i finished this book forever ago and i’ve genuinely been unable to stop thinking about it for the past like two months. not because i loved it, but because this is by far the absolute worst book i’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. this book feels like something i would’ve written and been proud of in the 5th grade. it truly shocks me to my core that this is a published work. i think i read all the way through out of nothing but sheer spite and disbelief.

some of my gripes include but are not limited to:

• the plot being stagnant and generally making zero sense

• the setting in which everyone is somehow simultaneously extremely misogynistic and conservative but still gay allies

• the main character being an insufferable pick me, getting called out on it, and still proceeding to have absolutely no character development in nearly 400 pages.

• the almost cartoonishly one dimensional cast of characters and incredibly tepid relationship between the two girls

• special shout out to the shockingly hysterical sex scene in which one girl dies as soon as she climaxes. the sole reason this book received one singular star in enjoyment and not a zero

i will give the author her flowers where they’re due; i will not be able to stop thinking about this book for a long time. if this book has no haters that means i’ve died. this book made me homophobic towards my own community, and the author has for sure made an enemy out of me. i am truly shocked by how much hatred i now know im capable of experiencing

i finished this book forever ago and i’ve genuinely been unable to stop thinking about it for the past like two months. not because i loved it, but because this is by far the absolute worst book i’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. this book feels like something i would’ve written and been proud of in the 5th grade. it truly shocks me to my core that this is a published work. i think i read all the way through out of nothing but sheer spite and disbelief.

some of my gripes include but are not limited to:

• the plot being stagnant and generally making zero sense

• the setting in which everyone is somehow simultaneously extremely misogynistic and conservative but still gay allies

• the main character being an insufferable pick me, getting called out on it, and still proceeding to have absolutely no character development in nearly 400 pages.

• the almost cartoonishly one dimensional cast of characters and incredibly tepid relationship between the two girls

• special shout out to the shockingly hysterical sex scene in which one girl dies as soon as she climaxes. the sole reason this book received one singular star in enjoyment and not a zero

i will give the author her flowers where they’re due; i will not be able to stop thinking about this book for a long time. if this book has no haters that means i’ve died. this book made me homophobic towards my own community, and the author has for sure made an enemy out of me. i am truly shocked by how much hatred i now know im capable of experiencing