Absolutely. Kids that age are disgusted (or at least act disgusted) even if you're talking about a married man and woman kissing. They certainly are NOT into romance at all, nor should they be. That's why this book is either a deliberate bait and switch grooming attempt or the publishers were just desperate to get it published to fulfill their DEI quotas on multiple fronts, since it is not only checking the rainbow tickbox, but it's an Asian author and a story about immigrants. I have nothing against the latter 2, but I'm saying someone ought to have told the author to revise the story because in terms of target audience, it doesn't hit.
Absolutely. Kids that age are disgusted (or at least act disgusted) even if you're talking about a married man and woman kissing. They certainly are NOT into romance at all, nor should they be. That's why this book is either a deliberate bait and switch grooming attempt or the publishers were just desperate to get it published to fulfill their DEI quotas on multiple fronts, since it is not only checking the rainbow tickbox, but it's an Asian author and a story about immigrants. I have nothing against the latter 2, but I'm saying someone ought to have told the author to revise the story because in terms of target audience, it doesn't hit.