4.0

quick thoughts:

i adored this! the only thing holding me back from a higher rating was the fact that:

a) the romance was between a 16yo girl in high school and a 20yo man who worked for her father's business
b) how frustratingly obvious this was written by an american author, despite being set in australia with an aussie cast


➸ Trigger warnings for
ableism & ableist language (central theme), racism & racial slurs, microaggressions discussed, classism, physical, emotional & verbal parental abuse, depression, delusions & hallucinations discussed (op), graphic suicide attempt recounted, suicide & suicidal ideation discussed, alcohol consumption, pregnancy mentioned, forced hospitalisation recounted, forced pyschiatric hospitalisation of a parent, animal cruelty (op), and bullying
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▷ Representation: Anna (mc) is Chinese-Australia; Rory (li) has depression; Chinese, queer & neurodiverse scs.

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