Oh no! :( I love reading about characters finding each other's people, so it sounds like a bit of a letdown that this deep, detailed relationship is sidelined by a traditional het romance, just because it's what's expected.
Also, it's always disappointing when, every time a male friendship becomes less important because a het romance pops up, the female character in it is less developed. Broster can definitely write good, interesting female characters, so I'm always disappointed when I see one that's only a plot device! (We really need more Raymondes and Valentines!)
she does seem to be aware on some level that those m/m relationships are not really compatible with her canon romances. (If one was being very uncharitable, one could read the ending of FotH as a tacit admission of that... but I digress).
I'm so glad you mentioned this, because there are some bits later in the trilogy that make me feel exactly like this, and I know it's petty of me! But now I feel vindicated!
Anyway I'm definitely going to hateread this book and see what I feel about it!
And yay for fic writing... it sounds like a good way to cleanse your palate, ha!
ETA:
there is in fact some sleep-talking involved elsewhere in the plot
Hehe, it wouldn't be a proper Broster story otherwise! ;)
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Also, it's always disappointing when, every time a male friendship becomes less important because a het romance pops up, the female character in it is less developed. Broster can definitely write good, interesting female characters, so I'm always disappointed when I see one that's only a plot device! (We really need more Raymondes and Valentines!)
I'm so glad you mentioned this, because there are some bits later in the trilogy that make me feel exactly like this, and I know it's petty of me! But now I feel vindicated!
Anyway I'm definitely going to
hateread this book and see what I feel about it!And yay for fic writing... it sounds like a good way to cleanse your palate, ha!
ETA:
Hehe, it wouldn't be a proper Broster story otherwise! ;)