The Scottish Play (Polyam Fam Series) by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Maisie Dickinson
The Scottish Play by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Phoebe Alexander’s The Scottish Play follows Molly, a bisexual polyamorous playwright, and Lachlan, the Scottish guy that Molly’s girlfriend finds to play the lead in Molly’s play. During their time together, Molly and Lachlan fall for each other, Lachlan learns more about polyamory, and both of them have to face their fears. Firstly, polyamorous romance is such an interesting concept and I think really important representation. However, I felt like the way it was portrayed – as well as bisexuality – was often inaccurate or bordering on fetishisation. It’s really well written, with strong characterisation, and detailed and interesting backstories, but at times I felt the dialogue during the intimate scenes made me cringe, and sometimes it seemed to focus more on smut than plot. I did love the way the polyamorous grand romantic gesture/happily ever after was written, though. I recommend this book because I do think it’s important representation and I admire Phoebe for writing this. I didn’t love this story but I did enjoy the writing, so I would love to read more of Phoebe’s work or this series in future. ‘She was as radiant as the sun. I shouldn’t have been surprised by her gravitational pull when I was just a fading moon.’
