adorable.
i'm usually not a huge fan of coming-of-age stories, mostly because i often find the teenage protagonists to be quite unrelatable (that's of course a personal issue), but finding phoebe was extremely refreshing. i loved phoebe's character and her way of thinking and communicating, thought her slight social ineptitude painfully relatable and just enjoyed reading and following her conversations with others.
i didn't know much about the book going into it, and i do have to admit that the story and where it went plot-wise wasn't at all what i expected—at times pretty grave and serious—, which is totally fine by me, just worth mentioning.
but since it is young adult and coming-of-age, it was, naturally, a little boring imo. especially the second half of the book felt super lenghty and though objectively it was a great book with a very sweet ending (and wholesome author's note!!), i simply didn't feel it, didn't love it as much as i know i can love certain books.