the premise was quite interesting, it reminded me of a short horror story i read a few years ago, but the plot-twist was so bad, it left me feeling quite upset. i don't think the transphobic comments were needed at all - they do not serve any purpose in the story and there was no critique of what was being said.

saying the child was 'brainwashed' and 'forced to transition' creates a dangerous narrative: the gender identity of the kid is questioned for fun and it becomes a final plot-twist to explain the poor structure of the novel. using this rhetoric can be extremely dangerous and harmful because there are real trans kids in our world who deserve to be loved and accepted by everyone around them.

i wonder what message this book was trying to send all along.. a waste of time, i wouldn't recommend reading this.