Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Representation: trans man (P) as love interest, qenderqueer mc, disability
*P has a prosthetic leg
*Jalen has lost some of their fingers

Set in Melbourne, Australia & they go to Sydney.

This story was interesting, but I felt it as just okay for my liking. Since the story was only 44 pages, there wasn't much time for the author to really fully introduce you the characters. You're only told the bits and pieces of their personality and life story to fit the story line i.e. how they became disabled, their love for shitty sci-fi movies and coffee. Also, as a trans guy there were some word choices that really bothered me. For instance, mentioning the trans character's female parts when describing a sex scene or any sexual activity. Also, you're not really told much about how the genderqueer character likes to present as side from them being asked their pronouns and saying "they/them", I felt off when P is talking to Jalen's sister and refers to Jalen as her sister. Jalen and P's romance was insta-love, which I can normally handle but this was too much for me. P was abrasive and it was a love at first sight romance.

That being said, there were times I could relate to this book such as when the characters talk about the feeling of being misgendered, & P's relationship with his mother.