Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual  college students, find themselves in a big social media beef, but they don’t know each other’s real identities and they have no idea that simultaneously they’re becoming friends in real life!

We need more ace books like this!!! This was a really lighthearted, low conflict, cozy book🥰 And I loved the ace rep. It was relatable to aromantic asexuals, as well as other identities across the whole ace spectrum! The characters touched on so many topics that aro-ace people have to think about, like how friends ditch you for their significant others or worrying that you’ll wind up alone because everyone else is going to pair up with a partner. I’m not aromantic, but when the characters talked about those topics they made me feel LESS alone. And I’m so happy that teens across the asexuality spectrum will have access to the book so that they can see that they’re not alone.  

Speaking of the characters, I absolutely LOVED Sophie! Sophie and I are a lot alike. I saw myself in her so much! She was so kind and very much Type A, like myself. I even related to her turning her stuffed animals around when she knew her roommate was going to be having sex in their room while she was gone. That was so funny and definitely something I would do because those babies don’t need to be exposed to all that!😂 But I just could not connect to Jo’s character. I feel like the whole internet drama was completely her fault. She not only copied Sophie’s idea, but she kept messing with her. Jo bullies Dear Wendy (Sophie’s Instagram advice account) for fun, but it’s one sided, because it’s not fun for Dear Wendy, only stressful. If it was fun for BOTH of them I could understand, but Jo is just purposely annoying people just to be annoying and I can’t stand people like that. Jo reminds me of Jimmy Pesto from Bob’s Burgers, just annoying people for fun. But, then again, I am definitely a Wendy, so maybe that’s why I just can’t connect to Jo. She’s the complete opposite of me. The book could’ve been an easy 5/5 stars for me if I didn’t dislike one of the main characters.

But other than my dislike of Jo, I loved everything else about this book and really enjoyed it! I can’t wait for ace teens (& adults actually) everywhere to be able to read and enjoy this book!

Thank you Feiwel and Friends and NetGalley for this arc! All opinions are my own.

TW: acephobia & arophobia