![]() They read the Cousin Stuff scene in full, and it's pretty hot. At this point in the podcast Kelly and Katai had not read as much VC Andrews and therefore not as much exposure to incest ships in the books they read, and are uncomfortable with how into it they are. ![]() Speaking of things they appreciate, THERE'S HOT COUSIN STUFF HERE. They also appreciate that the characters don't remain confused for too long for the sake if creating conflict that isn't there. Smith writes characters in general, especially how female characters are down to fight instead of give in to the super sexy master of the Shadow Game - which they compare to the motivation in many male-written novels where the assumption of female characters are often just motivated by attraction and spunk. One other aspect that is not great is how Dee, the black character is described: she is constantly described as incredibly beautiful, but in a way that exoticizes her dark skin and obsesses with how her amazing skin amazes people. ![]() Kelly and Katai discuss the strong af Labyrinth vibes here, and how simultaneously problematic and super, duper appealing the fantasy of an otherworldly figure being completely obsessed with you. ![]() ![]() When they finally read it to solve riots in the streets (read: lots of people tweeting "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO READ FORBIDDEN GAME?" (which is basically rioting in the streets for this fandom) they realized that they LOVED THIS BOOK. Smith's Forbidden Game series was an early fan favorite series which Kelly and Katai had not at all heard of. ![]()
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