2.5 stars.

I can definitely see why some people love, some people hate, and some people are ambivalent or indifferent towards this book; I fall into that last group (ambivalent and/or indifferent).

Personally I wasn't a huge fan of the art style — each panel is worth probably two thousand words, but the way the characters are drawn just doesn't appeal to me — and the content/themes are so subtle that it was uncomfortable to read. There's a lot of internalized misogyny (including slut-shaming), trying to grow up too fast, lashing out at family and friends: all things that I remember from my own adolescence — but as nostalgic as that age [early teens] feels, these aren't things I'm proud of. It's relatable in an almost shameful way.

And I like to think I've matured, whereas Rose and Windy don't seem to have. Although there is some character progression by the end (probably a realistic amount, considering this is set over a single summer), it's immensely unsatisfying because they don't really learn or resolve anything.

(None of this is to say that this is a bad book, just that I like it a lot more in premise than in practice.)