I really enjoyed the first two thirds of this book a whole lot more than I expected to. I mean, I had pretty low expectations, but it was still nice to be so pleasantly surprised. The writing and plot was more engaging than I'd expected and oh, that slow burn romance. Yes please. I am also a huge sucker for characters who start out hating each other and then end up changing and coming together. Some people will find the little identity subplot cheesy and too convenient, which is definitely true, but oh man I just eat that nonsense up. 
 The last third was where things unraveled for me. The Noma thing seemed kind of unnecessary overall. And I definitely knocked an entire star off my rating for all the gendered slurs and casual throwaway remarks about rape. Not okay. 
 A minor character uses sex as a bargaining tool to advance the plot. And yeah, it definitely was portrayed as properly creepy and gross, but it was also just not necessary. One of the main characters confesses to being sexually assaulted just before she and her love interest hook up. Again. Not even remotely necessary. And also, there are other ways to develop female characters and give them dramatic backstory. It just really rubbed me the wrong way. 
 The ending was interesting, but wrapped up way too quickly and conveniently. I enjoyed that it wasn't a perfect end--there were consequences for the characters involved, which was a nice touch. But after all the problems I listed above, I was kind of over all of it by then. 
 Still, I enjoyed this more than Fama's other novel, Monstrous Beauty. I think my final rating is somewhere around 2.5-3 stars. I'd give it a go if it sounds interesting, but be warned of the dealbreakers I listed above.