It was ok, but not particularly amazing.
Maybe I'm simply too old for the classic insecure-but-secretly-super-hot-and-smart heroine. I just couldn't really identify with the female protagonist in this story. But then I'm not working in an academic field, maybe being told and shown your worth less than your male counterparts all the time does this to you.

Still a reasonably good plot and indeed convincing characters (My favourite is Holden. I want a Holden-story next, please.)