Detransition, Baby

I was really excited about this one but had no idea what to expect. There’s been a tremendous amount of buzz and excitement about it, all verrrry merited. I’ve read a lot of books with trans side characters, but never a main character, and never anything that went this deep into looking at trans culture and what life as a trans person would feel like. I will tell you that the ending crushed me a bit, but it’s such a great book. It’s about a trans couple that broke up. Ames and Reese were once in love (back when Ames was Amy), but have gone their separate ways. After enduring horrible trauma as a trans woman, Amy decided to detransition and live life as a man. He meets Katrina (her boss), and the two of them begin dating. Ames thinks he can’t get her pregnant because of the hormones he’d taken to initially transition but surprise – he accidentally gets Katrina pregnant. Meanwhile all that Reese has ever longed for is motherhood. The three strike an unlikely decision to raise the baby together). I am not going to tell you anything else, but will tell you that I had to call Becca when I finished it, I needed to talk about the ending. I was really upset! Order it on Bookshop or Amazon.