read if
✅ you love dysfunctional families who kinda come together no matter what
✅ you'd like a peculiar take on found-family tropes
✅ you like thought-provoking narratives disguised as straightforward prose

don’t read if
❌ veiled/casual homophobia from characters is a no-no
❌ you like traditional storyline development and a neat ending 
❌ you can’t stand overbearing and clueless mothers