This is a lovely ownvoices story about a nonbinary teen with anxiety navigating life after they are kicked out by their unsupportive parents after coming out.
Ben is a really interesting character and I enjoyed following them on their journey from an anxiety-ridden mess, traumatized and (understandably) feeling like they have to hide their true self to a person that's a lot more confident, especially due to supportive friends and their sister.
This is not a book that's easy to read and the depiction of anxiety, depression, trauma and nonbinary identity are incredibly well written and realistic, but also something that is not easy to sit with and something I struggled with a bit while reading. It just hits very close to home and this depiction is heartbreaking. I did enjoy that despite delving quite deeply into negative experiences, this book managed to still stay hopeful and all in all I very much enjoyed it.
It is a slow and melancholic story, but all in all also very uplifting. Definitely a great YA debut and something I could see being very important to younger nonbinary readers.

TW for anxiety, panic attacks, depression, child abuse (emotional), parental abandonment, misgendering, homophobia.