Talk:Save the Date/@comment-46494913-20200814201226

I liked this. I did. First person voice was a nice change, and the MC is quite likeable. The plot is cutesy, but no worse than your average RomCom. But...

I hesitate to even write this. I'm not looking for controversy. But I felt like the plot skewed hetero.

I generally applaud Choices for even HAVING queer options, and I definitely feel like they take inclusivity seriously. They mix and match characters' race/gender/orientation options without taking out a billboard to advertise it. But in a number of books, especially genderlocked ones, it seems like you get less options / makeout time / romance choices if you DON'T go for the obvious LI. This one almost threw me at both Best Man and Simon, but my chosen romance (Lindsay) was a bit of an afterthought. Even after I made it obvious that I was pursuing her, I kept getting cutesy-poo "opportunities" to get closer to both of the male suitors.

It was kind of like that in other books as well. I realize that a substantial portion of the market for these books is het or mostly het, but a bit more attention to equality and / or some clearer pathing after you make an obvious selection would improve the experience, even for an "equal opportunity letch" like myself.

Like I said, not looking to start a war, or even a discussion. Just expressing a subjective opinion.