Unimpressed

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1.5 stars. I am not impressed and don't understand the hype this book got. I felt like it dragged on too long, the constant struggle with their feelings got old. I didn't feel the romance at all so I had nothing to hold on to and root for. I kept hoping it would get better but it didn't.

I did love Stella's passion for her work and how smart and independent she was. Secondary character, Quan might have been my favourite. I didn't care for Michael. The men she knew before were terrible and set the bar really low for him and he still couldn't make it over that bar. His sex talk was nauseating and had me rolling my eyes.

I was looking forward to the main character being autistic, but it seemed to focus on the belief that autism is a flaw and something to overcome. Any signs of her autism seemingly disappeared when he was around and I wondered where her support system was. I wish it addressed the fact that neither of them had anything to be ashamed of - not autism, lack of education, parents.

I absolutely hated the 'i'll seduce her out of her anxiety' part. Their relationship was too obsessive to be healthy.