
I was completely overwhelmed & not in a good way. Poppy is not a character that readers will warm up to easily. There are parts of her personality that were completely cringeworthy, she's also selfish & judgemental. While this is a coming-of-age story & part of her trajectory, there are just too many obstacles to make this plausible. I can't help but feel that Smith was trying to check all the boxes & the reader is left trying to unpack it all.