Overall: C+ 

This book has so much potential. I love the setting and the concept. Honestly? This is the first book that I read that has a wide representation of race, cultures, disabilities and mental health. Everyone is just accepting and respecting each other regardless of who they are. I wish I could live in a world like this. The supernatural aspect was a nice addition but I'm not sure how some of the nonhuman races worked. For example: Hyde is a vampire. They have strong sense of smell and heightened hearing. Why does Pacheco, the head constable and leader of local vampire coven, not have similar abilities? If I missed something, someone let me know. 

Speaking of Hyde, their friends talk about how special and amazing they are but I don't see anything special about them. They show their perceptive abilities in some ways and they seem like a nice person but I didn't get the praise they got so much (maybe I just expect nice people to be nice people? I dunno). Also, their amazing perception is called into question for me when they

eat cupcakes that happen to be outside their door. It has the same poison that was used to kill their friend. How did they know their friend was poisoned?Because Hyde smelled the flowery poison when they found the body. So why the hell did Hyde a) not smell the poison in the cupcakes and b) not be suspious when there was an attempted murder on their life?

There is some tension between Pacheco and Hyde that is given a minor explanation that isn't expanded on. So, because of this, we should dislike Pacheco off the bat. However, he didn't come across as assholish to me? We just have Hyde and other characters' saying that he is. It felt like he was rude because people were rude to him first. After a while, Hyde's constant distate for the man was annoying and felt like getting in the way. HE IS JUST DOING HIS JOB, HYDE!

I will say Teresa is likeable and her personality complements Hyde's well. Their relationship development is cute. The other characters are fine but because of the book length, they aren't that deep or super interesting. 

The story is just surface-level. Maybe because I'm just dipping my toes into the cutesy cozy mystery genre but this is too shallow for me. We had a red herring that was never followed up with (they were introduced in the beginning and only show up at the end). There were no clues or twists to help the reader determine who the culprit was. The book just says "This person did it! Roll end credits." Maybe the problem is the books brevity? The ending feels like a rushed conclusion rather than a gratifying resolution.

I'm in the same boat as Hyde (autistic queers unite!). It was nice to see a character cut from the same cloth even if I didn't completely agree with their actions. As hard as I am on them and the story, I'm still going to read the next one. I really love the concept and maybe the next one will be better.