I enjoyed this book a lot! I really liked both Ray and Simone. They were so different from each other, but Simone just couldn't resist Ray's sunshine. I haven't read many books that involved a nonbinary person facing the consequences of coming out to a shitty employer, and I think that was a really powerful thing to write about. Not every story ends well in that regard, which is what makes coming out so scary to begin with. Luckily for Ray, they had the support of their friends, and they were able to grin and bear it long enough to secure something even better, but reading about their experience through Simone's eyes I think was a really important. Simone desperately wanted Ray to knew she supported them, but at the same time, she had to learn a very important lesson: sometimes supporting someone means trusting them when they tell you to stop fighting for them. It was really hard for Simone to understand why, and it led to some huge problems between them, but it also led to her fully understanding the situation(eventually) and becoming a better ally to Ray. The frustrating thing about this book for me was that pesky miscommunication trope. I get that people have miscommunications all the time in real life, and it's a realistic way to create tension and drama but waiting until the last 20 pages to clear up the fact that they both thought the other didn't want anything more than friendship really killed me 🥴 I loved the way it ended up coming out, I thought the situation in which it happened was sweet and wonderful, but my God, it took so long to get there! That said, I think this book was a very good read, and I definitely recommend it! Especially if you're wanting to broaden your reading to include more nb/trans voices and experiences.