I think, like so many people, I leapt at this book for its promise of quality asexual representation, and, for the most part, it definitely lives up to that reputation. I like that it included the fact that this sexuality is indeed a wide spectrum and is different for each person. Being ace myself, I definitely related to Alice in that a lot of a person's appeal to her lies in their overall aesthetic. It may not resonate with every asexual person, but I was glad to see a character that I was able to connect with in terms of where we both lie on the spectrum.

It's definitely great to see the lead also be a biromantic Black woman, as there is the misconception that asexuality is sort of a "white-people only" sexuality, which is plain ridiculous and there needs to be more of an effort to show more diversity when including this rep. I'm glad that this book is a result of such an effort.

Unfortunately, I think every other aspect of the book felt very middle of the road to me. I didn't really get attached to many of the characters. I think Alice's interest in interior design should have been a more prevalent part in her characterization, as it first shows up more than half way through the book and then

she ends up realizing that's what she wants to do with her life, even though we mostly just see her eating and talking about shows/movies.

And even some more insight into her interest in media analysis would have been interesting, but overall even that is given only surface level attention.

And oh man, I could not stand her best friend, Feenie. She's controlling, possessive, and just really hostile in a way that made me want to shout at Alice to get away while she still can. Feenie carries out so many double standards it's ridiculous and, though there was an attempt to patch up their relationship and have some communication, it still didn't really feel like anything was made better by it. 

The romance was cute, though nothing to write home about. Overall, it's a decent enough read and one of the better asexual representations I've seen that actually goes into some of the finer aspects of that identity, but that's really the only major plus I can give it.