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This book was a ROLLER COASTER. I've never read any other Anna Dorn books (though I see I've had one on my TBR for a while now) and went in totally blind. All I knew is that it was going to be super gay, so obviously I was on board.

Astrid isn't meant to be a particularly likable character, and there were times when I was like, "Eh, this is veering a bit too close to cliche for me" � sardonic, depressed young woman who copes via drugs and alcohol addiction — but then there were little touches that made me LOL and go, "I mean, she ain't wrong!" that made me forget my skepticism and I loved her anyway. The perfume obsession hit me since it's an obsession of mine too — I'm impressionable so I immediately went and ordered a decant of Reine de Nuit. Leave me alone.

Dorn really captured a lot of thoughts that have run through my brain re: queer culture and delivered them in such a way that I kinda felt violated that she was inside my brain like that. To see some of these observations on the page was oddly hilarious but also kinda validating, so I loved that. This is definitely a book that's very Of Its Time in the sense that there are loads of pop culture references that make it feel very current (and will likely feel nostalgic in the future) but I loved it. Fast-paced, f**ked up (starring out since I don't know if my foul mouth is permitted on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ), and a whole lot of fun.

Thanks to NetGalley as usual for the ARC!