display properly on my ebook/Kindle.
5/5 stars
Stef Out x
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