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A review by jurnee_reads
Bridget's Bane by Ruby Dixon
4.0
What can I say? I’m a sucker for some shitty characters learning and doing better. Growth is my kink.
Everything is written so well that it sort of balances out how frustrating the two leads are. They suck at communication more so than any couple that has graced the pages of this series. Ruby does have a way with words and for that I love her. She even made me feel for these two dunderheads.
Bridget’s clay making project is clearly an analogy for her relationship with A’tam and I just adore that. Seeing how it was going throughout the book clued me into the timeline of their relationship, when it was getting better and worse. I can appreciate a good analogy.
The best thing in the book is HOW they resolve their issues. Knowing why they’re bad at communicating wasn’t really intriguing. While it goes deeply onto Bridget’s issues with her mother, I did get tired of hearing about it. Like she knows her mother messed her up, it’s frustrating that she’s still so hung up on the woman even on an alien planet and with the knowledge that she’s most likely dead given the state of Earth (info provided to us by Daisy in an earlier book). A’tam latter admitting his issues was more heart felt but it was only touched on once and I would have liked to see more about it, like actually read the scene instead of Bridget simply mentioning it.
Big points for the real issues that are touched in this book. Not every couple has amazing sex all the time, not everyone with great anatomy was great in the sack, and being able to communicate this to your partner isn’t exactly easy for everyone. It touches on an issue that we actually deal with in our world. Men are taught sex is something they take, that as long as they get it in they’re doing it right, while women are taught to endure, that there will be pain but you grit your teeth and remain silent. There are some who are taught better of course, but these ideas are common for a lot of Americans especially. Being able to open up to your partner and be honest with them about your needs is important, and for these two it was going to take a lot to get them there. Thank goodness for Steph ❤️
Everything is written so well that it sort of balances out how frustrating the two leads are. They suck at communication more so than any couple that has graced the pages of this series. Ruby does have a way with words and for that I love her. She even made me feel for these two dunderheads.
Bridget’s clay making project is clearly an analogy for her relationship with A’tam and I just adore that. Seeing how it was going throughout the book clued me into the timeline of their relationship, when it was getting better and worse. I can appreciate a good analogy.
The best thing in the book is HOW they resolve their issues. Knowing why they’re bad at communicating wasn’t really intriguing. While it goes deeply onto Bridget’s issues with her mother, I did get tired of hearing about it. Like she knows her mother messed her up, it’s frustrating that she’s still so hung up on the woman even on an alien planet and with the knowledge that she’s most likely dead given the state of Earth (info provided to us by Daisy in an earlier book). A’tam latter admitting his issues was more heart felt but it was only touched on once and I would have liked to see more about it, like actually read the scene instead of Bridget simply mentioning it.
Big points for the real issues that are touched in this book. Not every couple has amazing sex all the time, not everyone with great anatomy was great in the sack, and being able to communicate this to your partner isn’t exactly easy for everyone. It touches on an issue that we actually deal with in our world. Men are taught sex is something they take, that as long as they get it in they’re doing it right, while women are taught to endure, that there will be pain but you grit your teeth and remain silent. There are some who are taught better of course, but these ideas are common for a lot of Americans especially. Being able to open up to your partner and be honest with them about your needs is important, and for these two it was going to take a lot to get them there. Thank goodness for Steph ❤️