This book tackles so many big and important things that naturally, it isn't going to be totally successful at all of them. The "girl changes herself for a guy" is obviously a classic trope, and my jaded self is skeptical that someone in Tye's position would still really want anything to do with Nala after all her lying. But I did appreciate the social critique about the alienation of wokeness. This is definitely something I struggle with, more on Imani/Tye's side of things (although hopefully not as bad!), but hearing Nala's perspective in this story gave me some food for thought about how conviction for social change can sometimes come off *too* judgemental to the point where it turns people off to your message, almost on principal (because no one likes feeling shamed). Overall, a solid YA novel with very relevant themes to this point in history.