>!spoiler here!<
Possible spoiler.
I’m not super far into the book around chapter 17 as I just got it later yesterday on a slight whim. But okay maybe it’s small but whyyyy does the author insist on the constant tension between every woman the MC meets. It’s exhausting and makes me feel like there’s some internalized misogyny going on. The only good relationship/interactions with women the mc has is with a co worker back at home.
So far every woman she’s met at her new school has rubbed her the wrong way or has been passive with her or unfriendly at some point. While the men just all happen to be charming, ofc the exception (for now) being the mysterious love interest and a literal predator.
I was getting annoyed and rolling my eyes and told myself ima give the benefit of doubt and see about the next woman she runs into. Turns out to be her professor who essentially played a hand to get her into the prestigious expensive university COMPLETELY COVERED. But once she finds out the mc is in an advanced class of one of the professors she has a challenging relationship with she’s all mean and condescending to her. I absolutely hate it. I hope it stops becoming a running theme.
And if you think I’m bs just for reference in current time the mc has interacted with 5 women. Only one of those women has not annoyed or been rude to the mc in some way.
In current time the mc has interacted with 8 men! And only two have been unpleasant towards the mc.
Maybe I’m being too picky. It’s just a small pet peeve that makes me so annoyed I had to take a tiny break and rant
by saanenk