Somewhere around 50-60% of the way through, this book crossed solidly into tolerable as Eliza took back agency and the plot started picking up; I did appreciate the ironic twist that came up but thought the resolution came too neatly, and the epilogue was ridiculously clichéd.

Before that shift, I wasn't sure I could be bothered to finish — honestly, I felt like recounting the first meeting in so much detail then just summarizing the next ten+ years in a few paragraphs didn't work for me pacing-wise — but I suppose it's fine if you're into the whole heteronormative traditional nuclear family drama.