What is the effect of delaying Claire and Delilah’s “meet-cute” until Chapter 3? How and why does the author subvert typical heterosexual conventions surrounding the meet-cute?

Briefly research the concept of an “unlikeable narrator.” Does Delilah’s behavior with Astrid and her friends make her more or less relatable? How do these interactions help demonstrate her character development throughout the story?

In what ways does Herring Blake argue that the family one chooses, also called a “found family,” is more important than biological connections?