Hmmm, that makes me wonder what the difference is between an adult book about a teen romance and a YA on the same topic.

Mainly explicit sex. But I also think some issues, such as the heroine’s drug use, might have been dealt with differently (perhaps in a more didactic way) if One on One had been aimed at teens.

If you don’t mind reading an adult book about a teenage romance, I have the perfect book for you. One on One by Tabitha King.

Hmmm, that makes me wonder what the difference is between an adult book about a teen romance and a YA on the same topic.

I have read one T. King, years ago. I’ll add this one to the list!

one of my favorite conflicts in all of romance: the upright guy hangs around the errant girl for her own good, but cannot help but sample some of her goodies while her is “reforming” her.

If you don’t mind reading an adult book about a teenage romance, I have the perfect book for you. One on One by Tabitha King.

I haven’t read the book, but I think I get what you’re saying. And agree that it’s disturbing.

The thing about men (plural) rejecting for it seems very odd and improbable to me, as well.

That’s an interesting issue. As someone who’s suffered from infertility, I can attest that those feelings are not at all atypical. And I don’t know if I would find it plausible for someone to just get over it quickly. On the other hand, that certainly does sound like a horrible message.
(Oh, and how sick I get of the miracle babies… though perhaps I really shouldn’t, since I had one myself.)

What bothered me the most was that her infertility and subsequent rejection by male partners was what drove her into the “bad girl” lifestyle, which was coded immoral in the text, and yet, she never deals with her infertility. That conflict just drops out of the book.

It’s also very hard for me to pin this down, not being a specialist in literary analysis, but I felt the view that a woman’s infertility made her an empty shell was being endorsed in the text. It was more than just one character’s feelings. As a romance reader, I am used to characters having an unmerited sense of low self esteem. It was the idea that the feelings were reflective of her true worth that wasn’t challenged enough.

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I think that’s a valid thing for a character to feel. Was the problem here that no other character was putting the opposite view forward? Oh dear – I’m asking for spoilers, aren’t I? Ignore me. I happen to find infertility tropes fascinating.

I am not sure if my reply to Willaful helped explain it. You should read it!!

I think that’s a valid thing for a character to feel. Was the problem here that no other character was putting the opposite view forward? Oh dear – I’m asking for spoilers, aren’t I? Ignore me. I happen to find infertility tropes fascinating.

(Oh, and how sick I get of the miracle babies… though perhaps I really shouldn’t, since I had one myself.)