There’s no nice way to say it.
This was bland and boring.
In addition we get the classic plot devices 
-transphobia 
-deadnaming
-queerphobia
-hateful family members 
idk, I think as an avid queer romance reader, these topics are simply overused.
The plot wasn’t strong enough to let me ignore it.
2.5 is my baseline for neutral 
I reduced 0.25 for the listed points