I am a HUGE Red, White, and Royal Blue fan, and was really looking forward to this. I really loved the characters (Niko and Myla have my whole heart), many individual lines and scenes, and the love letter to NYC that this whole book was. However, the whole sci-fi bit never worked for me, which was disappointing because it was so much of the plot. It never suspended my disbelief enough, and had more plot convenience than I would have liked in a way that felt more like fanfiction than what you look for in a published book. I also felt like the integration of queer history was hyped up more than made sense based on how much they actually talked about it. I have a lot of faith in Casey McQuiston's writing if it focuses in more than this book did, but this one wasn't a favorite for me. Hoping the next one is a step up!!