As I actually enjoyed the book otherwise and wanted to be able to keep reading the author, I went ahead and wrote them a note.

I was...not particularly thrilled by the response.

Y& #39;all can judge for yourself though: https://twitter.com/KatjeXia/status/1272716013172187137">https://twitter.com/KatjeXia/...

Katje,

I& #39;m delighted you& #39;re enjoying the series. And I& #39;m sorry if the reference to Taiwan offended you. I felt the sentence you referred to spoke more to the behavior of military men than anything else.

Any location where off-duty military visit could have been used, including San Diego, Seattle, etc. I used Taiwan rather subconsciously...due to chance comments from my husband, a military veteran.

My editor, who spent much of her life in Asia, stated the reference wasn& #39;t incorrect. But, again, almost every country, every city, every location in the world has red-light districts that cater to men looking for a good time.

Hugs & again, I apologize if the reference upset you, (author name)

Me:

Welp.