This is by no means a perfect book, but I found it a refreshing take on several things. We have a fat MC who is ambivalent about her body, not actively hating it, but bracing for impact when it comes to the scrutiny of sexual and romantic partners. Highly relatable!

How you can get stuck on pining mode for years and end up forgetting what it is about the person you are pining for that you even liked in the first place. (If you haven't done this, congrats! But also, like, if you haven't done this, it probably feels very improbable and might account for the low-ish rating on this one. Believe me, the author got it very right. Not relatable to everyone, but those who get it GET IT.)

I agree that the withholding of information is frustrating, but it's also very believable to me. And the characters were so open with each other in many other ways, so it didn't bother me too much. I read this in basically a day and traditionally published romance doesn't always keep me reading straight through. 

I also don't mind a single POV, and I think it was effective here. Plus, the grand gestures were so cute and in character, and I don't know if it would have had the same impact if we'd been in Theo's head. He was a great cinnamon roll character, and some of the things he said were really swoon-worthy, but not out of character or over the top. Just . . . what we (and Marcela, of course) need to hear.

This reads like a refutation of other reviews, but I guess I'm mainly saying that things that seem to bother other readers actually really worked for me, and I'm definitely looking forward to more from this author!