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A review by jasbeingjas
Mafia and Maid by Isa Oliver
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book really dragged. It felt like it just kept going and going and I wish it had focused on a few plot lines and really flushed them out instead of going through so much. Also I usually love plus size rep but I don’t think this was well done. It just felt like a lot of over the top trauma that wasn’t even properly flushed out. Its like everyone was super cruel to the FMC (like everyone, her family, her husband, their entire social network, and strangers) because you just had to feel bad for her, but some of the scenes were just cartoonishly fatphobic. And while I appreciate the content warning for eating disorders, I do think that the way it was incorporated into the story could be incredibly triggering.
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder