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I actually liked the quality of the art and how nearly every panel went into extreme detail. It had great use of lighting and color that showed the artist is very adept and knowledgeable about art, I really loved the scenery and every panel that focused on landscape (I felt the human figures were a little stiff, but that’s just me nitpicking). I was really taken aback when reading the afterword by the author, and the statement that they “hoped there was something more than just sex between gay couples.” The plot itself was typical, but relatively realistic and pretty heartfelt, so I was completely surprised to see the author was pretty much under the assumption that gay couples were fetish content. It kind of left a bad taste in my mouth after I read it, which is a shame, because it genuinely had a lot of good things about it. I understand the intentions were to demonstrate feelings and non-sexual attraction, but it feels crazy for the author to assume that this is an exception (or uncommon). It’s okay if you liked the story, it is pretty good. I just find myself disappointed by the author’s preconceptions.