No person is fewer than two things.

Disappoint Me, as a matter of fact, did not disappoint me. On the contrary, I was completely submerged in the story and felt deeply along with the characters. It was so interesting to see how a trans person navigates the world, without being limited to that label like I've seen before in other pieces of media. Max is so likeable, I want to be her friend.

Dinan's writing is amazing, I love her sense of humor, but I also love that she does not shy away from difficult topics. Not only did I learn so much about transness, I really appreciated the discussion on race and family expectations, and also personal growth. Also the food descriptions, yum! And no miscommunication trope (at least on Max's end) which was so satisfying to me. She really kept it real throughout the book and I respect that so much.

Haven't really talked about Vincent, what I'll say is that I'm still simmering on him. He was definitely an interesting character that brings readers to reflect on forgiveness and accountability. Really really liked Dinan's afterword where she said she still saw herself in him, because he does confront ourselves with our own biases, unconscious or not.

Overall pleasantly surprised with this book and so happy I picked it up for the pride event! Happy pride!

I had a good time with this! It's not my usual at all, and that was fun, so thanks to the Queer All Year bringing me something outside what I'd normally go for!

This book is pretty gross (affectionate.) If I had been reading with my eyeballs I am not sure I could have hung in there, I would at least be nauseated for a good portion of the book. Luckily, though, the audiobook narrator was fantastic and being able to listen to the book sped up a bit allowed me to move through the gross ass scenes with minimal nausea. 😅

I most appreciated the occult aspects of this - the undead, ghosts, etc. were so fun and horrifying and interesting! I love a good romp tale, and these gals just go from one awful thing to the next and I was happy to be along for the ride. We have zingy one liners, beautiful longing, commentary on morality, interesting religious themes, and more! I think the love between our gals was mostly born out of trauma bonding so I could have gone for a little more between them directly, but I'm also not really mad at how they played out, either. It was believable, but def could have been better.

The setting is super bleak and very upsetting content either happens on page or is discussed OFTEN. Definitely take a look at comprehensive trigger warnings because there are many!!