This is targeted more towards teenagers and I think if I had found this in my teen years it would have meant a lot to me and helped me figure some things out a lot sooner than I had. In the About the Author, it says that Sands writes LGBTQ+ stories to add diversity and reach out to younger audiences. I think this story does that successfully. It introduces asexuality's in a way that will be relatable to many young aces and ends on a much needed hopeful note. 

As an older reader the writing is simple, with a little too much tell instead of show, and many of the characters are flat. This is perhaps to be expected since this story is a novella and is forgivable. 

The main problem I had was the treatment of homophobia in the book. There are several instances of people close to the main character saying homophobic things and then immediately changing their tune when the main character confronts them. These characters are then unconditionally supportive of the main character and her relationship from then on with out any further thought and very little discussion. It is incredibly unrealistic and I found it frustrating. Being a novella that focused on introducing asexuality the author probably didn't have much time to get in-depth with her portrayal of homophobia. It felt unsatisfying and think it would have been better if the author spent less time focusing there.