I’ve never cried so much while reading a book before in my life 😭😭 

I’m not on the autism spectrum, but I do have OCD and many of the symptoms presented by Anna in this book, so I felt incredibly touched. Seeing my own struggles and feelings written in such a fantastic novel, especially seeing Anna’s struggles with masking and people pleasing—it hit me so hard. This is the most enjoyment I’ve felt reading about a character’s development, I’m overwhelmed with luck at having reading this.

Moreover, I *love* Quan. He’s such an endearing, lovable character, with all his insecurities and flaws. Reading about him on his own, his struggles with self-acceptance now that he’s in remissions and with believing he deserves as much success and joy as his loved ones—it was a pleasure. I can sit here and wax poetic about his and Anna’s love for the next decade.

I’m so, so happy to have found Helen Hoang’s work when I did. She’s an incredible author and person, and I’m excited to read the second book of this trilogy that I’ve somehow skipped 😭