to preface: my friends convinced me to read this because i’m skeptical of any books that are both straight and blow up on social media. i am so glad i finally picked it up! 
first, olive being demisexual (inferred, not outright mentioned) was so fun for me, an asexual demiromantic. the tropes in the book were all done well, and i feel like all of the characters were well developed. sometimes i find that side characters don’t get developed enough to feel like real people, but that wasn’t the case here. 
i liked the story focusing on an educated woman who refuses to change who she is to fit in. 
overall, this story was so fun and i can’t wait to read ali’s whole backlog of books.