This is definitely the type of book that grew on me gradually. At first, I felt like Maggie's situation and especially her approach to handling it was kinda... too messy? Too dramatic? But the more I delved into her life and her feelings, the more I realized that was precisely the point. Yeah, Maggie is messy, dramatic, and generally a girl-shaped natural disaster constantly hitting herself and those around her. But she's at that stage of coming of age and figuring herself out where it's totally okay to be all that. It's more than okay to mess up dreadfully and then learn from your mistakes, and the book shows it very well.

I ended up absolutely loving so many things about this book. Maggie herself, her family, her friends, all the emotional connections she was figuring out: her search for closure with her ex-boyfriend, for clarity with her straight best friend who's suddenly sending mixed signals, for a potential clean start with the new girl in her group. 

I was delighted, as I always am in these cases, to see a queer character who's already out, accepted, and has a strong support network. Whatever messes Maggie creates or has to deal with, they never have anything to do with being subjected to homophobia or biphobia (although she does deal with a bit of internalized biphobia, and it's handled quite thoughtfully I felt). Some other details I enjoyed include the descriptions of Maggie's photography and all the music references. 

All in all, this book just has so much soul and provides the perfect mixture of teenage heartache and heartwarming wholesomeness.