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Had the potential to be a really great book, I enjoyed the complex emotional/mental plot that Wanda and Melanie went through, as well as the found-family trope. For a book that mostly takes place in the same small area, it did well to remain interesting and different.
What really brings this book down however are the age-gaps between the main love interests: Melanie is 17 while her partner Jared is 26, and the body that Wanda remains in is also 17, and while her partner Ian's age is never explicitly mentioned, it is heavily implied that he is around Jared's age, and Wanda mentions numerous times consciously lying about her age so that he doesn't have any misgivings about being with her.
Particularly the final few chapters, it is emphasized far too much how childlike and small Wanda is. The infantilization really brought down what could've been a great post-apocalyptic book.
What really brings this book down however are the age-gaps between the main love interests: Melanie is 17 while her partner Jared is 26, and the body that Wanda remains in is also 17, and while her partner Ian's age is never explicitly mentioned, it is heavily implied that he is around Jared's age, and Wanda mentions numerous times consciously lying about her age so that he doesn't have any misgivings about being with her.
Particularly the final few chapters, it is emphasized far too much how childlike and small Wanda is. The infantilization really brought down what could've been a great post-apocalyptic book.