So the first time around, I read this only with the physical book and I STRUGGLED and gave it a 2 stars.

My friend asked me to try it again and suggested the audiobook (which had since been released) so I figured I'd give it a shot. Emma Fenney did an amazing job narrating this book which is why I bumped my rating up to 3 stars. She really did make it come alive. However, the characters still felt so flat and one-dimensional to me (this could totally be a product of it being a translation). Because they just felt...meh, I could not care or even make sense of any of the relationships. I saw a few people comment on my socials that they thought book one was just okay but that the sequel was much better so should my library get the second title on audiobook, I will borrow it and give it a shot. I'm so sad I didn't love these books because the covers are so gorgeous.