the premise of this novella is so creative and fascinating !! the characters were kinda weak imo, but I think as a whole the story is more focused on worldbuilding and the really unique setup. the back and forth time-skips were easy to follow, which i think is impressive for something as short as this. i would love to read more stuff set in this world, i'm so taken by the premise and i love fiction that isn't made for cis people to understand or be comfortable with. if it sounds interesting to you, give it a shot, took me less than an hour to get through!

update as of may 2022 - bumping up to 5 stars. reminds me a lot of Manhunt!