This should've been right up my alley — great LGBTQ rep, vaguely Pride and Prejudicey, supportive friends, outgoing sunshiney character paired with kinda snobby buttoned-up character, examination of family dynamics and legacy of hurt — but the whole thing was a bit of a slog. I didn't connect with either of the characters, and the pacing and writing style didn't work for me at all. Almost DNF'd so many times that I finally started skimming the narrative and reading the dialogue just to get through it.