I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for this review

So. This was a book I read.

Normally in my reviews I like to talk about the plot, or the characters or *something* more interesting than whatever this book was.

I saw the cover and absolutely fell in love with it, because oh my god look at it. I read the first couple pages about hating chemistry and laughed because it was relatable. So tell me why it all went downhill from there???

The only part I only remotely liked about this whole book was the parents. Which is surprising considering they don't even get talked about a lot. I liked how Zepka made them supportive of Dylan's sexuality which isn't super common in queer books. They might be the only reason the book didn't get a 1 star review.

Now for the things I disliked:
#1. There was absolutely no chemistry between Dylan and Jordan. None. Zilch. Nada. I could replace either of them with cardboard cutouts and no one would notice.

#2. The plot. Where is it. There was this really cool concept about superpowers and sci-fi and shady companies and somehow the author made it all really bland. The whole book was just boring.

#3. Side characters. I honestly cannot even remember their names. They were entirely forgettable, seemed to solely exist for Dylan, had no personalities.

#4. The writing. Now generally, I don't like to mention author's writing styles because everyone has unique styles and what might appeal to me wouldn't necessarily appeal to anyone else. Except for the first 70 or so pages, there are the most stunted sentences I have ever read. The conversations are lifeless, and the characters seem to just be there for the sake of being there.

#4.5. Adding onto the writing, the whole book felt like it was a first draft. I think if had been edited a lot more, with more life added onto the characters, maybe it could've been great, but eh. 

I honestly could go on about parts I didn't like (seriously, there were so many.) but for the sake of my own sanity, I will restrain. 

I will say though, I understand this is a debut novel, and the author was bound to not be at their best. If they do publish any more novels I would be interested in reading those to see if they're any better.