I like this story because it's gay protagonist is a human being, meaning she was faults and virtues (okay mostly faults). A lot of her qualities: stubbornness, promiscuity, fear of commitment, emotional distance, etc would be found into a lot young men (or taken as a sign of misogyny, depending on who you ask). But I like that she is who she is, and she's not sugarcoated as a stereotype. She's an idiot for wandering out into the desert alone and without water, but she's got balls.
As for the story itself, it was promising, but it felt a bit undeveloped. In the end we're left with a lot of unanswered questions. Maeda as a character seems rather one-dimensional, and Cassie remain opaque about her past. We don't really end up finding out anything substantial about any of the characters, and as a result it's to say it was a good story since it feels like we only got to listen to the first chapter of a novel.
