I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! I am so glad I happened so see someone on TikTok recommending this. Malinda Lo's writing in this is beautiful and wonderfully descriptive without veering into the kind of overly-flowery, desperate-to-be-quoted type. Every element of the story was so evidently well-researched, and reading the author's notes and bibliography at the end confirmed that. The characters were so lovable and fully-developed and realistic. Like even though I'm white and born in 1995, I could relate to Lily and her struggle to balance her relationships as she grew into a new version of herself. I can only imagine what it's like for someone who Lily more fully represents! The worlds of 1950s San Francisco Chinatown and the Telegraph Club were both fleshed out so well, too. Most of all, I really liked the way that Lo balanced the realistic issues and struggles of being Chinese and gay in this setting (while never veering into overly-dramatic trauma), and giving readers the happy ending love story that has historically been hard to find for LGBTQ+ characters (while not making it overly easy for that happy ending to happen). Will definitely check out her other books and recommending this to everyone!