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I was enjoying this book, but I had only gotten 5% in when the author made a Harry Potter reference. It’s 2025 and this book is going to be published in 2026, so there are no excuses for including references to a book that is written by an author who is actively harming the trans community. As a nonbinary person, it completely takes me out of the story when someone references Harry Potter. I immediately stop enjoying a book as much when a reference to this IP is made and cannot keep reading this book knowing that this author included a reference to it. There are no excuses for being ignorant to the harm JKR is causing and authors can absolutely substitute these references for other things without changing the content of the story. Do better.