This is likely the most hilarious book I have ever read. Not only was I giggling but also fully laughing. Sometimes multiple times a page. Unheard of. 
The characters were beautiful and interesting and relatable as a 27 queer woman who went to primary school in a town half an hour from Kerikeri (mentioned literally one time and referencing the people from there appreciating good seafood, I'm pretty pleased to say I fit the bill). 
I loved everything about this book. I want to read everything the author writes and hope that she has a long and prolific career so I can greedily consume every drop of writing.
This would have gotten 5 stars but I found the end to be too complex and messy. So many things were flying about that needed to be resolved so quickly. I wish one of the discoveries had either happened sooner in the story leaving more time to wrap it up or there were another 50 pages to make sure it all came together with more clarity.