I was excited to read this book because it felt like it might dip into dark academia vibes. And it did not. But this story was fine, absolutely fine. It feels pretty forgettable to me, so I won't get too into the weeds on a book I deem to be perfectly adequate.

The character dynamics were interesting but most of them felt pretty two-dimensional. I didn't feel immersed in any scenes or environments, but I did find the toxic friendship/relationship developments to be interesting because I'm nosy.

All in all, it's not that this book was bad, it's just that there are a lot of books that do everything it does better.