3* Only OK. The tale felt a bit disjointed, and I didn't feel as if I knew, saw or cared for the characters.

This book does follow the blurb, but unfortunately the blurb led me to believe that the tale would be funnier, more interesting and more romantic. Instead, it sounded as if Carter was a tad depressed, had low self-esteem, and that his sister interfered far too much in their lives, and that both were escaping their disinterested parents.

On top, though I realise that Link was genderqueer, I would have liked to know more about them; what made them genderqueer, how they identified, how they dressed, and what influenced them. Instead, we had carefully neutral things about them, like soft skin, nipples (not pecs or breasts), about Link riding Carter, about soft, gauzy tops and pants, etc. Though I think I get why the author didn't make a point of identifying how Link identified and didn't go there with AFAB or AMAB, it was a little irritating that we never got an insight into Link.

This had potential, but I was kind of bored with it and wasn't into any of the characters. A side character, the trans man Eli, who ended up as Carter's sister's boyfriend, was a sweeter and nicer character, and I wouldn't have minded reading more of his story.

ARC courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.