This book is intended for a young adult audience, but (as someone who doesn't really like YA) I still enjoyed it thoroughly. Teen romance isn't normally up my alley either, but this book is so much more than that. 

Lily's story will resonate with any queer immigrant that's ever had to come out to their family. It'll resonate with those of us that have ever felt closeted, or ostracised, or "guilty of" our queerness, and it's an honest, unashamed portrayal thereof. 

I've read books I liked more this year, and I've read books I've felt more drawn in by, but there was still something about Last Night At The Telegraph Club that kept me engaged. It's well written (and narrated, in the case of the audiobook), the ending is realistic, and overall it's a great story that felt believable, because I know people it's happened to. The intersectionality in the book is well handled, and it's clear that Lo has done her due diligence with researching the time period through the lens of queer history. Overall - a really solid, intensely relatable read that had me on the edge of my seat at times.