So this was good. Creepy, check. Somewhat thrilling. But it takes a really bizarre left turn about the 60% mark. And I still don’t know how I feel about that. I don’t think I ever quite got past it.

I’d also like to mention the ace representation here, which I’m of two minds about. On one hand, I applaud Zoe for her confidence and certainty in who she is and her sexual identity. To a certain degree, I think it’s really important for there to be someone like Zoe who knows who she is and can push back against any acephobia and/or any outside denial of asexuality. Fifteen years ago, I would offhandedly say things about how I didn’t think I would ever get married or want to have sex, and I got a lot of people either misinterpreting what I was saying (“Marriage is just a piece of paper. If you don’t want to marry your partner, that’s ok too!”) or people would disregard what I was telling them (“You’ll change your mind when you find the right person.”) If I had read this book back then, Zoe would have blown my mind.

However, as I think I’ve made pretty clear, my path to realizing my sexuality was very different from Zoe’s, and that made it hard for me to relate.

Side note: cheers to Grayson who is too fucking good for this world.