honestly this was just a pretty neat mystery story with a

hiv+ gay lead

and noah honestly does everything i would do in this story which is everything that you shouldn’t do

what is 2018’s worst contribution to the world? the heathers tv show or kens?

kens honestly reads as a queer genderswapped heathers, but y’know, nowhere near as good as the 80s film. the concept of teenage suicide (don’t do it) from the film was completely thrown out the window, as in kids in this book kill themselves in order to be validated by the titular kens. just awful. i understand it’s meant to be darkly comedic but it just doesn’t quite land.

note to everyone ever: please stop trying to emulate the cult classic heathers because it just isn’t possible.

content warnings for literally everything in this book including drug use, murder, a ton of suicide, bullying, homophobic slurs and eating disorders