This is a complicated character-focused book that has many triggers such as miscarriage, transphobia, and abuse. The plot meanders through Reese, Ames, and Katrina's lives (though significantly more focused on Reese and Ames), yet still forms a narrative that kept me engaged. I do think that if this book hadn't been written by a trans woman, it would've felt inauthentic and possibly even unrealistic. But knowing that this is an Own Voices book builds trust in what the characters are going through. I feel like we didn't get to know Katrina well enough, rather only seeing her through Reese and Ames's lenses, and saw her more as a plot device than a character. There's so much trauma and toxicity in these characters that you can't help but read it. They aren't necessarily "good" people, but their actions aren't glorified and you can't help but feel for them.