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So did Kingfisher played the game with her asscheeks? Or is she trying to imply sex workers (the way Astarion is written IN the book, mind you) are sexual assaulters by definition?

I love Cazador, but I admit that in the book he could have been portrayed a bit differently. While I enjoyed the "As long as you bring me victims" and the boot scene, he's still a vampire lord. I'd have loved to see the monster, the psychological angst that he causes, the loop of misery.

And no, no one wanted a "perfect victim". People wanted a respectful representation of SA survivor who helped so many of us to feel seen. What TK did, is she decided to completely disregard BG3 canon which states that sex was never his choice during the time with Cazador. He was forced into it.

Kingfisher's paladin straight up sexually assaults Astarion and she doesn't even understand this. This interview is incredibly offensive to SA survivors who connected deeply to this character. What a shame

This review does include spoilers, but there is a spoiler bar that warns you when you're about to get to them. I don't think these spoilers (in my opinion) would take away from the novel. The best tragedies always tell you the end before you get there.

I don’t think the author of this book does much thinking at all

Kingfisher directly reposted and approved of this. She perfectly knew that this line is written in there. And she wrote this book. So yeah, the author of this book does really think of Astarion as a rapist.