Dreaming of Antigone

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley, thank you!
There are few books that cause me to squeal or say “that was adorable as heck” and I think this book qualifies as one. Meet Andria and Alex, two people who, for all intents and purposes, should not be together or get together or in the same room together. However, through their mutual love of poetry and their shared grief over Iris, they find themselves inexplicably in love despite Andria's mind telling her ‘no.'
I absolutely loved the character development in this book. Andria went from cold and unforgiving to this understanding heroine who wasn't scared to say what she wanted if it meant getting the right result. The only pet-peeve I had about this book was the constant repetition of “I feel like such a bitch” or “I feel really bitchy right now” because I feel like if you're going to act “like a bitch” then there's no need to constantly say that. Plus, she lost her sister to drugs. I think she has more than enough reason to act like one. Also, the way Andria dealt with Spoiler the reveal and aftermath of Iris' molestation from Craig was underwhelming at best.
Overall, this book exceeded my expectations and I can't wait to read the follow-up novel to this!