First of all, trigger warnings for the book re: suicide, assault, dysphoria and anxiety.
Second, wow. I definitely did not have this exact experience in any way but spending my late adolescence and early teens on tumblr definitely made this book feel very real. What an intense, both positive and horrifying thing that teens are helping each other through really hard and dangerous experiences and choices. This was less of a storyline and more of an exploration into Riley's perspective, and I appreciated that.

I know a book is good when I stay up until 5am to finish it (oops). There were many times I looked at how far I was and wondered how much more of the book could possibly be written, and then why all these new branches kept being introduced, but it all paid off beautifully. I love the Jewish thread of the story and how many little winks at other fairytales were included. I even was glad, however small and not super positively portrayed, that queerness exists in this world. This book kept surprising me, and it is a rich and layered tale.

4.5 I really enjoyed hearing about his life but also am not 100% on board with all of his perspectives