I like the university setting, and the acknowledgement of class/hierarchy in university society was an unexpected bonus. I like that the POV character is in IT support. I appreciate that it didn't go too far into "our relationship has failed and my life is over, whatever shall I do, Friar Laurence*?" angst as so many romance novels tend to; it just felt like normal "that sucked and I'm disappointed" angst.

The book is aware of class and takes the less-common tack of pointing out that snobbery can go both directions, but it isn't particularly critical of social or economic inequality. If anything, it valorizes upper-middle-class university-educated lifestyles. sigh

The computer stuff was... fine? It really ought to get a sponsorship from Apple for how excited the characters are about Macs. I was surprised that nobody at a sizeable research university mentioned Linux even once.

Anyway, it was nicely low-key. This book is to the average romance novel as a cozy mystery is to an action thriller mystery: Same kinda thing, but way less intense.

• I had to look up the Friar's name. I'm rusty on Shakespeare, ok?