3.5/5
This one was my least favorite out of the series so far. While I still enjoyed it, it just didn't wow me as much as the others, and I think I will remember the least amount of details from this one. The main character's identity is really interesting, and I don't think that there are many books with explicit representation of people in this population. I am glad to see this identity and group of people being represented in literature, and reading her struggles with her identity was compelling. I liked the MC, Regan. I feel like we spent most of the time reading about sort of mundane things Regan went through in her doorway, and the end was a little rushed? There were some loose ends that didn't get resolved, and the ending was extremely abrupt. I like this series for many reasons, one of them being that the books are short but still fully fledged. I honestly think that this book specifically could have been a little longer. However, I can understand that the intended effect may have been that we know as little as Regan, so we're with her completely for the ride. Regardless, I would still recommend this series. Unless the next few books in the series reference Regan for any reason, I think you could skip this book, and it would not greatly impact your enjoyment of the series. This book did not involve any of the MCs from the previous books, and the school is not mentioned at all. Honestly, this books is really a "standalone," and if you don't want to commit to the whole series, you could just read this one to get an idea of what the books are about. HOWEVER, I will say that I don't think this book is representative of the whole series and what the *series* is about.