this was an absolutely miserable read for me. if i was being petulant i’d give it a 1 star, but i’m also cognizant enough to know that i strongly misunderstood what the genre was. the comedic tone then affected me so negatively the whole first half that my enjoyment simply never recovered. had i gone in with no genre or tone expectations it would have gotten a 3 so that’s what i’ll give it. i wish i could have enjoyed it more.