I'm having trouble articulating my feelings for this book right now, but I think it boils down to the fact that everything moved so quickly. There was little lead-up in the beginning to his father deciding to be an astronaut and them moving to Texas, and it was explained mostly later through conversations, which felt stilted. There was little build-up to Cal and Leon's relationship; it was immediate attraction and almost seemed unspoken that they would get together. I love a good slow-burn, so that was disappointing to me; I wanted to see some "will they, won't they" action but that never came. It was always "they will, not they won't."

Furthermore, I felt like the plot needed more development. This was first and foremost a romance, and I think a lot more could have been done with the NASA, reality TV aspect, considering it was very underdeveloped.

This isn't to say that I didn't enjoy the book; it was fun, cute, and light. I just wished that it had done more. The one thing I did love was the discussion about fixing people, especially people with mental health problems, like depression. As someone who always wants to fix other people, I am glad that this novel pointed out how unhealthy that is for both yourself and the person you want to fix. It tackled all the different sides of this issue, especially how for Cal it meant that he bore everyone else's burdens. This book actually helped me to realize that yeah, I do that too. I have already accepted for a long time that I'm a fixer, but I didn't realize how much it weighed on me personally.

Overall, this book needs a lot more work and I wish I could say that it was better. However, I think its lightness, cuteness, and exploration of mental health were on point, to say the least.

-Book Hugger

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Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review