Queer Greenlandic literature? Yes, I’m listening.

Told through the voices of five characters, this books started strong with Fia hating her boyfriend. It was interesting and funny and I was ready for more.

Sadly, the book fizzled by the third point of view. The characters felt flat, underdeveloped, and the arc of the story also felt underwhelming. A love at first sight storyline should feel electric (I’m thinking Blue is the Warmest Color), but this wasn’t. And there was a problematic aspect of one character revealing/declaring the gender identity of another character that just didn’t sit right.

I think with more editing, this could have been something good. From what I’ve read, it sounds like the author hammered this out pretty quickly, and it shows.

A fun by-product of reading this book is that I became interested in Greenland and did quite a bit of reading about it!