Somehow the books I feel the least passionate about get some of the longest reviews. Why do I do this.

Anyway, let's get into it!

The Bad:
The plot was... slow? I guess that's the best way to describe it. To me it honestly just felt like buildup to a sequel. Nothing much happens for most of it, there's some action for the climax but not nearly enough, and then it's over.

The biggest issue, though, which made the above more blatant, was that the main characters, Tilly and Oskar, never felt fleshed out. If I was asked, I honestly wouldn't be able to define their personalities. At some points in the book, it seems like one of them is reckless and the other is more levelheaded, but then later on it switches? Having to constantly second-guess where their character arcs even started made it impossible for me to get super into the story.

The last thing is minor and more of a personal preference, but I love party scenes and the fact that the characters talked about an upcoming party basically the entire book and then we didn't even end up getting to see it made me very sad.

The Good:
Audiobooks are portrayed as a fully valid way of reading. This passes the vibe check.

I'm used to seeing fast friendships in MG, where the characters get along/team up almost immediately. That's perfectly fine, of course, but here Tilly and Oskar have a bit of a rough patch as they get to know each other. They struggle to actually build their friendship for a while, which I thought was an interesting and realistic idea.

I didn't think it was a bad book at all! There were definitely scenes that were fun to read and even the slow parts weren't intolerable.