While I don't think this was a terrible book at all, I enjoyed the author's other YA romance, My Mechanical Romance, more. Part of it was that for half the book, Viola is just kind of infuriating and definitely in the wrong in some instances. Don't get me wrong, I emphasize with having to cater to men's opinions and deal with their jokes, but I think she took her attitude too far - which I know is the point! It just got to me after a while.

The romance itself also didn't feel super natural to me. At one point, maybe halfway through, I thought that Viola and Olivia actually had a better chemistry and almost hoped that they would get together instead. Viola and Jack are cute together, but I wasn't gushing over them getting together like I was with the characters in My Mechanical Romance.

Some of the pop culture references in this book make sense, but I also think some of them won't age super well. I did like the insights to TV and video game fandoms, and it's clear the author has spent some time in them herself and cares for those environments.

I was glad to see Viola's growth, and I loved Jack's realization that the expectations put on him don't have to define him. The messages there are very important. (I also reeeeally loved Bash and Olivia as supporting characters.) All in all, I didn't have a bad time reading this book, but I also didn't feel as connected with the story beats.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book. This review reflects my honest opinions.