i adored this book. i consumed via audiobook, and the narrator was amazing. it had twists and turns i didn’t see coming. it was an amazing perspective of cultural appropriation and theft told from a white woman who stole a manuscript from her Asian frenemy’s point of view, which gave this such interesting depth. i enjoyed seeing the main character waffle between guilt and self-righteousness, and even to assert reverse racism by the end. the delusions she tells herself to condone her own actions intensify through the story. it was also an interesting read amidst so much booktok drama in general. the character is self reflective, but always ends up on the wrong side. this was an entertaining book with drama, mystery, and an important story. the way it resolves was unrealistic, but the author made up for that by slowly driving the main character mad with guilt and paranoia, so even if it was a stretch, it worked.