Heavy on the trauma and I kinda don’t care

This is just not great. The characters are honestly so awkward and I don't feel the chemistry. I hate that Delilah

is convinced she "doesn't deserve kindness" and is blaming herself for her mother's actions regarding her brother. And the Rowan is just weird honestly. He got super possessive over her for literally no reason and in a very weird moment. All of it is just weird. I also feel like McKenna might get in the way just based on the first interaction between her and Delilah event though they already acknowledge that they are not and will not be together.

This is boring

I'm not feeling this

I do not think that this is a bad book at all I just don't want to read it at the moment. I think that if I had finished I would have rated it 4 stars or higher.
The reason that I DNF'd is

due to the sterilization of children, in addition to the discussion about Tuskeegee. I also am just so tired of hearing that womanhood is tied to your ability to have children - which it is not. I also didn't like the potential of a relationship between Civil and the girls' father. That just felt really weird to me

I just....don't care

I would recommend this for people who like fake dating, cute pets, strong friendships, and pop culture references.

I personally didn't care much for our main character. I also thought it was odd that she didn't take time to reflect on certain parts of the interview that she went to. I totally understand that as a woman in gaming she'll have to deal with some nonsense but I'm hoping that she actually addresses all of that later in the story.