This is not my typical genre, but I had high hopes due to it being on a list dubbed: it’s gay and it slaps.

And indeed it does slap.

I really found myself hooked by this story, and the budding relationship between Alex and Harry.

Is the world-building idealistic? Yes, but that’s why I love it. It gave me a chance to escape into a world that just makes me feel happy. Less of the complicated, messy stuff and more of the cheese.

Is their relationship basically perfect the whole book? Yes, and I’m also okay with that. Sometimes you need a book where nothing really goes wrong.

I do want to say that I get that Alex can be jarring, however I think that a lot of his abrasiveness is received as affectionate and jokey, and that’s okay. Some people are like that—I love my friends and we call each other names. HOWEVER, I also recognize that it can quickly turn toxic, and can become verbal abuse.