This wasn’t bad, but you could tell something was missing – maybe it was too low stakes or the characters didn’t develop much. Dragonfruit is strictly plot development. 

But I did enjoy the female friendship (spoiler:

You think it’s going to be typical girl hate but Rosamie has different motives for wanting Sam’s affection

), the dragonfruit lore + the sentient tattoos, how characters aren’t just black and white with morality, and the tense family relations of Jejomar. 

There’s potential for a very sweet ‘childhood friends to lovers’ romance here, but it’s almost nonexistent and rapid. 

2.5