This book is devastating but hopeful. If you're looking for a light read, this isn't it. It deals with extreme existentialism. But that's sci fi for you. That aside it's a very well written romance. Probably my favourite book I've read so far this year. 

As a young queer person, I often find myself thinking back on all the known and unknown historical queers that came before me. This book feels like a love letter to them. It's saying "you existed, we see you" and that is perhaps the aspect of this book that stays with me the most after finishing it. The world of RW&RB gives me hope, especially at a time when women, queer people, and poc are facing an unprecedented number of harmful legislation in the US. It gives me hope that even if we can't have a world like RW&RB now, that there will come a time when a gay prince and first son could actually have a happy ending. I leave you with this quote from Sappho; "Someone, I tell you, will remember us, even in another time."

I have a habit of reading books I know I'll hate, just to be able to put those feelings into words. THGWSWLS is the second most disgusting book I've read, right after The Troop (for those who have read it, you can see the irony.) Things Have Gotten Worse is a masterclass in being disgusting for the sake of being disgusting. There is practically no plot, and the 'twist' is hardly believable nor purposeful (other than !thankfully! bringing the book to a close.) Look, just because this isn't for me doesn't mean YOU'LL hate it, if 100 pages of chatlogs and emails detailing grafic gore fetishism is something you're into i couldn't recommend this book more. (Not to mention 50% of the page being taken up by email formatting...) Please .. just spare yourself. I wasted a day reading this so you don't have to.

truly disgusting with no redeeming aspects.

do yourself a favor and skip this one. I've read 4 books this year and this is the worst so far. awful characters, racism, absolutely no substance. you would get more out of a peanuts comic strip than this joke of a book.