TW for the book include: homophobia, implied transphobia, misogyny, talk of domestic abuse

So I want to start by saying I don't necessarily think this is a bad book. I like that there's a not-so-serious book about young women learning to fight for themselves and others. I like that there were a lot of different kinds of young women in the story. It's just that it all felt very... heavy handed. The story isn't subtle and the plot devices are equally not subtle. I understand the point of the book, I even understand the choice not to beat around the bush regarding the themes. It's only that it was so unsubtle that every single plot beat was easy to predict so nothing ever felt genuine. I know it is a work of fiction so to say it felt "scripted" would be a little on the nose but it just all felt neat in a way that made it unrealistic and jarring.

I've loved this authors works before and I did still enjoy this one, it's just not quiet what I wanted it to be. I wish there was more surprises to it, I wish some of the secondary characters had more growth. But I like how ultimately hopeful it was and I liked that it was unapologetic in its support of all women, not just ciswomen.