books | The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong

I don't often go looking for books based on representation, but recently I did do a search for books with explicitly asexual main characters. I turned up a few and this was the first one I've actually read. The book jacket description is:

Hunted by those who want to study his gravity powers, Jes makes his way to the best place for a mixed-species fugitive to blend in: the pleasure moon. Here, everyone just wants to be lost in the party. It doesn’t take long for him to catch the attention of the crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job. When the boss gets wind of the bounty on Jes’ head, he makes an offer: do anything and everything asked of him, or face vivisection. With no other options, Jes fulfills the requests: espionage, torture, demolition. But when the boss sets the circus up to take the fall for his about-to-get-busted narcotics operation, Jes and his friends decide to bring the mobster down together. And if Jes can also avoid going back to being the prize subject of a scientist who can’t wait to dissect him? Even better.

My ultimate verdict is that while it was passably enjoyable and I did like the ace representation, it was a deeply forgettable book.

Recommend if you:

Really want asexual rep
Like fluffy romances with little conflict
Enjoy found family tropes
Are not looking for something very complex

Do not recommend if:

You want romance to be a main focus of the story
You want interpersonal relationships with realistic conflict or drama
You are not a fan of a YA writing style (this book is not YA, but it reads like it is)

Longer review on my main