Forced Proximity by Tate James and Jaylin Eve

Okay truly what the fuck.

Started {Forced Proximity by Tate James and Jaymin Eve} and was enjoying myself—nothing revolutionary but fun. Then 60 pages in one of the MLs full on >! PUTS A GUN TO THE FL’S HEAD !< 😵 Why! What the fuck! Wasn’t gunplay, just fully does it to intimidate her into doing something he wants. Took me completely out of the moment.

I added the trigger warning list from the book below and I feel like while /technically/ these cover it, it feels like something way more specific is necessary, e.g., violence/intimidation by a ML against the FL. I don’t think such casual violence is necessary, even in casting this ML as a “bully” (and this is not a bully romance.) Y’all ever see this done in a way that wasn’t just horrifying??? Because it feels cheap and gross.

Triggers include: Flashbacks to school shooting Gun violence General violence Panic attacks Student-teacher relationship (college level) Car accident Parental abandonment