I keep finding great accounts of transness and gender experiences, but in books where the protagonists are straight. This one has a good amount of gay and bi content, but just not enough for me! Still, it was a very fun read, beautifully told, made me laugh out loud plenty of times, and most importantly it made me feel understood.

I found it maybe a little too ambitious - the last third felt like a too-long epilogue, as though the author wanted to cover too much territory (could have been a compelling sequel, but as it was, felt rushed to me!). I would have preferred some of the relationships left untidy, and I felt the last-minute love interest was an unnecessary and kind of forced happily ever after for Pen.

But overall, definitely recommended reading!!!