this was an interesting read. it was definitely slow so I listened to the audiobook at 2.5x speed (ADHDers unite) but the topic was awesome. i think this was the 3rd book I ever read with a wheelchair-user MC. The other two were Out of My Mind duology who also have an MC with cerebral palsy, although the writer isn't disabled herself. I have a special interest in disability advocacy as I'm invisibly disabled myself but also care a lot about all other kinds of disabilities and accommodations and accessibility. it makes me furious to see how much more our countries have to do to be better. Effie was a character I understood even though our struggles are different, but it's also important to say that Effie is privileged. she's rich and she can go to college anywhere she wants which makes her story a bit easier. it's good that she acknowledges that because throughout the book all I could think about was what about other wheelchair users who don't have accessible colleges nearby and can't go somewhere further and more expensive... it's a thing that shouldn't go on anymore. my college for example doesn't have a lift/elevator so wheelchair users can't even go to their classes if they're on the 2nd/3rd floor... it's awful. Anyway the book was nice, I liked the inner and intrapersonal conflicts. I'm happy for her and Wilder (the asking for consent for a kiss made me so happy, need to see that more). also the audiobook narrator is also a wheelchair user and that made me even more happy. we ned audiobook narrators to share the MCs identity more!!!