I adore Kip and Scott; they're such cutie patooties with each other. I love the dialogue between them, which makes me really sad that a majority of their story is so mid and so repetitive. I genuinely didn’t enjoy this book till the last hour, which is a bummer. The last hour was definitely the strongest; it made me feel it and believe it; it made me giggle; it made me so happy for them; they actually felt real and not like 1 dimensional characters, unfortunately or maybe fortunately to some, this book is so repetitive, yes, with their dialogue a little bit or the lack of more like it lol because they are having sex every other word , which is totally fine, but it ends up getting to a point where you get desensitized, and it almost feels like they cannot be together unless they are fucking,it felt a little icky to me because they end up feeling more like like fuck buddies who would low key confess their love randomly, but yet we didn’t see any of that, which ended up making me not so invested in their love story; it ends up feeling so surface level; it’s really a bummer I really believe that these characters deserve a great story they are great characters and they’re so easy to love, so it’s a bit unfortunate overall; I just wanted to see those moments between them that didn’t always have to lead to sex it really started to feel like a crutch at some points, but honestly, props to the author; I swear every sex scene was different. And that’s honestly talent I don’t know how you can write that many scenes of them essentially doing the same thing yet make it feel new every time, so props. It sucks I do want to give this book a lower rating just because, genuinely, out of 10 hours of this audiobook, maybe 1 hour and 30 minutes was the best if I didn’t read this through audio. I probably wouldn’t have finished it, and yes, that narrator was so goofy narrating Kip; oh my God like it’s worse then you could imagine genuinely. Love the characters, but I definitely wish this book was edited down or had more substance for their story.

Oh my god, OH MY GOD, this was absolutely a 6 star read. I had the most giddy time the yearning and the banter. Aaaa, I was giggling so much I had butterflies. I absolutely adore our FMC and MMC; they are so perfect. She is genuinely so hilarious and endearing, and he is so kind and attentive and emotionally mature and just so damn attractive. Aaaaaa, I can't. I’ve binged this book for 10 hours, and I’ve had a smile the whole way through. Yes, this romance was top notch, but also the family dynamics and the commentary on not feeling like you're enough of your culture and the feeling of not being queer enough were woven in effortlessly. I genuinely felt seen in so many ways. I seriously wish this book were 1,000 plus pages because I just need more of it. I really hope this book blows up. Anahita Karthik deserves all her flowers. If you like a coming of age story and a sweet first romance, you’ll love this.

That was such a fun read. It’s been so long since I’ve read a sci-fi or a heist book. I definitely see why people compare this book to Ocean's Eight and Six of Crows. I love the found family aspect. The characters were really fun to follow, and I definitely felt the pressure and anxiety since it was such a high stakes job for all of them, but especially Edie. I was definitely invested and worried for all their well being. The atmosphere of the world was really interesting. It was a little confusing at first, but then I ended up really falling into the story. It felt like I was watching a movie. Also, there was amazing queer rep, and also it had so much culture with the Hawaiian rep; definitely pick up the audiobook. It was a great one. I'm not sure why I see so many reviews looking down upon or not agreeing with the spice scene because it’s “too much” for young adults, because I often think we forget "young adult" is technically 12 to 18, and I honestly think this is more than OK. Often times in middle school you learn about sex education, and especially in this day and age, I don’t think anybody is going to be unaware. I don’t know; to me, I didn’t really find it to be a big deal.

This book is absolutely worth the hype. It was so crazy. Heartbreaking grotesque, and just shocking, like just when you think it can’t get any more sadistic and insane. It just does. This book held my attention so easily; I definitely couldn’t put it down. The audiobook was definitely amazing. It added more panic for me personally because things would be delivered in such a mundane monotone way, and it will be such crazy reveals that it added another layer of panic for me for our FMC’s safety and well being, very much screaming at my phone, Get out of there immediately There’s absolutely fantastic commentary woven throughout it; it never felt clunky; it flowed perfectly. I need to pick up the physical to re read and annotate; definitely such a one of a kind read. I will definitely be thinking about this one for a while. I can’t wait to pick up more from this author.