Most people understand that a sales tax is imposed by a state on the sale of tangible personal property (works of art, automobiles, jewelry and furniture, for example) within that state. For collectors who purchase high-end art-and who have family members, residences, or business or family offices in multiple states-navigating the sales and use tax rules that apply in different jurisdictions can be challenging but may also provide opportunities for tax savings. In some areas, the combined state and local tax rate can exceed 10 percent, a significant cost when applied to art valued in the millions or tens of millions of dollars. In most states, the sale or purchase of a work of art may be subject to a statewide sales tax, a local sales tax, or both, depending on the location of the sale and any applicable exemptions. I do recommend this read and I hope this author writes more.As art prices reach record highs, collectors and advisers increasingly are focused on planning to minimize sales and use taxes when art is bought and sold. However, I really enjoyed the writing and the feelings I had surrounding it. Overall, I’m giving this a 4/5 because the criticisms I mentioned do have some weight to all of the impact of this book. The sexualization of Asher’s spasms, in the context of sexual situations, is… an interesting one. Roy has some anger issues and we don’t really see that addressed (although he doesn’t express anger towards Asher). There is internalized ableism on both sides for these characters and while that may be realistic, Asher often saw his body as “wrong” and “deformed” compared to Roy’s, and not much was done on page to push that back.

Some criticisms: there was a discussion about STDs, and the way a reference to HIV was handled was poor. Absolutely this is on the instalovey side however, so you may not enjoy that aspect. Their interior thoughts and connections felt tangible and enjoyable. The way these two communicated, for me, felt real and raw. That idea of ‘performance’ and worry about disappointment. Conversely, I enjoyed how Roy was able to soothe him, though we still see how Roy struggled too. I like that he struggled to communicate sometimes even though he was talkative because of how he masked some issues.

I also liked how it was handled how Asher projected himself- and then the work later on that he needed to do, which did include discussions about therapy, about emotions, and things like that.

I don’t know if this was because they didn’t want to address it or because maybe, it doesn’t matter for the context of the story. Mai doesn’t cover how sex and intimacy work for these two in depth, and perhaps questions about bathrooms and whatnot. Roy is also low verbal and I enjoyed how that was discussed about, because as an autistic person I do know what it feels like to be low verbal or nonverbal. I cannot say whether or not the cerebral palsy rep was actually true to life nor the stutter, but it did seem like the author put care into some aspects of Asher’s life. This book is still a personal 5/5, in that I do not think it’s actually a perfect book, but it both held a lot of emotion for me and much of it I enjoyed the way certain topics were handled and addressed between the two MCs.Īs a note: I am able-bodied and I do not have a stutter. Read at your own risk.Ĭontent Warnings for book: Ableism, discussions of homophobia

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