The first half of this book was fairly solid. Wasn't blow-me-away fantastic but was easy to read and the characters intrigued me.
The second half of this book was a mess. The relationship between the two leads was a bumpy, potholed road full of miscommunication and zero empathy for the other's situation. Morgan, who I had liked at first, nose-dived into being very annoying. All character development was rushed through in short conversations and half-epiphanies, and the ending felt abrupt and somewhat undeserved.
Pros: - Despite her rocky start, I did like Ruby. She got the most actual character development and was definitely the most interesting person in the book. - Some very potent LGBTQ+ issues were touched upon and some good points were made. However, the actual conversations were surface-level and didn't dive as deeply as they maybe should have, considering how important they were to the plot. - Someone did call Morgan on her bullshit when she got really out of hand. I had been worried it would be written off as justified because of her trials and tribulations, but thankfully it was not. Or at least not entirely. - Billy.
Cons: - The romance wasn't paced well. Some of the back and the forth at the beginning was good, but there was a bit of instalove in the later parts that didn't make sense to me. - Bumpy messy second half as mentioned above. - A couple of characters got dropped toward the end, and I would have liked more resolution. - Morgan needed a lot more character development and understanding of how her situation and perspective, while important, was not the same as every other queer person.
