Despite the main characters claiming to be modern and forward thinking, the book heavily relies on sexist stereotypes. Women can’t drive well, men are executives, and breasts are brought up so many times I just got tired of it. There was also way too much describing what drives the characters - it felt like I was reading the same sentences about her brother and his sister over and over. Let the characters have actions not specifically clarified like by a psychologist. Readers are smart enough to connect an action with the motivation and background of a character, it doesn’t have to be spelled out every time. 

The more I thought about it the more I realized I enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged and was beautiful, but I wish there had been a longer ending with more resolution shown between the main character and love interest. There was such a great chemistry with them by the end, the book felt rushed when it had so much potential for more discovery in that relationship. 

I generally enjoyed the plot, although the start was slow. But there were a lot of parts that felt to me (a white person) as very the Man Writes Woman equivalent to White Person Writes Black Person... especially when white women gush over the main character (who is Black) telling her they wish they looked like her. Then the love interest is praised for having “snowwhite skin.” After reading it, I saw some good critiques from POC readers who were also bothered by these things. As much as I wanted to enjoy it, the ending was rushed and unbelievable. 

It took me a while to get into this book, but the last 1/4th made it completely worth it