This was a rough read, honestly. While it's cool to get more of Luna and the world building there, the protagonist being the villain was kind of rough. At times, you could absolutely relate to the lonely little girl who didn't have the right words, but more often than not it was just real villainy. I'm talking lack of consent all over the place. Gaslighting. Real toxic bullshit. And sure, I knew going in that this was the villain's perspective and how she came to be. As Brooklyn 99 says, "Cool story, still murder."

All in all, definitely the weakest book in the series so far as I've read. I would not read this too early, as it spoils the other Lunar Chronicles books to some degree, but I feel like it's easy enough to read once you have at least the first two books under your belt.