There were aspects of this I was enjoying despite the flat characters. But then I learned the protagonist is 25 and I was like, wait, what? She’s not 16 or something? Her behavior read much younger than she is.

I also knew there was a romance, which is not typically my thing, but I was open to it. But then I got introduced to the guy, and it fell into all too familiar, boring (to me) patterns. Significant looks at the protagonist that she’s puzzled by but we all know what’s up.

I was enjoying the horror moments and the setting, but I need to like the plot and characters, too.