Actually rating 3.75

I really did enjoy this book, don't be alarmed by my rating. This book is SO important! It sheds light on asexuality, a valid and often disregarded sexuality. I found it very informative and I love the way it was handled throughout the novel. Especially some things that Alice's therapist tells her and how her friends view it, that part is very important. I loved reading from her perspective and came to love this aesthetic loving girl and all that she stood for. I was just left feeling there was some unneeded subplots that took away from the story. So much of the story is Alice figuring out who she is and how her feelings for Takumi work into everything that it just felt unnecessary to include the fight between her and Feenie.

I think what bothers me the most is that there is no resolution. Feenie refuses to talk to Alice after she leaves a party her and Ryan invited her to, to go have sex in another room. Alice is completely validated in her actions and thoughts! Who would want to stay at a party where you know no one and where you are being harassed by other party goers- certainly not me. When Takumi comes and Alice leaves with him I saw no problem. The whole thing where Feenie and Ryan are upset with her for doing the same thing she did is just bothersome to me. Feenie just can't let it go and constantly rubs it in Alice's face-that doesn't seem like friend behaviour to me. And to make things worse, when they do confront one another, there is no apology given to Alice from Feenie (at least to my recollection).

For me, this part took away from the rest of the story and its main message. It wasn't something I could ignore as it is reoccuring throughout the entire thing. I just wish there was less of that and more character building of Ryan and Feenie.