Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

I'm conflicted by this book. I gave it a 3, but it's probably a 2.5. Due to the subject matter — a coming out story of a lesbian as well as the intersectionality of her ethnicity — I wanted to love it. However, this didn't read like a YA book, it read like it should've been for middle school or younger. The plot was simplistic, the action rushed, the characterization was 2-dimensional. I read this book in 2 hours. I read fast, but it's also really telling of how little substance this book had. As a positive, I will say that as much as I usually hate first person writing, I didn't mind Leila as a narrator. There is somewhat of a tiny plot twist that if this book had been written even an iota better, could have really been something.