edit: after some consideration I decided to change my rating from 4 to 3 stars. I wanted to rate this book higher because of the ace rep, but the truth is that I just didn't enjoy it that much, and that aromisic comment was unnecessary. it's still an okay book, but that's all.

Actual rating: 3.5 stars maybe

This was a good book, but reading it was incredibly difficult for me personally.

Characters: This has a heteromantic asexual girl protagonist and two mlm characters (one bi and one gay maybe? but no labels are used for them).

Warnings:
- one of the parents has cancer and it's discussed sometimes in the book
- there were some parts about Tash's asexuality that kinda read like "but don't worry, I still feel romantic attraction!!" and like? hello? aro people are a thing? edit: also a line early on that outright implies aro people are like robots, even though it doesn't use the word aro
- but most importantly, just... Tash has supportive friends, but there's a lot of self-doubt when it comes to her ever finding a boyfriend who will accept her for being ace (also:

the guy she likes actually DOES end up being a huge asshole about it, which was honestly a disappointment and kinda came out of nowhere for me

) and it was really hard to deal with reading that as someone who has the same thoughts

I'd say this book has realistic ace rep, but it certainly didn't make me feel good about myself. It does end on a positive note though, so maybe others will like it more.