This was like so many things I love put together how could I not love it?? Boy whose an orphan and stays detached from everyone, guy with big (amazing, loving, wacky family), fake relationship, animals.

It’s nice to read a book where the characters being queer isn’t even a thing. There’s no coming out, there’s no surprise from any of the family members that he brought a guy home.

And the family in this book felt so real - caring and kind but also fucking ridiculous and weird. I’ve only started dipping my toe into Jay’s books but I’m so excited to read more