I got this on audiobook for a roadtrip and it was good for that purpose--entertaining, engaging, but easy enough to dip in and out of without getting lost. It's a cute queer romcom and I think teens, especially those who are into cosplay/streaming/conventions/etc will dig it. Also it's fun that it's set in the Boston area.

That said for me as an adult I was like squinting a liil bit at some of the very sweaty machinations required to get this plot in motion, like the SPECIFICITY of Raffy's mom's whole deal was......a lot? and I still don't really understand

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Inaya and Luca's motivatations for cosplaying together and then splitting...it seemed like very plot-dependent heel turns and then redemption arcs but she was like "I'm ambitious...I want to win so I'll sabotage you...but I only want to win against the BEST so I'll help you..." like ok girl so why'd you sabotage them then....also very sus that this HUGE international cosplay convention has 3 kids from the same high school in the final 4 but ok

Anyway those are minor grumps really.

The audiobook was fine, not an annoying narrator but also not one where I'm like "wow the audiobook was amazing, you should definitely prioritize listening over reading."