I’m a huge fan of the Hulu show based off this book and honestly found the book largely disappointing. I’d like to think this might have been from seeing the show first, but I don’t think that is it. The story moved slow and a lot of the scenes didn’t feel particularly significant nor gave us much idea what the characters were like and why we should feel invested in them. There was a period toward the end in which the pace picked up and the book became a lot more enjoyable.

Honestly, I’d skip the book and just watch the show. It’s great.